Tobacco classification grades cut 50pc
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has reduced official tobacco classification grades from 1 320 to 669, a move which…
Category: Agribusiness
News and updates on agricultural developments, markets, and policies
Netherlands tightens grip as top buyer of Zim fresh produce
THE Netherlands has maintained its position as Zimbabwe’s leading importer of fresh produce, with Harare’s trade surplus with the European…
RBZ penalises cotton merchants over exchange control breaches
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has imposed heavy financial penalties on seven cotton merchants for violating exchange control regulations during…
Return of tobacco global giant to Zim rattles sector
THE recent announcement that global tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) is set to return to Zimbabwe has been met…
China-aided agric project transforms livelihoods
The project, launched in 2024, introduced solar-powered irrigation systems, borehole drilling and modern farming techniques to the drought-prone community.A CHINA-AIDED…
Zim tobacco exports register significant value, volume surge
Zimbabwe’s tobacco export sector has started 2026 on a high note, with the value of exports surging by 73,8 percent…
NCV tobacco sparks agricultural transformation in Matabeleland
This season, 325 growers have planted 370 hectares of naturally cured virginia (NCV) tobacco, a dramatic rise from last season’s…
Agricultural village business units transform rural Zimbabwe
Village business units registered as commercial agricultural ventures are transforming Zimbabwe’s rural landscape, long associated with subsistence farming. These community-based,…
Seasonal livestock disease pressure under control — Prof Jiri
The Government has begun dispatching 25 000 doses of the January Disease acaricide from production centres to identified hotspot districts.…
Global tobacco giant PMI plots return after 20-year absence
Philip Morris International, the world’s largest tobacco company, is re-establishing its presence in Zimbabwe nearly 20 years after exiting the…