Zim tobacco impresses analysts
TOBACCO players have been impressed with the latest growth in golden leaf production this season. According to latest figures, farmers…
Category: Agribusiness
News and updates on agricultural developments, markets, and policies
AMA to validate cotton hectarage
THE Agricultural Marketing Authority will conduct a cotton validation exercise from Monday next week to determine crop establishment and lay…
Reviving Zimbabwe’s, Africa’s food future: Healthy reforms and untapped potential
AS the sun rises over the bustling markets of Zimbabwe, a new generation of food innovators is poised to transform…
Beefing Up: CSC seeks post rescue turnaround specialist
The Cold Storage Company, once Zimbabwe’s biggest meat producer, is seeking a turnaround specialist to spearhead a high-priority recovery programme…
Farmers feed mangoes to pigs as logistical challenges bite
Farmers in rural Masvingo are being forced to feed ripened mangoes to livestock or dump them in cattle kraals as…
Pests, leaching threaten crops
A POSSIBLE upsurge in pest infestation particularly in the southern parts of Zimbabwe is threatening an expected bumper harvest that…
‘Value addition, integrated farming can drive food security’
Increased wheat production, value addition and integrated farming systems can unlock significant economic opportunities while lowering the cost of basic…
Irrigation rehab to improve livelihoods: Jiri
THE government has embarked on a massive rehabilitation project of 426 irrigation schemes across Zimbabwe aimed at improving livelihoods and…
Ethical Tobacco gets auction floor operating licence
THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has issued Ethical Leaf Tobacco a licence to operate an auction floor starting this…
National sorghum production surpasses targeted hectarage
Farmers have put 553 325 hectares under the sorghum countrywide, with self-financed growers planting the largest hectarage. Agriculture experts have…