Small grains best defence against 2026 El Niño risks
DISTRIBUTING small-grain seeds – such as sorghum, millet, cowpeas and drought-tolerant maize – can safeguard national food security and insulate…
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Zimbabwe’s new development script: Tourism revival and Agric4She
Zimbabwe’s fields, lodges and trade fairs are telling a clear story this year: that gains in tourism and rural women’s…
Select drought-tolerant tobacco varieties – TIMB
In a notice to farmers on its official X account, TIMB said the Meteorological Service Department (MSD) had forecast below-normal…
Government moves to revive cotton industry
Government has embarked on new initiatives to revive the cotton sector, with two interspecific hybrid varieties undergoing trials at eight…
ZESA reserves 150MW for winter wheat farming
Winter wheat farmers have been assured of adequate support this season with the country’s power utility reportedly also reserving 150…
Don’t panic over El Niño forecast, farmers told
Zimbabwe will continue to rely on seasonal forecasts from the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) before making final projections of the…
Citrus season starts strong amid rising lemon volumes
ZIMBABWE is looking forward to a stellar citrus industry performance this year following good rainfall during the 2025/26 summer season,…
‘Tobacco pays our bills,’ Masuka tells growers amid pricing crisis
Lands and Agriculture Minister Dr Anxious Masuka on Wednesday acknowledged the challenges facing Zimbabwe’s tobacco growers, saying depressed prices and…
Fish production jumps 65pc as aquaculture sector grows
ZIMBABWE’S aquaculture sector recorded a 64,68 percent increase in production during the 2024/25 season, driven by rising investment, Government support…
Agriculture fund sees 850ha put under irrigation systems
THE Government’s policy measures to reduce food imports through sustainable agricultural production are bearing fruit after an additional 850 hectares…