Women form backbone of Africa’s economy
Dr. Jennifer Blanke, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development takes stock and answers three questions about African women and agriculture and gives us results from the ground in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Sudan
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Zimbabwe sees 6% drop in 2020 milk production
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s raw milk production growth is projected to drop to six percent due to the harsh operating environment, it has emerged.
Challenges such as high cost of feed to subsidize the low hay...
TIMB ditches unpopular out of Harare auction floors
Reason Razao
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has registered three auction floors in Harare after some registered outside failed to attract farmers and registering sales as low as five percent in the previous season.
The...
Extreme veld fire risk in Zimbabwe
Sydney Kawadza
The favourable 2020/2021 agricultural season, while ensuring food security in Zimbabwe, has also increased the country’s veld fires risk which has been classified as extreme.
Zimbabwe is targeting to achieve the 25 percent reduction...
“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:...
Govt blames towns councils for segregation of duties
Reason Razao
HARARE - Government is set to drill 5 000 boreholes to address water shortages across the country as it claims that there is segregation of duties by town councils in providing tapped water.
Concerns...
New agric plan on cards as food insecurity worsens
Farai Mabeza
ZIMBABWE is currently working on reviewing and developing the second Zimbabwe Agriculture Investment Plan (ZAIP) as it continues to struggle to fully harness its agriculture potential.
This was revealed by the Lands, Agriculture, Water,...
Zim’s low cereal producing areas to face food deficits – FEWSNET
Sydney Kawadza
Some areas in Zimbabwe are likely to face acute food shortages from October going into the new year despite the country receiving above normal rain during the 2020/2021 agricultural season, the Famine Early...
Agriculture anchors Meikles’ Q3 earnings as exports trail
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro
Harare – Meikles Limited recorded impressive performances in the agriculture segment for the third quarter ended 31 December 2020, with bulk tea production volumes scaling up 41% in the quarter and 6% year...
Authorities bemoan rot at DDF
Staff Writer
The District Development Fund has lost approximately 90 percent of its tractor units affecting its vital tillage services to resettled farmers.
The DDF’s mandate includes providing and maintaining sustainable rural development infrastructure, resettlement tillage,...
