US$5,5m boost for mushroom farmers
Over the years, mushroom farming has emerged as one of the nation’s fastest-growing home-based agro-business ventures.
By Lorraine Muromo
Mar. 7, 2023
Major farms seek power generation licences
Zera said the firms were seeking permission to construct, own, operate and maintain solar photovoltaic
By Rugare Mubika
Feb. 13, 2023
Letter: Agric inputs must be for all
Some people must be held accountable for criminal abuse of office for releasing government inputs into the hands of Zanu PF functionaries for campaign purposes.
By Amh Voices
Jan. 18, 2023
Let’s start to rethink on tobacco
We would like to suggest that we, as a nation, start mulling over lucrative alternatives to tobacco which we can start to promote their production
By Newsday
Jan. 12, 2023
Govt pushes for tobacco value-addition
Lands and Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka said government seeks to meet its ambitious US$5 billion tobacco industry by 2025 through beneficiation of the crop.
By Staff Reporter
Jan. 11, 2023
Calls for better organisation of mushroom production
“Mushroom farming in Zimbabwe is not as organised as other agri-ventures and this makes it difficult to track production and marketing of the crop,” Ama.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Jan. 10, 2023
Govt moves to capacitate smallholder farmers
The smallholder farming sector was an integral part of boosting national food security.
By Lorraine Muromo
Jan. 6, 2023
Aggregation is the only way of returning African farmers to profitability
Food processors often struggle to get raw materials for processing due to fragmented production and distribution systems in several production zones.
By Charles Dhewa
Jan. 4, 2023
Xmas barter deals…hard hit consumers sell off assets to buy food
Consumers in Zimbabwe were this month selling off household assets to get money for food, a new report showed yesterday, warning of more pain in 2023.
By Tatira Zwinoira
Dec. 27, 2022