Category: Agriculture

Tobacco auction floors face collapse…sector trails contracting firms by US$422,5 million  0  July 6, 2021 11:52 AM Source: Tobacco auction floors face collapse…sector trails contracting firms by US$422,5 million | Newsday (Business) BY FIDELITY MHLANGA FEARS of a potential collapse of Zimbabwe’s tobacco auction system mounted last week, with official data indicating that auction floors were trailing …

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Zimbabwe’s Backyard Gardens Flourish During Pandemic  0  July 6, 2021 12:50 PM During the COVID-19 lockdowns, many city residents in Mutare, Zimbabwe looked to backyard gardening to boost their incomes and food security. Source: Zimbabwe’s Backyard Gardens Flourish During Pandemic – Food Tank For several months last year, Zimbabwe was under strict nationwide lockdown measures to curb the spread of …

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‘We’ll end hunger, poverty’  Herald 2/7/2021   President Mnangagwa Political Editor  Zimbabwe stands ready to play its part to end hunger and poverty, through collaborative efforts with other nations as well as supporting the critical agricultural sector, President Mnangagwa said. Addressing a virtual United Pre-Food Systems Summit Dialogue that was hosted by Malawi President Lazarus …

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Mushandike feasibility study almost ready  Herald 1/7/2021   George Maponga in Masvingo A feasibility study to expand Mushandike irrigation scheme to 2 000 hectares using water from Muzhwi Dam is on the verge of completion. The irrigation schemes services villages from Chivi and southern parts of Masvingo districts. The expanded scheme will straddle parts of …

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Quelea birds threaten winter wheat crop  Herald 1/7/2021   quelea birds Sifelani Tsiko Agric & innovations Editor Quelea flocks have appeared in Matabeleland North and are hitting sorghum and peal millet fields, warns the Plant Quarantine and Plant Protection Research Services Institute.  Shingirai Nyamutukwa, head of the institute, said yesterday that his organisation and the …

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Beitbridge rolls out stockfeed formulation initiative  Chronicle 1/7/2021   Beitbridge farmers being taught how to make stock feeds by a team from the Progress Consortium. Picture also shows part of the equipment sourced through the partnership. Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau GOVERNMENT and its partners have embarked on a joint stockfeed production project targeting Beitbridge farmers …

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Police deploy officers to enforce lockdown  Chronicle 1/7/2021   Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter POLICE have deployed officers to enforce Level Four national lockdown including dusk to dawn curfew and the ban on inter-city travel. President Mnangagwa on Tuesday imposed a 6:30PM to 6AM national lockdown following a surge in Covid-19 cases …

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SeedCo International posts bumper profits    Chronicle 1/7/2021 Oliver Kazunga , Senior Business Reporter SEEDCO International Limited (SCIL) has recorded a 26,2 percent spike in revenue to US$88,5 million in the year ended March 2021 compared to US$70,1 million achieved in the prior year. During the period under review, the leading seed producer recorded a …

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GMB sees 306pc increase in maize deliveries  Chronicle 1/7/2021   Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter MAIZE deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) have increased by 306 percent to 296 443 tonnes compared to the same period last year. Since the opening of the marketing season on April 1, traditional grain and soya bean deliveries …

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Flower growers hold up Zimbabwe’s falling economy – NewsDay Zimbabwe 30/6/2021 On the outskirts of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, Tilda Mahuni, a school dropout, forged an unlikely rags-to-riches story by growing flowers on a piece of land. Looking back on the eve of the World Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, which is being observed on …

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