adminMillers barred from buying maize directly from farmers
Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Millers have been barred from buying maize directly from farmers this season and will now procure it from the Grain Marketing Board, while Government has suspended…
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Competition in fresh food markets
Charles Dhewa — A few years ago, it appeared supermarkets were the only place where consumers would find fresh fruits and vegetables in African cities.
Farmer in hot soup
From George Maponga in Masvingo GOVERNMENT has ordered the killing of more than 20 cattle infected with foot and mouth in Masvingo that were clandestinely transported by a livestock farmer…
Masvingo secures 2 000ha for Command Agriculture
From George Maponga in Masvingo Over 2 000 hectares of land have been secured from individual farmers and irrigation schemes in Masvingo for maize farming during the 2016/17 agricultural season…
Early rains threaten late wheat
Elita chikwati Agriculture Reporter Late planted wheat is under threat from early rains and farmers have been urged to speed up harvesting to avoid losses. Some farmers with an early crop have…
Reconsider GM ban, say experts
Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Agriculture experts have urged Government to remove the ban on genetically-modified stockfeeds and allow confined field trials of GM cotton and other crops to boost production and…
Teenage whizz-kid makes UZ history
Paidamoyo Chipunza Senior Reporter— History was made since the founding of the University of Zimbabwe in 1953 when 18-year-old academically-gifted Maud Chifamba graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy Honours yesterday.
Kudos for Zim’s Agric Revolution
Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi Bureau— Government of Zimbabwe’s Command Agriculture is a unique national food security intervention that puts the country in the lead in implementing Sadc and African Union programmes,…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: I-PRSP: Positive growth rate possible
GOVERNMENT has demonstrated boldness and strong belief in its policy direction after indicating in its draft interim poverty reduction strategy paper (I-PRSP) that it has targeted an ambitious economic growth…
$500m maize scheme on cards
Felex Share Senior Reporter Government is working on a $500 million command agricultural programme to ensure maize self-sufficiency starting from the next summer cropping season.