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- TIDSI hails contract farmingTHE Tobacco Industry Development Support Institute (TIDSI) for Southern Africa has hailed contract farming, as it has improved the quality and quantity of tobacco. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI TIDSI executive d...NewsDayAgriculture18 July 2018
Tobacco crop under threatZIMBABWE’S tobacco crop is under threat, as the current dry spell has taken its toll on one of the country’s biggest forex earners. A visit by NewsDay to Mashonaland West province last week revealed t...NewsDayAgriculture23 January 2018- Dry weather conditions to persistThe condition of some crops has continued to deteriorate, with the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) forecasting dry weather conditions to persist until next week. Erratic rains may be received...HeraldAgriculture20 January 2018
Dry weather conditions to persistThe condition of some crops has continued to deteriorate, with the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) forecasting dry weather conditions to persist until next week. Erratic rains may be received...HeraldAgriculture20 January 2018
Met Office forecasts localised heavier rainsSome areas are expected to receive localised heavier rainfall in excess of 30 millimetres as farmers in most areas are now in panic due to erratic rains. According to the Meteorological Services Depar...HeraldAgriculture16 January 2018
Govt steps up efforts to control fall armywormGovernment is strengthening surveillance, awareness, management and control systems in the fight against fall armyworm with a raft of measures being undertaken to reduce the impact of the pest on agri...OnlineAgriculture12 January 2018
Dry spell threatens agric seasonThe prolonged dry spell in parts of Masvingo rural has left farmers in a difficult predicament as crops are beginning to wilt. A survey areas which include Chikutuva and Nemamwa revealed a bad state o...OnlineAgriculture9 January 2018
Fresh fall army worm outbreak hits ZimbabweZimbabwe is battling to control a fresh outbreak of fall armyworm pests. Government has launched a new programme to combat the fall armyworm (FAW) in the country. The FAW is a trans-boundary pest that...DailyNewsAgriculture7 December 2017
Farmers free to import inputsGOVERNMENT has relaxed import restrictions on agricultural inputs to allow individuals with free funds to augment supplies on the local market, a Cabinet minister has said. Agriculture, Mechanisation....HeraldAgriculture11 November 2017
Evicted white farmers bounce backWhite Zimbabwean commercial farmers who were driven off their land during President Robert Mugabe’s controversial land seizures are coming back through joint venture arrangements and are also producin...OnlineAgriculture31 October 2017
Cotton output set to riseGLOBAL cotton output is projected to increase by 10%, reaching an estimated 25 million tonnes during the 2017/18 cropping season, a recent report on world production trends shows. Cotton production in...OnlineAgriculture20 October 2017
Govt stops issuing import permits for horticultural productsGovernment will no longer issue import permits for horticultural products as a measure to promote the growth of the sector and save the much needed foreign currency, a Cabinet minister has said. Agric...ChronicleAgriculture17 October 2017
Vic Falls agric show beginsDubbed the people’s show, the 2017 edition of the Victoria Falls Agricultural Show has roared into life, with expectations that the platform will contribute to the empowerment of small holder farmers....OnlineAgriculture21 September 2017
ICT device a boost for farmersFARMERS can now monitor their farming operations even when they are not on the farm, thanks to an innovation by a local technology company, Rubiem Group. The company has developed a system, Murimi/Uml...OnlineAgriculture19 September 2017- Zim's maize seed demand surgesZIMBABWE’S maize seed demand has surged by half to the current 37 500 tonnes since the beginning of the fast-track land reform programme 17 years ago, a top government official has said. Officiating a...NewsDayAgriculture12 September 2017
Tobacco exports rake in $1bnTobacco exports are expected to reach nearly $1 billion during the 2017 season, the tobacco industry has said. Premier Tobacco Auction Floor managing director Mr Philemon Mangena said this yesterday a...HeraldAgriculture24 August 2017
Govt targets 225 000 tonnes wheat outputZIMBABWE’S winter wheat output is expected to reach 225 000 tonnes after over 45 000 hectares was put under the crop, a senior Government official has said. High yields are expected in the season driv...OnlineAgriculture15 August 2017
2017 Tobacco season endsTHE 2017 tobacco marketing season is expected to close on August 11 after 103 days. The government’s output forecast for the current season was 215 million kilogrammes (kgs). However, indications are....OnlineAgriculture11 August 2017
Govt to maintain maize priceFINANCE minister Patrick Chinamasa says the government will maintain the $390 per tonne maize price in the 2017/2018 agricultural season, despite it being the highest in Southern Africa amid concerns....OnlineAgriculture26 July 2017
Govt sets new rules for millers, bans all grain importsGovernment has banned all maize imports with immediate effect and millers intending to buy grain from the Grain Marketing Board now pay directly to Treasury. They will obtain vouchers that they will u...OnlineAgriculture20 July 2017
Shashe Trust brings life to Beitbridge through irrigationMATABELELAND South Province is one of the drought-prone areas in the country where crop farming does not do well given low rainfall totals. Such dry areas can only produce enough food through irrigati...OnlineAgriculture10 July 2017
Zimbabwe set to export maizeTHE Government is targeting to export maize grown under Command Agriculture once the country has enough food and has fully stocked its strategic reserves to boost the country’s economy. This is benchm...OnlineAgriculture19 June 2017
Boon for cotton farmersIT’S a boon for cotton producers who this season reaped a bumper harvest coupled with a “good crop and good price” offered by ginners following a pro-active intervention by Government to ensure fair p...OnlineAgriculture16 June 2017
Zimbabwe runs short of potatoesZimbabwe has run out of potatoes for making potato crisps, prompting a company in Southerton industrial area to approach government seeking an urgent import permit to buy potatoes from South Africa, a...NewsDayAgriculture24 May 2017