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Pfumvudza pearl millet variety grows unusually tall without maturing
Farmers in Manjolo, Binga District, are growing increasingly anxious as the new pearl millet variety, Okhatshana 1, continues to exhibit abnormal growth patterns. The crop, which was distributed under...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 06:15hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Farmers in Matabeleland optimistic after rains
Farmers across Matabeleland are optimistic about a promising 2024/25 farming season following consistent rains that have rejuvenated crops, with the Government projecting a bumper harvest of 3.2 milli...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:07hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe farmers welcome pause in rains
Farmers in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North Province, have welcomed the temporary break in rainfall, as it allows them to apply much-needed chemicals to combat an outbreak of Fall Armyworm (FAW). The ...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 06:42hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe warns of armyworm outbreak
The government has issued a stern warning to farmers to be vigilant as two destructive species of armyworms, the African Armyworm and the Fall Armyworm, pose a serious threat to crops across the count...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:52hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe farmers turn to maggots to survive drought
At first, the suggestion to try farming maggots spooked Mari Choumumba and other farmers in Nyangambe, a region in southeastern Zimbabwe where drought wiped out the staple crop of corn.After m...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:28hrs | 1707 | by Staff reporter
885 import permits granted to ensure food security in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean Government has issued 885 import permits to 423 private companies to address food security challenges caused by this year's severe drought. The move aims to bolster the private sector's...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:43hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt targets 3,2m tonnes cereals
Zimbabwe's Government has mobilized inputs and resources to achieve a target of 3,274,200 tonnes of grains in the upcoming season, aiming to rebuild food reserves after a difficult harvest last year c...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 08:16hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Chief Malaba of Kezi dies
Chief Malaba of Kezi, an esteemed figure known for his principled leadership and dedication to his community's welfare, passed away at the age of 86 after battling chest pains. His demise was ...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:10hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over Mopani worm porridge, blood samples
SOME parents and guardians in Gwanda's Mawane district, Matebeleland South province, have expressed fear after a group of people collected blood samples from learners as part of the national school fe...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Met office warns of heatwave
The public must guard against a heatwave from today until March 12, with temperatures rising as high as 41 degrees, although some isolated thundershowers are expected this week, the Meteorological Ser...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:45hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Poor rainfall hits Matebeleland South crops
Matebeleland South traditional leader Chief Khulumani Mathema has said the erratic rainfall received during the current agricultural season will affect crops in the region, adding that most of them we...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Region to get more rains in next 3 weeks
The Southern African rainfall forecast for December-February has experts predicting normal to above normal rainfall for the next three weeks.The experts have said there will be need for farmer...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:47hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe farmers advised to replant failed crops
DRY land farmers should consider replanting after their initial crop suffered from moisture stress due to the prolonged dry spell between November and December.Weather projections indicate tha...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 05:54hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 68 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Effective rains expected within the next two weeks
Even with the El-Nino, weather and agricultural experts forecast that most of the dry regions of Southern Africa are expected to receive effective rains within the next two weeks.The experts u...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 06:30hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rainy season likely to be very short
The Government has advised farmers that the rainy season has started and is likely to be short with all parts of the country expected to receive rains this week.Information, Publicity and Broa...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 05:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe recruits 2 500 teachers
The government has taken significant measures to strengthen various sectors in September. This included the recruitment of 2,500 teachers to enhance the workforce in schools and an 18 percent increase...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 05:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Eat to live, not live to eat
None communicable diseases are on the rise and claiming more lives than wars. The terrible and horrible 'siamese' twins, diabetes and hypertension are the ring leaders of these phantom hit squads. How...Published: 07 Sep 2023 at 22:35hrs | 1 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
'Zimbabwe's maize harvest impressive'
Zimbabwe is food secure having already maize stocks that will last for the next 5,5 months with the bulk of the summer harvest still being gathered and delivered while wheat stocks will last until the...Published: 31 May 2023 at 06:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans grain exports
DESPITE the growing prospects of a bumper harvest in the 2022/23 cropping season, the country is yet to start exporting grain, as efforts to promote food and nutrition security at both household and n...Published: 02 May 2023 at 09:04hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe maize peaks 2.3 million Metric Tonnes
Zimbabwe's annual cereal produce is expected to rise significantly this year with the maize staple seen peaking to 2,3 million Metric Tonnes (MT), a 58 percent increase from last year's yield....Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 16:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New sorghum hybrid with a 25% increase in yield released in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean farmers are poised for greater yield and income gains as a result of a recent agricultural innovation breakthrough - the release of a new hybrid of white sorghum (great millet) that also pr...Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 08:23hrs | 24 | by ICRISAT Media
Zimbabwe maize harvest to hit three million tonnes?
Zimbabwe is poised to record its largest-ever maize harvest this year, with preliminary assessments indicating that production could hit three million tonnes.The previous record maize haul was...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland gets Intwasa inputs
FARMERS in Matabeleland are geared for the summer cropping season following the delivery of agricultural inputs for the 2022/2023 farming season under the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme, p...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Pfumvudza inputs ready
Inputs for smallholder farmers under the Presidential Climate-Proofed Agriculture Programme or Pfumvudza/Intwasa have started being dispatched to Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots countrywide, with f...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt targets 3 million tonnes of maize
THE Government is targeting to produce 3 million tonnes of maize during the 2022/23 summer cropping season with preparations already underway.This comes as the Second Republic has made food se...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean ice cream maker a hit in SA
FROM a tender age, Dr Tapiwa Guzha (35), a Zimbabwean based in Cape Town, South Africa, loved cooking and eating indigenous fruits and vegetables from his grandmother's rich nutrition garden in Marlbo...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BaTonga cultural village for Kariba
NYAMINYAMI Rural District Council chief executive Cletus Matingwina says the local authority was working towards reviving the arts and culture industry in the district by opening a Tonga Cultural Vill...Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 05:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Rain at last!
BULAWAYO and some parts of Matabeleland yesterday received rains after a prolonged dry spell that was experienced in most parts of the country.Victoria Falls, Hwange and Binga are some of the ...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Binga villagers perform rituals to scare off animals
BINGA villagers have resorted to traditional ways to scare away wild animals and birds destroying their crops, especially millet and sorghum.Ward 25 Muchesu councillor, Matthias Mwinde said th...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rains are knocking at the farmer's door
The rains are knocking at the farmer's door, Heaven has shown its preparedness to water the fields adequately. Remember our God is a faithful God. He is not human so does not lie, what He says must co...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 23:16hrs | 14 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
'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 in the company of someone who would be recognised a...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 08:58hrs | 38 | by Simbarashe Sithole | Alice Mangwara in Harare
Bulawayo urban farmers to get agric inputs
A TOTAL of 20 000 urban farmers in Bulawayo metropolitan province are set to receive agricultural inputs for the 2021/2022 farming season under the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme, popularl...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court reserves judgment in Chilonga villagers case
HIGH Court judges yesterday reserved judgment on an application by Chilonga villagers who were challenging provisions of the Communal Lands Act arguing that it did not respect African traditional valu...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
India releases US$1m for vulnerable Zimbabweans
India has availed US$1 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Zimbabwe as relief for affected populations to tackle climate shocks.The money, which was availed through Ind...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:14hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bumper harvest trims Zimbabwe cereal imports
ZIMBABWE has started reaping benefits of a stellar agricultural season after cereal imports, including maize, dropped to 1,9 percent in the five months to May 2021 from 9,1 percent in January, officia...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Enough inputs for 2021 season
Seed and fertiliser firms have ramped up production to meet demand for inputs for the forthcoming summer cropping season in State-assisted programmes and the commercial sector, with farmers urged to b...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZMX to enhance farm profitability
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says the Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX), a commodity ex-change platform that was launched last week, will increase efficiency in farm produce marketing, enhance profi...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe imports adequate vehicle number plates to clear backlog
Government has imported adequate vehicle number plates to clear the current backlog while modalities for local production are being worked out.Responding to legislators during Wednesday's Parl...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records $9,8bn budget surplus
ZIMBABWE recorded a budget surplus amounting to $9,8 billion in the first quarter of 2021 on the back of continued fiscal consolidation measures and sustained macro-economic stability, Finance and Eco...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Government suspends maize imports
ZIMBABWE will this year save over US$300 million following the move by Government to suspend maize imports on the back of a bumper harvest the country has achieved this year. Due to successive...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's maize harvest to hit 20-year high
Zimbabwe is expected to harvest 2,7 million tonnes of maize during the 2020/21 summer cropping season, the highest yield in 20 years, the Second Round Crop and Livestock Assessment report shows. ...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Staff writer
Crop hectarage increases by 23%
Farmers planted different crops on over 3,4 million hectares in the 2020/2021 agricultural season, driven by a good rainfall forecast, early distribution of inputs and capacitation of extension worker...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:14hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Bumper harvest to save US$200m
The forecast record maize harvest of 2,8 million tonnes and significant output of other crops such as soyabean, cotton and traditional grains could save the country more than US$200 million, which cou...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Presidential inputs scheme surpasses target
The Presidential Inputs Support Scheme surpassed the 2020/21 target, contributing to the timely start to the season that is anticipated to bring a bumper harvest. According to Agricultur...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Grains harvest to hit record levels
Zimbabwe is on course for a record traditional grains harvest of 500 000 tonnes this year as the country inches towards attaining food security on the back of the highly successful Pfumvudza/Intwasa p...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:48hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Elephants on rampage in Beitbridge
Elephants have been destroying crops in Beitbridge in the last two weeks, especially along the Shashe River on the Botswana border and the Limpopo on the South African border with the animals reported...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
High hopes as crop assessment begins
THERE are expectations the 2020/2021 summer cropping season would be one of the most productive seasons post-land reform, as the Government prepares to undertake a national crop and livestock assessme...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
MRP fight to end Corruption at Lupane Registry Office pays off
MRP sometime in June last year raised a red flag on the rampant corruption scandal at Lupane Registry office which is the Headquarters of Matebeleland North.The then acting Registrar General o...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 07:09hrs | 3 | by MRP Office of the Presidency
Mat South farmers urged to grow early maturing crops
MATEBELELAND South farmers have been urged to grow early maturing and drought resistant crops and practise mixed crop and stagnant planting in order to mitigate the effects of climate change.M...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
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