Tobacco sales top US$14m on day seven
HARARE – At least 6.16 million kilograms of tobacco worth 13.95 million US dollars have been sold so far since the start of tobacco selling season, statistics from the industry regulator show. ivermectin dose...
TIMB sees 15% drop in tobacco volume to 220m kgs; 30% sales decentralised
Farai Mabeza
HARARE – Zimbabwe expects that 30 percent of all tobacco sales will be done outside Harare after Government gazetted a statutory instrument authorising the setting up of decentralised tobacco auction sites in the...
Zim national herd declines by 5% due to drought and disease
Farai Mabeza
The national cattle herd decreased by 4.7 % from 5 774 525 in 2018 to 5 489 364 in 2019, according to the First Round Crop and Livestock Assessment Report for the 2019/2020...
Command Agric funds all accounted for: Sakunda
Staff Writer
Funds availed for government’s Command Agriculture were accounted for and everything done was above board, Sakunda Holdings officials have declared explaining that they only received a third of the US$3 billion figure that's...
TSL says Q2 volumes to be affected by late start to tobacco marketing season
HARARE - TSL says the late start to the tobacco marketing season volumes in the second quarter of all tobacco related businesses are expected to be below prior year although this is expected to...
Tobacco farmers to get 50% of proceeds in foreign currency
Farai Mabeza
Tobacco farmers will get fifty percent of their proceeds in foreign currency, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) and the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) announced.
In a statement the two organisations said the money...
Zimbabwe sees 6% drop in 2020 milk production
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s raw milk production growth is projected to drop to six percent due to the harsh operating environment, it has emerged.
Challenges such as high cost of feed to subsidize the low hay...
Millers pleads with Parly over US$43m debt
Xolisani Ncube
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has pleaded with Parliament to assist its members settle a US$43m owed to wheat suppliers for 2017-2018 period.
In letter penned by Tafadzwa Musarara after his recent...
Women form backbone of Africa’s economy
Dr. Jennifer Blanke, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development takes stock and answers three questions about African women and agriculture and gives us results from the ground in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Sudan
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New agric plan on cards as food insecurity worsens
Farai Mabeza
ZIMBABWE is currently working on reviewing and developing the second Zimbabwe Agriculture Investment Plan (ZAIP) as it continues to struggle to fully harness its agriculture potential.
This was revealed by the Lands, Agriculture, Water,...
