Category: Newspaper Articles

Sebasa farmers dream big after irrigation scheme rehabilitation  Chroncle 24/6/2021   Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter FARMERS at Sebasa Irrigation in Gwanda anticipate a boost in production following the rehabilitation of their 65 hectare irrigation scheme which had been lying idle for several years. The scheme was rehabilitated under the Small Holder Irrigation Revitilisation Programme (SIRP) …

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Winter wheat hectarage up 53%  Chronicle 24/6/2021   Business Reporter A TOTAL of 61 801 hectares have so far been planted under winter wheat, reflecting a 53 percent increase on the area planted during the same period last year. Zimbabwe is driving at attaining self-sufficiency in wheat production, which is critical in taming the import …

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Tobacco sales boost Zim liquidity Chronicle 24/6/2021   tobacco Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter TOBACCO sales continue to boost foreign currency earnings for the economy with the country earning more than US$436 million from 159 million kilogrammes sold since the beginning of the selling season in April this year. The golden leaf is one of …

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AFC raises $100m for agriculture Chronicle 24/6/2021   Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) has raised $100 million required by the Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) to support increased agriculture productivity through agro-bills. Recently, AMA announced that it had received all regulatory approvals to raise funding through agro-bills to support increased agricultural …

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Govt acquires equipment to speed up maize harvest  Chronicle 24/6/2021   Mr John Mlilo and wife Janet show off their harvest at their homestead in Umguza District yesterday Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has intervened to accelerate the ongoing harvesting of maize by securing more crop harvesting equipment to speed up the delivery of grain …

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BUSINESS MAVERICK: Zimbabwe forecast to reap biggest maize crop in almost four decades, but yields remain ‘dismal’ Ed Stoddard5-6 minutes 6/21/2021 A man holds maize grains in his hands in Harare, Zimbabwe. (Photo: EPA-EFE / AARON UFUMELI) Zimbabwe is set to reap its biggest maize harvest since the 1984/85 season. That’s because more land has been …

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GMB loses US$1,4m in maize import deal – NewsDay Zimbabwe 23/6/2021 BY FREEMAN MAKOPA THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) lost US$1,4 million in a botched maize import deal after it contracted a local company to import 10 000 metric tonnes of maize. This was revealed by Auditor-General Mildred Chiri  in her 2019 audit report of …

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Seed Co unveils new vegetable seed varieties Herald 23/6/2021   Seed Co chief executive officer Mr Morgan Nzwere (left) and agronomist Mr Francis Mapindani showcase a new cucumber variety at their head office recently Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter Seed Co Limited has introduced new vegetable seed varieties in line with the group’s vision of providing …

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Lockdown widened to 12 more hotspots  Herald 23/6/2021   Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Reporter THE Government has placed 12 more Covid-19 hotspot areas across three more provinces, under localised lockdown following a spike in cases over the last two weeks as efforts to procure two million more vaccines to reach the affected areas are underway. The …

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