ARDA BFP fruit processing plant roars to life
THE Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA)’s subsidiary Best Fruit Processors (Private) Limited (BFP) is fast emerging as a flagship…
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Valley Seeds seals tech deal with global firm
Valley Seeds, one of Zimbabwe’s largest seed breeders, has secured a new five-year transformative international partnership with a global seed…
Global seed giants seek to make Zim breeding hub
GLOBAL seed giants Klein Karoo Seed Production and Syngenta are looking to position Zimbabwe as a premier seed production hub,…
Zim plants 1,8m hectares of maize
ZIMBABWE has planted more than 1,8 million hectares of maize this season, Agriculture ministry secretary Obert Jiri has said, raising…
Agric, mining underpin incomes, consumer demand
Agriculture and mining will remain the twin anchors underpinning household incomes, liquidity and consumer demand in 2026, as the two…
Zim eyes export surge as Fruit Logistica takes off in Berlin
Zimbabwe is making a strategic push to grow its horticultural exports, pinning its ambitions on securing new contracts and market…
Zimbabwe rabbit meat to take centre stage at Victoria Falls Food & Wine Festival
THOUSANDS of visitors from around the world are expected to sample Zimbabwean rabbit meat at the upcoming Victoria Falls Food…
Zim citrus exports rise 9 percent
ZIMBABWE’S citrus export volumes rose by 9 percent to 69 million kilogrammes in 2025 from 63 million kg in 2024…
Local financing now dominates tobacco sector – 67 percent of funding sourced locally
LOCAL financing now accounts for 67 percent of total funding in Zimbabwe’s tobacco sector, signalling growing domestic confidence as the…
Wetlands vanishing faster than forests, Zimbabwe sounds alarm
The government has sounded the alarm over the rapid disappearance of wetlands, warning that these critical ecosystems are being lost…