Women define land reform success

Women define land reform success  Herald 25/3/2021   Ms Zandile Maseko shows her thriving tobacco crop. Conrad Mupesa  Mashonaland West Bureau Women involved in agriculture are defining the success story of the land reform programme, with many doing well and contributing significantly to food security for the nation. Land reform corrected colonial imbalances in the …

Zim-Malawi to collaborate in agric transformation

Zim-Malawi to collaborate in agric transformation  Herald 25/3/2021   Malawian Agriculture Minister Lobin Clarke Lowe and his delegation tour the Seed Co Rattray Arnold Research Station in Goromonzi yesterday. Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter  Zimbabwe and Malawi have started sharing critical information of transformative agriculture to ensure national food self-sufficiency. Both countries are transforming agriculture with …

Fresh milk shortage hits major retail stores

Fresh milk shortage hits major retail stores Chronicle 25/3/2021   Mr Denford Mutashu Judge Jarachara, Chronicle Reporter MAJOR supermarkets in Bulawayo have run out of fresh milk and by yesterday only a few retail outlets had imported milk from South Africa on the shelves. For weeks now, only imported milk was on the shelves of …

Mazowe Dam will take at least 2 good rainy seasons to fill up – Zinwa

Mazowe Dam will take at least 2 good rainy seasons to fill up – Zinwa  1  March 24, 2021 12:06 PM Source: JUST IN: Mazowe Dam will take at least 2 good rainy seasons to fill up – Zinwa | Herald (Top Stories) mazowe dam Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor The Zimbabwe National Water Authority …

Tobacco’s big money headlines cloud farmers’ struggles: ZTA

Tobacco’s big money headlines cloud farmers’ struggles: ZTA – NewsDay Zimbabwe 24/3/2021 ZIMBABWE boasts big earnings from tobacco each year, but these figures hide the true picture — growers are sinking in debt, the industry is not attracting new farmers and the country is not earning as much as it should. Last year, Zimbabwe earned …

1,9m hectares under maize

1,9m hectares under maize Herald 24/3/2021   Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa addresses a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday. Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter  A total of 1,9 million hectares of maize was planted by farmers during the 2020/21 summer cropping season registering an increase of 24 percent from the 1,5 million hectares …

Record maize harvest since Land Reform Programme expected

Record maize harvest since Land Reform Programme expected Herald 24/3/2021   President Mnangagwa Farirai Machivenyika and Elita Chikwati Zimbabwe is set for a record maize harvest since the Land Reform Programme, with 2,8 million tonnes expected to be delivered to the Grain Marketing Board, in a development that is expected to drive economic growth, President Mnangagwa …

CBZ avails inputs for 70 000 hectares under winter wheat

CBZ avails inputs for 70 000 hectares under winter wheat Chronicle 24/3/2021   Freedom Mupanedemo, Midlands Bureau THE Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) has availed inputs to cover more than 70 000 hectares against a national target of 85 000 hectares of winter wheat. Speaking on Monday after a tour of Wanu Farm on the …