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Govt, SEEDCO struggle to protect farmers against counterfeit seeds

HARARE - Leading seed distributor SEEDCO has raised alarm over the rampant sale of counterfeit seeds, warning that despite partnerships with the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the Ministry of Agriculture, efforts to curb the illegal tr…

Published: 24 Nov 2025 at 19:41hrs | | by Gideon Madzikatidze

Murambinda Residents Lament Delayed Implementation of Irrigation Schemes

Murambinda Residents Association has raised concerns over delays in the implementation of irrigation schemes intended to draw water from Marovanyati Dam, a deve

Published: 07 Oct 2025 at 06:16hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Minister Owen Ncube Hands Over Agricultural Machinery to Gweru Youth

Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs Owen Ncube has handed over agricultural machinery and equipment to eight young farmers in Gweru, in a bid to p

Published: 02 Oct 2025 at 06:32hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Zimbabwe is a tobacco country, but future lies in blueberries

Zimbabwe is Africa's biggest producer of tobacco but some farmers believe the country's long-term future could lie in a very different crop - blueberries.Thanks

Published: 30 Sep 2025 at 20:02hrs | 329 | by Shingai Nyoka, BBC

Tobacco farmers urged to adopt sustainable practices

Centenary - Tobacco farmers have been called upon to adopt environmentally sustainable farming practices to reduce the adverse effects of tobacco production on

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 19:27hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Chinehasha Agricultural Show - a show most people will remember for many years.

Chinehasha Agricultural Show roared into life on the 28th of June 2025. This year the show was far much bigger and better than last year with more exhibitors jo

Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 17:35hrs | | by Tondo Thomas Murisa Chinehasha

Farmer loses cattle to rustlers

A Mvurwi farmer is counting losses after three of her cattle were stolen from her cattle pen before being slaughtered meters away from her house.Magret Manyika

Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 20:55hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Tobacco farmers urged to prepare their lands for better yields

Mashonaland Central province senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged tobacco farmers to decide on their cropping program and do early deep ploughing on the f

Published: 24 May 2025 at 21:51hrs | | by Paul Ndou

Hard work pays - farming is good business

The 1924/25 tobacco farming season was a resounding success for both the farmers and country. Growing tobacco is labour intensive but the rewards and profits fa

Published: 07 May 2025 at 18:42hrs | | by Tondo Murisa

Zadzamatura projects bumper harvest, as winter wheat cropping nears

Fast growing agricultural seeds company, Tocek Zadzamatura has projected a bumper harvest from 2024/25 farming season throughout the country (from contracted an

Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 10:35hrs | | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole recently in Mhondoro

Shun Sidemarketing, tobacco farmers warned

Contracted tobacco farmers have been warned to shun side marketing by senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa while urging them to fulfill their contractual obligation

Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 12:16hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Zim's Agric Ministry lauds media contribution towards food security

Zimbabwe's Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has lauded the media for transforming various communities through sharing info

Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:04hrs | | by Gideon Madzikatidze

Women urged to join feed and fodder production

Zimbabwean women have been urged to join the feed and fodder sector to improve productivity, &nbsp;widen untapped market and arrest impacts of climate change wh

Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 20:28hrs | | by Gideon Madzikatidze

SEEDCO, ZRP warn culprits distributing counterfeit seeds

In the wake of 2024/25 farming season, certified seeds distribution and supply giant, SEEDCO Limited has joined hands with Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to thw

Published: 13 Nov 2024 at 22:15hrs | | by Gideon Madzikatidze

Diversify varieties to arrest climate change: Hekhani seeds

Farmers have been urged to use diverse seed varieties during the forthcoming farming season to combat impacts of climate change.Speaking during an interview on

Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 15:40hrs | 42 | by Staff Reporter

Matabeleland North rural benefit from stock feed programme

USAID-funded programme Amalima Loko will introduce discounted stock feeds to Matabeleland North rural farmers to alleviate livestock deaths due to hunger.Amalim

Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 08:51hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

On the Money: How Old Mutual is empowering Zimbabwe's farmers

As the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show kicks off under the theme "Cultivating Prosperity. Growing Business. Innovation for Change. Nurturing our Future," a critical

Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 14:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter

ZAS to complement rural farmers competitiveness

Over three hundred rural farmers drawn from Zimbabwe's ten provinces are amongst thousands who will benefit from training, cross breeding of ideas through inter

Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 14:51hrs | | by Gideon Madzikatidze | Simbarashe Sithole

WATCH: Zimbabwean cattle rancher shatters auction records in South Africa

In a landmark event for the cattle ranching industry, Collins Tafireyi, a Zimbabwean cattle rancher, shattered auction records today by purchasing a prized Bora

Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 21:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Tobacco farmers urged not use chrome

Senior Agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has advised tobacco farmers living near water sources that are close to chrome washing and processing points to seek clean wate

Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 06:17hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Early deep ploughing now a prerequisite for better yields, tobacco farmers urged

Mashonaland Central province senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged tobacco farmers &nbsp;to do early deep ploughing on the land and seedbed sites they inte

Published: 02 Apr 2024 at 05:48hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

US$15 for five bales of tobacco, a smallholder tobacco farmer's tale

Smallholder tobacco farmers are reeling under the yoke of high-interest loans, amid shocking revelations one of the farmers received a pay-out of US$15 after se

Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 08:49hrs | | by Erick Matotoba

UNDP implementing 21 new irrigation schemes to minimize El Nino effects

March 25th, Harare, Zimbabwe - Benefiting over 2,180 households in rural Zimbabwe, UNDP is partnering with the Ministry of Agriculture to implement 'Building Cl

Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 08:47hrs | | by Agencies

Side-marketing a big threat to tobacco contracting companies

With tobacco auction floors opening this week senior agronomist Lazarus &nbsp;Gatawa has urged all tobacco farmers who are contracted to honor their contractual

Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 07:10hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Zimbabwe tobacco auction floors open in March

The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has said auction floors are set to open next month encouraging tobacco stakeholders to fully utilise the TIMB bo

Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Tobacco Stakeholders urged to come up with a pension scheme

Agronomy expert Lazarus Gatawa has urged stakeholders in the tobacco industry to consider putting in place a special pension scheme for tobacco farmers.Gatawa,

Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 21:01hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

10% increase in wheat harvest this year

The Wheat harvest for 2023-2024 has been projected to reach 10 percent higher than the previous cropping year according to&nbsp; the latest Famine Early Warning

Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 08:59hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

New firewood saving Tsotso stove introduced for tobacco farmers

Senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has introduced new technology of tsotso stove to small scale tobacco farmers in Chiweshe communal lands, Mashonaland Central pr

Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Zinwa denies cutting water supplies to Silalatshani Irrigation Scheme

A spokesperson from the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), Marjorie Munyonga, has refuted allegations that water supplies to the Silalatshani Irrigation

Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe tobacco exports rake in US$1 billion

ZIMBABWE'S tobacco export earnings have increased by 43% to US$1,09 billion this year from US$766,6 million last season as the golden leaf retains its lustre, l

Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

Tobacco farmers urged to implement good agricultural practices (GAP)

Senior Agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged Tobacco farmers, in special reference to small scale growers who rely on rain fed&nbsp; to use good agricultural prac

Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 16:36hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Women in agriculture capacitated

Over 200 women in agriculture were invited to meet with various stakeholders in Mashonaland East province for a capacity building in Agribusiness in Marondera t

Published: 18 May 2023 at 15:12hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole in Marondera

Safeguard introduces hi-tech CCTV farm monitoring system

Safeguard Security has introduced a hi-tech solar powered closed-circuit television (CCTV) security system that is ideal for monitoring what is happening on the

Published: 09 May 2023 at 11:55hrs | 30 | by Agencies

Canada hails Zimbabwean farmers

Ambassador of Canada to Zimbabwe Christina Buchan appreciated the Zimbabwean farmers for implementing pest management solutions which have concrete and measurab

Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 08:36hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo

Tobacco farmers urged to do reaping, curing processes correctly to ensure good leaf quality

Small-scale tobacco growers are being urged to take heed and cure the remaining crop properly to boost the quality factor and fetch higher average prices.Senior

Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 15:03hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Farmers embrace traditional grains

Farmers in Zvishavane are convinced that the traditional grains concept is the only way the district can be food secure following a promising bumper harvest of

Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 16:11hrs | | by zbcnews.co.zw

WATCH: Govt declares quarantine... sends chemicals to contain disease

A widow and farmer Mrs Thulani Mpofu is left with only an empty kraal and cattle bells after Theileriosis, which has claimed hundreds of cattle in Insiza Distri

Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 00:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Spilling Umguza dam reignites hope for good harvest

THE spilling of Lower Umguza Dam in Matabeleland North province has brought smiles among farmers and rekindled their hope of recording a bumper harvest. Lower U

Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Fort Rixon cattle carnage: Ward records 262 deaths in 1 month

A 65-year-old Fort Rixon widow has so far lost more than 50 cattle as the dreaded theileriosis, commonly known as January disease, has ravaged through the area

Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Milk Production increases to 74,96 Million litres

The latest figures from the Ministry of Lands Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development's dairy services show that milk Production as of the end of th

Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 14:29hrs | | by Mzingaye Nxumalo

Farmers divert 50 tonnes of Presidential inputs to black market

Most Gokwe farmers diverted at least 50 tonnes of Presidential inputs and these have found their way into the black market, Farmers4ED chairperson Tapiwa Chitat

Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 08:10hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo

Zimbabwe records its highest wheat harvest ever

Zimbabwe has reached a record breaking figure of 375 000 tonnes of wheat harvested this year only. Its the first time for the nation harvesting such a large qua

Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 05:57hrs | | by Mzingaye Nxumalo

Smallholder farmers to benefit from US$15 million loan

SMALLHOLDER farmers will soon benefit from a US$15 million loan obtained by the Government from the OPEC Fund for International Development.Finance and Economic

Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 01:02hrs | 50 | by Staff Reporter

Agronomist publishes a Shona version Tobacco farming handbook

Farmers can now read the technical advice on Tobacco growing in shona and improve their &nbsp;farming practices. This is after a shona handbook entitled 'Bhizim

Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 20:02hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Cotton farmers give Mnangagwa's Intwasa middle finger

Some cotton farmers who got free inputs from President's Emmerson Mnangagwa's Pfumvudza programme have chosen the most unorthodox way to pay back the Zimbabwean

Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:15hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter

Farmers in Umzingwane bemoan lack of agricultural products outlets

FARMERS in Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South Province, have bemoaned lack of agricultural products outlets close to them, stating that they were parting w

Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 09:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Tobacco farmers to improve leaf quality

Senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged Tobacco farmers, with special reference to small-scale farmers who now constitute more than 90% of active tobacco far

Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 07:07hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Value project promotes access to finance for small, medium pork producers

The VALUE project is promoting access to finance for value chain upgrading for small and medium scale pork producers in 8 districts where the project is operati

Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 11:53hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Bulawayo's 36-year-old farming project crippled by water shortages

IT &nbsp;is now 36 years since the farming project was formed at the Luveve Gam Plantation and still there is no water infrastructure to irrigate the crops and

Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 13:03hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Youthful Chinotimba boast of 45ha soya beans

YOUTHFUL ZANU PF Mazowe ward 34 councillor Edwin Chinotimba has taken agriculture to another level after planting 45 hactares of soya beans on his own.The son o

Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 08:04hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

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Fuzwayo campaign reports death threat

Zanu-PF sends begging bowl

Zimbabwe's 2023 poll promises now pie in the sky

CCC rallies citizens against Mnangagwa's term extension

Nicholas 'Madzibaba' Zakaria dies

Chinese to build luxury riverfront lodges in Victoria Falls

Magistrate orders DNA test in soldier's child maintenance dispute

US announces policy shift on engaging Zimbabwe

Mnangagwa says chiefs critical line of defence

Zimbabwe to reforms Mutapa Investment Fund

Nkulumane by-election candidates debate vision for constituency

Zanu-PF councillor pleads for lenient sentence

Zimbabwe imposes duties on textile imports

Mthuli Ncube signals royalty climbdown

African Sun to shut down Elephant Hills for major overhaul

Inmates to be gran­ted sex rights while in jail

Khaya Cement production resumes

SecZim tightens capital screws on market players

Sungura Godfather Nicholas Zacharia Dies

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Three killed in Harare-Bulawayo road crash

Police officer dismissed for improper conduct

ZACC did not clear Chivhayo - it cleared itself of responsibility

Former President Zuma and his golden begging bowl to Burkina Faso

ZACC clears Chivayo

Mnangagwa opens 2025 Chief's Conference

Police alarmed by surge in fatal beer-related disputes

Insiza tightens rules for mining operations

Missing boys found dead in dam

Demand for houses is rising in Bulawayo

ZRP dismisses former Assistant Inspector Mandizvidza

Zanu-PF accused of open vote buying in Nkulumane

Zimbabwean man arrested with 582 passports in South Africa

ZRP, VID top Zimbabwe's bribery index

Bindura suspected drug dealers in court after major bust

Homeground crowned champions of Guruve Pool League

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AMH Gambles US$40k as Journalists Go Unpaid

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NashTV announces shutdown

Why Section 95(2)(b) is not a term-limit provision requiring a referendum

Har­are's 'pseudo malls' spark safety fears

Matobo drops service charges to lure investors

Zimbabwe suspends import duty on fer­til­isers

Murder cases rock Bulawayo

Mthuli Ncube signals flexibility on gold royalty hike

Sungura Godfather Nicholas Zacharia Dies

ZACC did not clear Chivhayo - it cleared itself of responsibility

Missing boys found dead in dam

Three killed in Harare-Bulawayo road crash

The Mall of Zimbabwe set to be biggest retail investment

Police officer dismissed for improper conduct

Nicholas 'Madzibaba' Zakaria dies

Chinese to build luxury riverfront lodges in Victoria Falls

Fuzwayo campaign reports death threat

Zanu-PF sends begging bowl

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