Category: Agribusiness

Implementation of programmes and allocation of resources towards reforming, modernising and growing the agricultural sector are being accelerated to end hunger, boost farm incomes and so grow the economy in … Read More

Government has suspended import duty on fertilised eggs for a period of six months in a move that is expected to boost the country’s poultry sector. The suspension of duty … Read More

Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Douglas Karoro, on Tuesday assured cotton farmers that they would be paid their outstanding dues for delivered crop this season. He said … Read More

African leaders must develop mechanisms for promoting effective intra-Africa trade in agricultural products and food to improve markets for farmers and boost the countries’ economies, President Mnangagwa said yesterday while … Read More

More than 1,1 million households across the country have received inputs under the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Programme popularly known as Pfumvudza. The inputs are being distributed to farmers by the … Read More

THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) recently made a landmark decision that mandates tobacco contractors to support at least a minimum of US$500 per half a hectare and US$4 … Read More

The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) is working on the gazetting of all ecologically sensitive areas in Harare and Chitungwiza to ring-fence wetlands as protected areas. The agency has warned seed … Read More

FARMERS have been urged to practice proper control and management measures so as to protect their crops and livestock during the summer season. According to the Meteorological Services Department this … Read More

THE construction of a Goat Holding Centre (GHC) at Matopos Research Station outside Bulawayo has been completed, paving way for improved goat farming in the country. The project is part … Read More