Govt launches US$30 mln Horticulture Export Revolving Fund
HARARE - The government has launched the US$30 million Horticulture Export Revolving Fund to spur agricultural growth and increase the value of agricultural output through value addition and beneficiation.
The funds are part of the...
Download: November Milk Production figures
HARARE – Milk production dipped slightly in November to 7.19 million litres but shows an increase of 12. ivermectin tablet for dogs in hindi 66% against the comparable year ago period.
According to the latest...
48 million people food insecure – SADC
Sydney Kawadza
At least 47.6 million people in Southern Africa are food insecure with rural food insecurity expected to peak between November 2021 and March next year.
According to the SADC’s Synthesis Report on the State...
Zim, UK launch horticulture trade partnership
Farai Mabeza
Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom have launched a trade partnership programme to build the country’s capacity to increase exports of horticultural products to the UK and European Union markets.
The programme, dubbed the United...
Singapore, a new frontier for Zim’s horticulture producers
Farai Mabeza
Zimbabwe’s trade development and promotion body, ZimTrade, says Singapore can become a new haven for the country’s horticulture products.
ZimTrade this week presented findings from a recent market scan conducted in the Asian city...
Agric ministry launches digital platforms for farmers, students
Rhys Balicholo
The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement has launched three digital platforms that will offer training, specialised information and agricultural solutions as part of efforts to boost productivity in the...
TSL says Q2 volumes to be affected by late start to tobacco marketing season
HARARE - TSL says the late start to the tobacco marketing season volumes in the second quarter of all tobacco related businesses are expected to be below prior year although this is expected to...
Zimbabwe braces for another cold spell
Talkmore Gandiwa
Zimbabwe is headed for another chilly weekend with the Met Department saying cold and dry south-westerly airflow is expected in the country through the southern province of Matebeleland.
According to the Meteorological Service Department...
Zim, southern Africa food crisis worsens in 2020
Farai Mabeza
ZIMBABWE, together with the rest of the southern African region, is expected to face high food deficit in 2020 due to the continued effects of the 2018/19 drought compounded by a poor forecast...
Govt announces 2022/23 pre-planting producer prices
Itai Ndongwe
The government has set the pre-planting producer prices for strategic commodities for the summer season of 2022/ 2023 in US dollars with maize set at US$335 per tonne in a new pricing model,...
