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Stop order facility for Command Agric beneficiariesGovernment has urged farmers and institutions that grew maize under the special maize import substitution programme (Command Agriculture) to register for a stop order facility with the Grain Marketing...HeraldAgriculture16 May 2017
Zim fails to export sweet potatoes since 2012ZIMBABWE has not exported sweet potatoes in the European Union (EU) since 2012, despite vast opportunities the bloc presents, latest information from ZimTrade have shown. Information gathered from Zim...NewsDayAgriculture15 May 2017
Fake seed flooding local marketLOCAL crop seed producers have appealed to Parliament to come up with tough laws to curb the production and distribution of fake seeds to guarantee food security. The call was made by SeedCo chairpers...NewsDayAgriculture8 May 2017
Tobacco seed sales register 309pc increaseTOBACCO production is expected to increase during the 2017 /18 season with seed sales registering an increase of 309 percent on last year. Tobacco Industry Marketing Board statistics show that farmers...HeraldAgriculture27 April 2017
Govt secures funds for GMB grain deliveries: VPGOVERNMENT has secured funds to buy grain up to 1,3 million metric tonnes delivered to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), so that farmers can prepare for winter wheat farming in earnest, Vice-President....NewsDayAgriculture27 April 2017
Bumper harvest to boost transport industryThe increase in maize production during the 2016-17 season is expected to generate transport business worth over $16 million, the Grain Marketing Board has revealed. Zimbabwe is expecting 2,7 million....OnlineAgriculture26 April 2017
FAO secures market for Tonhorai groundnut farmersFOOD and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has this year secured groundnuts market for 30 farmers at Tonhorai Irrigation Scheme in Chimanimani. The deal was hammered under the National Irrigation Rehabil...OnlineAgriculture25 April 2017
Govt unveils crop disease quarantineGovernment, in partnership with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) yesterday unveiled the maize lethal leaf necrosis (MLN) disease quarantine facility in Mazowe. MLN is a de...OnlineAgriculture21 April 2017
Tobacco sales up 42%TOBACCO auction and contract seasonal sales rose by 42%, raking in $125,83 million as of Wednesday last week compared to the same period last year as deliveries increased ahead of the Easter and Indep...NewsDayAgriculture20 April 2017
ARDA capacity utilisation up 75%The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) has increased capacity utilisation at most of its estates to around 75 percent from the 15 percent which has been recorded over the past five ye...HeraldAgriculture17 April 2017
Fall armyworm battle not yet overFall armyworm is still breeding in late planted maize crops and is likely to extend to the wheat crop during winter. The pest still is actively attacking young maize crops planted in wetlands.The Depu...OnlineAgriculture12 April 2017
Then & Now : AgricultureLets take a look at the agricultural sector as we look at how the various crops have performed in previous years and we also look at how they are expected to perform in 2017. TOBACCO Tobacco productio...Agriculture1 February 2017
Ariston FY Revenue Down 22pct, Tea Exports DragHARARE, December 16 (The Source) – Agricultural concern Ariston Holdings on Friday reported a 22 percent decline in revenue from $11,8 million last year to $9,2 million in the full-year to September,....TheSourceAgriculture6 January 2017
AAG Confronts Mombeshora Over BIPA Farm RowThe Affirmative Action Group (AAG) has questioned the government's motives in the withdrawal of 174 offer letters to indigenous sugar cane farmers. The AAG cited this move ass an action against indege...New ZimbabweAgriculture3 January 2017