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Mnangagwa's land and irrigation push sparks legal and corruption concerns

President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday handed out "title deeds" to 10,000 A1 farmers and launched a US$2 billion irrigation programme, promising to transform small-scale farming into a climate-resilient, year-round enterprise.At Craigengow…

Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 23:02hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter

Only 10,85% of Zimbabwe's arable land under irrigation

Only 10.85% of Zimbabwe's two million hectares of irrigable land is currently under irrigation, a shortfall that continues to limit the country's food security and grain export potential, Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, W…

Published: 22 May 2025 at 11:29hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe secures US$1,5bn for dams, irrigation and power projects

Zimbabwe has successfully raised over US$1.5 billion in funding to advance major dam projects across the country, including Musami Dam, which will supply water to the developing capital city in Mt Hampden, and complete the critical Gwayi-S…

Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:45hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter

Insiza joint venture farmers table proposal to build dam

INSPIRED by the desire to enhance water harvesting and boost climate-proofed food production, seven farmers from Insiza District in Matebeleland South have availed a combined 700 hectares of land for cultivating different crops under irrig…

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

BCC's waste water to be used for irrigation

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has entered into a US$100 000 public-private partnership to rehabilitate its Aisleby waste water treatment works (WWTW).The partnership with the Henock Ranching (PVT) Limited includes the use of treated effluent…

Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 06:38hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter

Zinwa disconnects supplies to irrigation scheme, demands US$300 each from rural folk

The maize crop at Silalatshani Irrigation Scheme in Insiza South, Matebeleland South province, is wilting before maturity after the Zimbabwe National Water Authority disconnected water supplies due to an estimated US$255 000 debt.The farme…

Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:40hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

80-year Mtshabezi dream comes to life

MTSHABEZI Irrigation Scheme in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South, had been a pipe dream for over 80 years, but is now up and running, as has become the norm under the Second Republic.Last year in September, Government channelled $177 mil…

Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Binga to benefit from US$100,000 irrigation project

COMMUNITIES in Binga are set to benefit from a US$100 000 irrigation project funded by the Campfire Association of Zimbabwe (Caz) in partnership with the Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA).The project is set to be…

Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Buvuma villagers appeal for irrigation equipment

The Buvuma people in Gwanda South have sent a distress call to stakeholders over the state of the Reinesti Micro-Irrigation scheme which needs water infrastructure.The irrigation has over 500 beneficiaries and has been a main source of liv…

Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gwanda identifies 5 new irrigation scheme sites

FIVE new irrigation schemes are set to be established in Gwanda district in Matabeleland South province as part of measures to enhance food production. Matabeleland South is under natural regions four and five and as such receives little r…

Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:28hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt targets 350 000 ha of irrigable land in next 3 years

Government has made plans to activate and operationalise 350 000 hectares of irrigable land in the next three years.Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka revealed this in Parliament while responding to questions on the government's masterpla…

Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Lower Gweru irrigation farmers urged to diversify crops

The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) chief executive Rockie Mutenha has urged farmers at Insukamini irrigation scheme in Lower Gweru to embark on crop diversification in order to benefit more from the project.Speaking this week during the tour …

Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Government to repossess underutilised irrigation schemes

GOVERNMENT has come up with a Statutory Instrument that will see it repossessing underutilised land at irrigation schemes. The SI, which is expected to be gazetted soon, will result in members of irrigation schemes who fail to revive and t…

Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:14hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Well collapses killing two men

TWO Pfungwe men died, while three others were left nursing injuries after a well collapsed and buried them while sinking irrigation pipes.George Kareku (53) and Israel Mukara (49), both of Deke village under Chief Chitsungo, failed to make…

Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Elephants wreak havoc

FARMERS in the Chibuwe/Musikavanhu irrigation scheme have appealed to Government for assistance in controlling elephants that are destroying their summer crop. The elephants are straying from Save Conservancy and destroying the maize crop …

Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:36hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Irrigation schemes are the answer to climate change

The New Dispensation is forging forward with developmental projects in rural Zimbabwe, forward ever backward never. At Chinehasha Village in Mashonaland Central plans for a massive irrigation scheme near Ruya Dam are at an advanced stage. …

Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 13:40hrs | 4 | by Tondo Murisa

We need irrigations projects at Ruya Dam

Ruya Dam in Mazowe North constituency of Mashonaland Central Province is a 'sleeping giant' waiting to be tapped for life changing development projects in the area. The massive clean water dam spanning about 17 square kilometres is surroun…

Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 18:56hrs | | by Thomas Tondorindo.

'We witnessed the sex drama' - supervisor caught pants down

In a dramatic incident an irrigation supervisor was caught pants down in a (grass) changing room with a married woman on Saturday in Mvurwi Mashonaland Central province.According to eye witnesses David Chipande who is a supervisor at Fores…

Published: 06 Dec 2016 at 07:22hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

New Beitbridge CEO promises more irrigation schemes

Peter Moyo, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Beitbridge Rural District Council (BRDC), says his emphasis in the drought-prone district will be to build more irrigation schemes.Moyo told The Mirror in an interview that …

Published: 06 Nov 2016 at 11:05hrs | 3 | by Stephan Jakes

Command agriculture the way to go for Zimbabwe

The recent announcement by government on the $500 million command agricultural programme where it aims to produce two million tonnes of maize from 400 000 hectares of land, is an indicative that the government has learnt a lot through the …

Published: 18 Aug 2016 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by John Mukumbo

Mushandike Irrigation scheme, DuPont launch drought resistant maize hybrid

Mushandike Irrigation scheme and DuPont Pioneer in conjunction with Agritex have launched 30G21 and P3883w maize hybrid which is resistant to drought and a number of common diseases.The new hybrid was launched at a field day held at Tazira…

Published: 15 Jun 2016 at 07:01hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter

ZDDT Irrigation project launched in Bulawayo's Ward 13

This initiative entails the setting-up of communal gardens measuring one hundred square metres each, complete with a drip irrigation system including provision of tank, piping, fertiliser and seed. A part of the Trust's contribution toward…

Published: 26 Aug 2011 at 10:21hrs | | by Lewis Jones

Botswana's Chobe project poses threat to Victoria Falls

The attractiveness of the mighty Victoria Falls, one of the natural wonders of the world, is under threat if Botswana goes ahead with its planned extraction of large volumes of water from Chobe River for use in its interior, a cabinet mini…

Published: 17 Jan 2011 at 17:32hrs | 1 | by Byo24News

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