Millers pleads with Parly over US$43m debt
Xolisani Ncube
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has pleaded with Parliament to assist its members settle a US$43m owed to wheat suppliers for 2017-2018 period.
In letter penned by Tafadzwa Musarara after his recent...
Zimbabwe maize yields at 0.57t/ha in 2019/20, faces cereal deficit of 1.16m tonnes
HARARE - The country's maize production is estimated to have risen 17% in the 2019/20 season, but the biggest concern remains the poor yields, which averaged 0.57 tonnes per hectare. According to the Second...
ARDA set to revive rural irrigation schemes
Chris Mahove
HARARE – The Agriculture and Rural Development Agency {ARDA} is set to revive all the 450 rural irrigation schemes across the country as part of its rebranding exercise.
Early this year, government gave ARDA...
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,...
Zimtrade to sign horticulture agreement with Agro-Marketing Trade Authority of Namibia
Almot Maqolo
HARARE – Trade promotional body, Zimtrade says it is in the process of finalising a Memorandum of Understanding with Agro-Marketing Trade Authority of Namibia (AMTA) that will result in improvement of trade in...
February Milk Production: Download
HARARE - According to statistics released by the Dairy Services unit, month-on-month milk production for the month of February declined by 8.13% to 8.8 million litres from 9.5 million litres recorded in the month...
Locusts threatens Zim, neighbours food security
Farai Mabeza
A possible African Migratory Locust outbreak is threatening food security and livelihoods in Zimbabwe and some of its Southern Africa neighbours, the Food and Agriculture Organization of...
Mnangagwa To Officially Open New Parliament Building Next Week
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officially open the 5th session of the Ninth Parliament on the 23rd of November 2022. This was reviewed by the clerk of Parliament Mr Kennedy Chokuda in a...
Border Timbers plunges into Q1 Loss on volumes dip
HARARE - Border Timbers Limited retreated into loss position during the three months to September (Q1-23) as sales and production volumes plunged due to aging equipment. This was against FY22 profit of $10.5 billion...
