Govt signs US$100m agric deal
Government has signed contracts with Belarus and John Deere for the supply of agriculture mechanisation equipment worth US$100 million, as it moves to close Zimbabwe’s mechanisation gap that is estimated… Read more »
Category: Agribusiness
AMA seeks to float US$50m agro bills
The Agriculture Marketing Authority of Zimbabwe (AMA) is seeking approval to float US$50 million worth of agro bills for the purchase of maize from farmers in the 2019 marketing season…. Read more »
Command Agric defaulters blacklisted
GOVERNMENT has recovered over $50 million from Command Agriculture beneficiaries, a figure that represents 70 percent of money loaned in the past three years, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor… Read more »
Tobacco industry seeks $400m boost
THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) is seeking $400 million from the market to boost the on-going auction system and capacitate small-scale tobacco growers, a senior industry executive has… Read more »
Beitbridge farmers embrace drip irrigation
FARMERS in Beitbridge have embraced drip irrigation as a model to boost agriculture production and adapting to changing climatic conditions. Drip irrigation is a type of micro-irrigation system credited for… Read more »
Cottco to invest in tillage equipment
The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe will invest more in tillage machinery as it moves towards enhancing yields, managing director Pious Manamike has said. Conservations tillage is one of the viable… Read more »
Prisons eye mbanje production
The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) plans to venture into commercial production of mbanje at Chiredzi Prison to raise revenue to stave off pressure and over-reliance on the fiscus…. Read more »
Econet, YARA partner to inspire youth to join agri-food sector
Telecommunications giant Econet Group, in conjunction with global crop nutrition leader YARA International ASA, have launched the Generation Africa Initiative that aims to inspire young African entrepreneurs to join the… Read more »
2018 milk output up 18 percent
Zimbabwe’s milk output for 2018 increased 18 percent to 21 million litres from 17,8 million litres produced during the previous year, statistics provided by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe show…. Read more »
Padenga mulls diversifying operations
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed firm, Padenga Holdings, is considering a transaction that will see it diversify operations to grow exports and complement traditional crocodile skins and meat production. In a recent… Read more »