Category: Commodities

Zimbabwe’s too-productive mango growers look to the sun to boost incomes  Chronicle 17/2/2021   Workers at the mango processing center dry mangoes and showcase the packed dried mangoes (Pictures by Lungelo Ndhlovu) Lungelo Ndhlovu Before agronomist Peter Sena retired, he planted a variety of mango trees at his rural homestead in Zimbabwe’s Midlands province, aiming …

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Sugar bean: Profitable crop in season  Sunday Mail 7/2/2021   Climate change vagaries have prompted the need for farmers to adopt climate smart crops that help mitigate against the effects of climate change. The false starts to the seasons, recurrence of mid-season droughts, heat waves, floods, persistent rains and the premature termination of the rainfall …

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Local herbs can be commercially produced Sunday Mail 7/2/2021   Tendai Chara ROOIBOS tea has been popular in Southern Africa for generations. Since the turn of the millennium, it has gained popularity internationally. According to documented historical accounts, the tea’s history is rooted in Cape Town, South Africa, where Khoisans, the indigenous Bushmen of the …

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It’s time for farmers to plant filler crops Sunday Mail    7/2/2021 Sugar beans prefer well drained soils and therefore farmers should take note and avoid wet places AS we start the month of February, farmers should appreciate that the time to plant the traditional maize and soyabean crop is now long over. Any farmer …

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Starting out in agribusiness: Importance of small steps  0  February 6, 2021 9:31 AM Source: Starting out in agribusiness: Importance of small steps | Herald (Opinion) Aspiring agri-preneurs must be willing to start small Nyasha Kavizha Correspondent Most people who have a desire to venture into agribusiness bemoan the lack of capital to finance their ideas and turn …

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