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Tobacco farmers to get 50% of proceeds in foreign currency

Farai Mabeza Tobacco farmers will get fifty percent of their proceeds in foreign currency, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) and the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) announced. In a statement the two organisations said the money...
Water Irrigation

Forex woes hamper irrigation development

Farai Mabeza Government has blamed foreign exchange woes for its failure to develop adequate irrigation infrastructure in the face of consecutive droughts experienced in Zimbabwe. In the Annual Budget and Economic Review for the 2019 fiscal...

ProDairy targets production increase at Mafuro as milk output increases 4% in F21

HARARE – Milk processor ProDairy, which is part of the Innscor Africa group says it is targeting an increase in raw milk intake this year, supported by the milk development programme at Mafuro farming...
Irrigation

“Ensure adequate funding for irrigation plan”

Sydney Kawadza Farmers have called on government to deal with several issues affecting agricultural production so that some of its goals, including the Accelerated Irrigation Rehabilitation and Development Plan:...
Zimbabwe is losing its forests due to logging, fuelwood harvesting, unsustainable agricultural activities, mining, urbanization, timber production and forest fires

Zim losing 260 000ha of forests annually – Minister

Edson Mapani Zimbabwe is losing at least 260 000 hectares of forests annually amid concern from government which has called on for the curtailing of the destruction. Addressing the 2021 graduation ceremony at the Forest Industry...
Industry and Commerce Minister Sekai Nzenza

Gvt turns to private sector to improve Agro-Processing Chain

Nyasha Kunyiswa Government is turning to the private sector to improve Zimbabwe’s Agro-Processing Chain which has been decimated by a number of challenges include the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative seeks to integrate, align policies, strategies, programmes,...

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...

Ariston in mixed nine month performance as revenue grows 69%

Itai Ndongwe  Ariston Holding’s revenue for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2022, grew by 69% in historical terms compared to the prior comparative period, the company reported in its trading update period. According to 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...

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