By Stanley James, Business Editor PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is open to working closely with China and other global partners to consolidate food security in the country and on…
Tag: Agriculture
96 000 tonnes of wheat delivered to GMB so far
By Tendai Munengwa HARVESTING of wheat is well on course with 96 000 tonnes of the cereal crop having been delivered to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots countrywide so…
Zimbabwe records a 17% increase in milk production
By Josephine Mugiyo ZIMBABWE’S dairy sector is on an upward trajectory with farmers noting the viability of the sector on the back of continued government support. In the last three…
Horticulture value addition taking shape
By Davison Vandira The National Development Strategy One value addition and beneficiation cluster has found takers in the horticultural industry where notable strides are being made to grow Zimbabwe’s export…
Presidential rural poultry scheme launched in Midlands
By Tafara Chikumira MORE than 2 500 households in the Midlands Province are expected to benefit from the first batch of the Presidential Poultry Project, which was launched in Chiwundura…
Zimbabwe targets milk self-sufficiency
Zimbabwe targets milk self-sufficiency By Stanley James, Business Editor AS the Second Republic targets milk self-sufficiency, investments by the local dairy sector are positively impacting production after slowing down milk…
Zim, Zambia eye operationalisation of agro-industrial park
By Stanley James, Business Editor Zimbabwe and Zambia have stepped up the operationalisation of an agro-industrial park, with the two countries working on a roadmap for implementation. The two governments…
Chinhoyi Agricultural Show resumes
By Regis Mhako THE Mashonaland West Agricultural Show is back after a two year break following the COVID-19 outbreak. The 2022 Mashonalnd Agricultural Show saw the province being commended for…
Increasing production key to ensuring Zim’s food security
By Josephine Mugiyo, Diplomatic Correspondent AS the government continues to push for food security in the country, buy in from farmers is key with those venturing into large scale wheat…
Tobacco worth US$530 million sold in the 2022 tobacco marketing season
By Owen Mandovha THE curtain is slowly coming down on the 2022 tobacco marketing, with more than 150 million kilogrammes of the golden leaf having gone under the hammer. As…