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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 ...Published: 07 May 2025 at 19:42hrs | 693 | 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 con...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 10:35hrs | 216 | 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 ...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 12:16hrs | 169 | 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 f...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:04hrs | 197 | 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, widen...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 20:28hrs | 300 | 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 (Z...Published: 13 Nov 2024 at 22:15hrs | 1054 | 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 durin...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 16:40hrs | 223 | 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 fa...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 09:51hrs | 214 | 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...Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 15:55hrs | 252 | 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 thr...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 15:51hrs | 197 | 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 p...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 22:51hrs | 2350 | 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...Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 07:17hrs | 26 | 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 to do earl...Published: 02 Apr 2024 at 06:48hrs | 24 | 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$1...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 08:49hrs | 48 | 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 'B...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 08:47hrs | 88 | by Agencies
Side-marketing a big threat to tobacco contracting companies
With tobacco auction floors opening this week senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged all tobac...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 07:10hrs | 16 | 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 t...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 28 | 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 farmer...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 21:01hrs | 26 | 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 the latest Famine Ear...Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 08:59hrs | 32 | 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 fa...Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 07:00hrs | 51 | 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 ...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 08:59hrs | 27 | 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...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:35hrs | 16 | 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 to use good agricul...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 17:36hrs | 26 | 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 M...Published: 18 May 2023 at 16:12hrs | 27 | 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 happen...Published: 09 May 2023 at 12:55hrs | 62 | 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 an...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 08:36hrs | 16 | 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 pri...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 15:03hrs | 14 | 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 h...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 16:11hrs | 28 | 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 Ins...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 00:01hrs | 25 | 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 harves...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 07:32hrs | 13 | 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...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 08:12hrs | 17 | 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...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 14:29hrs | 14 | 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 int...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 08:10hrs | 15 | 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 t...Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 05:57hrs | 14 | 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.Fi...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 01:02hrs | 17 | 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 farming pr...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 20:02hrs | 107 | 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 ...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:15hrs | 15 | 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...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 10:57hrs | 15 | 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 t...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 08:07hrs | 25 | 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 ...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:53hrs | 15 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo's 36-year-old farming project crippled by water shortages
IT is now 36 years since the farming project was formed at the Luveve Gam Plantation and still the...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 14:03hrs | 16 | 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...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 08:04hrs | 17 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Record wheat harvest for Zimbabwe
More than 188 000 tonnes of wheat have been delivered to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), which represents a significant increase from 149 874 tonnes ...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:17hrs | 23 | by Staff Reporter
'World's best' uplifts Matabeleland South farmers
When farmers in Matabeleland South province received help on improving yields from a Zimbabwean plant scientist, little did they know that they were i...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 08:58hrs | 40 | by Simbarashe Sithole | Alice Mangwara in Harare
WATCH: Millers donate to ZANU-PF
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) today donated food in Bindura towards the annual ZANU PF Congress to be held this month.Spe...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 14:44hrs | 25 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
GMB rebrands
Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has embarked on a rebranding exercise that will see it changing its image and mandate.The changes reflect the orga...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:07hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Import Substitution: A case for soya beans
For the past 10 years, Zimbabwe has produced an average of 56 000 metric tonnes (mt) of soya beans per year against national demand of 240 000 mt for ...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 15:26hrs | 24 | by Victor Bhoroma
Ministry spearheads tick-borne diseases vaccine production
THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Fisheries will spearhead a programme for the local production of vaccines for tick-borne diseases to red...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 06:47hrs | 14 | by Staff Reporter
Wheat, barley side marketing criminalised
Farmers can only sell their wheat or barley to either the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) or companies they have standing agreements with, as side marketi...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 06:28hrs | 13 | by Staff Reporter
Matabeleland North farmers still planting wheat
WHEAT farmers in Matabeleland North were by yesterday still planting the winter crop following late delivery of inputs especially seed. The pr...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 09:14hrs | 16 | by Staff Reporter
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