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Agriculture

Parly Summons Masuka & Mthuli Over Late Wheat Payments

Parliament has summoned Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Dr Anxious Jongwe Masuka  and Minister of Finance and Economic Development Prof Mthuli Ncube  to come up with a ministerial statement over the delay in payment of wheat farmers   Rising on a matter...
CATTLE DIPPING

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...
Emmerson Mnangagwa

‘Time up’ ED tells MPs

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded with MPs to expedite the formulation of laws to guide the 2023 general elections saying time was running up for them. Steven Mungate Presenting the State of the Nation Address and...
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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...
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa

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...

Download: September Milk Production figures

Download: Milk production Figures Jan-September 2022 (1) Talkmore Gandiwa HARARE – Zimbabwe’s milk production in the nine months to September rose 16.04% to 66.84 million litres from 57.60 million litres recorded in the same period last...

IFC and Nespresso partner to support coffee farmers in Zimbabwe, Uganda

The International Finance Corporation and Nespresso on Thursday announced a new partnership to promote more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive livelihoods for coffee-growing communities in Africa while preserving some of the world's rarest coffee varieties. The...
Water Irrigation

Govt launches US$20mln irrigation development fund for smallholder farmers

Talkmore Gandiwa HARARE - Government has today launched a US$20 million small holder farmers irrigation development fund which is aimed at revitalising 18 rural irrigation schemes, key in the country's quest to improve food security. The...
Over 12 000 Shangaan families to make way for a white-owned commercial dairy operation, while white commercial farmer on land protected by a bilateral agreement with Italy subjected to forcible removal on a Friday night.

Download: Milk Production for YTD August

Milk production Figures Jan-Aug 2022
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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...

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