Agriculture

8 months ago | September 1, 2023

Sugar sector buckles under lowly-priced imports

Golden Sibanda ZIMBABWE’s sugar producers have warned the decision by the Government earlier this year to allow ...

‘Zimbabwe Agricultural Show not losing lustre’

Oliver Kazunga THE Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS), organisers of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show, an annual event in ...

8 months ago | August 28, 2023

Zimbabwe to export wheat next year

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Zimbabwe will be exporting wheat in 2024 after projected harvests for the current crop is expected ...

Horticulture sector poised for growth

Michael Tome THE horticulture sector says it projects potential growth in the sector’s productivity and exports, spurred ...

9 months ago | August 3, 2023

SeedCo Limited to remodel its business

Business Writer Hybrid seed processor, SeedCo Limited, banks on remodeling of its business model to offset the adverse ...

9 months ago | July 28, 2023

Is Zim benefiting from tobacco?

Michael Tome Zimbabwe will this year record its all-time high tobacco yield, but concerns abound if the farmers and the ...

9 months ago | July 27, 2023

Good weather, Govt programmes to sustain SeedCo

Business Writer The improved weather conditions coupled with Government food programmes will support SeedCo ...

9 months ago | July 25, 2023

Zimbabwe not affected by Black Sea deal

Business Writer Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development has said the country is food ...

9 months ago | July 19, 2023

Over 290 million kgs of tobacco go under the hammer

Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter A TOTAL of 290,4 million kilogrammes of tobacco have gone under the hammer since ...

10 months ago | July 13, 2023

Demand for warehousing space boasts TSL performance

Enacy Mapakame Diversified agriculture firm, TSL Limited’s property segment’s half year performance for the financial ...

10 months ago | July 7, 2023

SeedCo International restructures business model

Nelson Gahadza Dual – listed seed company, SeedCo International (SCIL), says it is restructuring both its business ...

10 months ago | June 30, 2023

Joy for farmers as ZMX maize auction price jumps 9,6pc

Business Writer THE price of a tonne of maize on the newly introduced maize commodities auction system run by the ...

Cottco resumes payments after liquidity crisis

Business Writer The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco), has resumed payments to farmers after liquidity constraints ...

Dairy farmers set to increase production in 2023

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Milk production in Zimbabwe increased by 5 percent in the first four months of 2023, official data ...

10 months ago | June 22, 2023

Tobacco deliveries hit 270 m kg, break targets again

Business Writer Tobacco deliveries have again surpassed the revised target after hitting 270 million kg on Tuesday, ...

10 months ago | June 16, 2023

Tobacco crop hits record level highs

Martin Kadzere Zimbabwe has raised its tobacco production target for 2023 to as much as 270 million kilogrammes after ...

Zim’s private climate investments top US$1bn

Business Writer Zimbabwe has received nearly US$1 billion in private funding for climate change projects between 2010 ...

Scarcity of water emerging as global economic threat

Water scarcity is seen as the most significant and potentially most impactful component of the wider climate crisis, and ...

ZMX introduces commodities auction

Enacy Mapakame Agriculture commodities exchange — the Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) will commence auction of ...

11 months ago | June 6, 2023

SA farming hobbled by power cuts, poor roads

The Conversation South Africa’s agriculture has had great consecutive seasons since 2019/20. The sector’s gross value ...