ZFU urges farmers to use irrigation
THE Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) has urged farmers with access to irrigation facilities to exploit the usage of the infrastructure to complement the rainfall being received across the country and… Read more »
Category: Agribusiness
170 000 register to grow tobacco
Tobacco grower registrations for the 2019 marketing season have increased by 46 percent from 116 525 farmers last season to 169 772, statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board… Read more »
TSL seeks to boost forex revenue
INDUSTRIAL holdings group Tobacco Sales Limited (TSL) will this year focus on consolidating strategic partnerships with international firms as it seeks to boost foreign currency revenues to sustain its operations…. Read more »
Govt in crop, livestock assessment
Government has embarked on a nationwide crop and livestock assessment to determine the total crop area, availability of pastures and water, and the state of the crops and livestock. Lands,… Read more »
Pork industry records 20% growth
THE number of slaughtered pigs increased by nearly 20% in 2018 compared to the previous year, but the sector remained heavily constrained by high costs of feed and veterinary medicines,… Read more »
Fossil-Agro (Pvt) Limited eyes cotton
HARARE – Agro-chemicals distribution group, Fossil-Agro (Pvt) Limited says it is looking at expanding its operations into the cotton industry this year, as the group targets double digit growth in… Read more »
Sable to invest $25million in plant
ZIMBABWE’S sole Ammonium Nitrate fertiliser producer, Sable Chemicals will this year inject $25 million in revamping its plant and raise output to help the country reduce its fertiliser import bill…. Read more »
Strong tobacco season spurs TSL FY revenue
INDUSTRIAL holdings group, TSL recorded a 19% jump in revenue to $52,1 million in the full year to October driven by a strong performance of its agriculture-related business. TSL has… Read more »
‘Beekeepers smuggling honey to export markets’
Zimbabwe is losing a lot of potential revenue through illegal exportation of honey to neighbouring countries, as most beekeepers continue to shun formal honey export procedures due to exorbitant levies… Read more »
Cost pressures hit millers hard
The milling industry says it has been hard hit by cost pressures emanating from the recent fuel price increases. In a statement at the weekend, the Grain Millers’ Association of… Read more »