Zimbabwe steps up efforts to cut US$2 billion agricultural import bill
Zimbabwe is stepping up efforts to reduce a US$2 billion agricultural import bill through local food and inputs production as…
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Chiredzi targets 345 VBUs
CHIREDZI District has so far established 143 Village Business Units (VBUs) against a target of 345 as Government accelerates efforts…
Agribusiness import levies slashed to boost value chains
THE Government has revised down import levies on key agricultural commodities and introduced new duties, effective September 8, 2026, to…
Zimbabwe steps up efforts to cut US$2 billion agricultural import bill
Zimbabwe is stepping up efforts to reduce a US$2 billion agricultural import bill through local food and inputs production as…
El Niño fight cascades to districts, wards
Government is taking its El Niño response to every district and ward through crop-suitability maps, localised planting recommendations and livestock-resource…
Conduct wheat post-harvest survey, Government urged
Stakeholders in the agriculture value chain have called on the Government to conduct a post-harvest wheat survey, as the current…
COMESA interventions key in Zimbabwe’s leather sector recovery
THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has played a critical role in supporting the recovery and development…
Investment in storage infrastructure key to reducing fresh agricultural produce losses
The horticulture industry has called for increased investment in warehouses and storage facilities to cut post-harvest losses and safeguard fresh…
Prepare early for El Niño, tobacco growers advised
Kutsaga Research is urging tobacco farmers practising dryland cultivation to use the remaining time until September 30 to purchase seed…
Kutsaga urges early seedling establishment ahead of expected El Niño season
KUTSAGA Research has urged tobacco farmers practising dryland cultivation to take advantage of the remaining period before September 30 to…