GMB owes wheat farmers US$35m
GMB chief executive officer Edson Badarai told the Zimbabwe Independent that the parastatal was working on modalities to pay the farmers.
By Gamuchirai Nyamuziwa
Apr. 12, 2024
Zim seeks US$2b to avert famine
The deficit, Mnangagwa said, would be bridged by imports, adding that the government had put in place measures to encourage private sector participation.
By Desmond Chingarande
Apr. 4, 2024
Zim embraces GMO maize imports
Taking into account maize, traditional grains, and wheat, the strategic grain reserve amounts to 434 293 tonnes, excluding the 25 000-tonne donation from Russia to the President.
By Equity Axis
Mar. 28, 2024
A last-ditch bid to build grain reserves
In a statement on Monday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere announced a US$390 per tonne price in a "special initiative" to mop up excess grain stocks in the country.
By Newsday
Mar. 28, 2024
A case for our farmers
Most curious about this latest salvo from the farmers is that it comes hardly days after President Emmerson Mnangagwa “knighted” the Agriculture minister
By Newsday
Mar. 20, 2024
A bleak outlook
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) said this week that it anticipates importing one million tonnes of grain between now and March 2025 to prevent drought-induced hunger.
By Newsday
Mar. 2, 2024
Zim needs clarity, action on food situation
Zimbabwe’s industry is agro-based, which means a shortage of inputs will force company closures and job losses because lay-offs would be inevitable.
By Alfonce Mbizwo
Mar. 1, 2024
‘Maize crop a total write-off’
Swaths of maize crops had wilted, with farmers saying most of the affected crop would not recover even if rains returned.
By Tinashe Kairiza and Tafadzwa Mhlanga
Mar. 1, 2024
GMAZ targets 1 million grain imports
Grain Marketing Board (GMB) officials recently said the country was left with four months grain supply highlighting the dire food situation during the El Nino-induced drought.
By Harriet Chikandiwa
Feb. 28, 2024
