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...
CFI pushing for Vic Foods JM exit as Q3 revenue rises 88%
HARARE - An increase in demand particularly bolstered by the good summer and tobacco seasons, saw CFI Holdings report an 88% increase in revenue in the third quarter to June 30, 2021.
Of that revenue,...
Grow trees or face ban, tobacco farmers warned
Talkmore Gandiwa
Zimbabwean tobacco farmers are at risk of being banned for endangering the environment resulting in climate change with calls for them to establish woodlots for curing their crops to continue with their activities.
Most...
Mnangagwa moves Marapira to Agriculture Ministry
By Staff Writer
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has with immediate effect appointed Minister Davis Marapira to the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development. Before the transfer, Marapira was the Minister in charge of...
Dip Tank Shortage Worries Parly
Zimbabwean has only 3000 functional dip tanks a move that exposes the country’s livestock to ticks and other diseases, a parliamentary inquiry has established.
The portfolio committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development...
Normal rains relief for Zim but…
Farai Mabeza
Good news is what Zimbabweans farmers would want to hear and reports of normal to above normal rains starting next month is a welcome relief for many in the country.
However, according to the...
Download: January national milk production statistics
Milk production Figures Jan 2025 (1)
HARARE (FinX) Zimbabwe’s milk production was up 2.5% in January 2024, reaching 9.76 million litres, up from 9.52 million litres recorded in the same period last year. This growth...
CBZ Bank issues US$50m and ZW$500M bonds for agric inputs
HARARE (FinX) - CBZ Bank is seeking to raise US$50 million and ZWL500 million through the issuance of a series of 270-day bond instruments to finance the procurement of farming inputs for maize and...
