Drought required close co-operation
The very severe drought that hit Zimbabwe in 2024, basically middle or end of the rainy season, after some reasonable although very late planting rains, will inflict economic damage. For … Read More
Category: Agribusiness
Tobacco firm BAT hires new MD
TOBACCO firm British American Tobacco Zimbabwe (BAT) has appointed Ken Gitonga as new managing director as the firm seeks to implement effective business strategies to navigate the “oscillating” economic environment. … Read More
Innovation needed to cope with drought
Zimbabwe has suffered one of its worst droughts on record in the present summer season, with all three drought-related problems hitting: a late start to the season, little rain after … Read More
Artificial insemination programme targets 6 thousand cows
THE Department of Veterinary Technical Services, in partnership with the Department of Livestock Research, has launched a national artificial insemination programme to boost the national herd. Artificial insemination, a biotechnological … Read More
CIMMYT develops multiple stress tolerant maize varieties
GOVERNMENT has hailed the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) and its partners for developing multiple stress tolerant maize varieties that withstand drought and fall armyworm. Speaking at the … Read More
El Nino may see first South Africa white-corn imports since 2017
South Africa may import significant amounts of white corn, used to make a staple food, for the first time since 2017 as the El Nino weather pattern withers the crop, … Read More
Cottco makes headway on farmers’ debt, clears 90% arrears
STATE-RUN cotton firm, Cottco Holdings Limited (Cottco), has made headways in clearing a debt owed to farmers paying 90% of the US$23,7 million outstanding payments, NewsDay Business has learnt. Last … Read More
China’s tinge of golden lustre on Zim’s tobacco
The tobacco selling season has begun in Zimbabwe, one of Africa’s leading producers of the golden leaf, and being one of the country’s largest foreign currency earners, along with gold … Read More
Cotton industry faces worst season in years
Zimbabwe’s once-thriving cotton industry is facing its worst season in years, with production likely to plummet due to the devastating effect of the El Niño-induced drought. El Niño, a phenomenon, … Read More
National Foods continues to invest in contract farming
Agro-Industrial entity National Foods says it continues to keenly support contract farming of various cereal crops, principally maize, soya beans and wheat indicating that it purchased 45 000 tons of … Read More
