Zim leads in climate resilient agric
Lonster Mutata-Herald Correspondent Zimbabwe has emerged as a continental benchmark in climate-resilient agricultural transformation after the sector nearly doubled in value over five years, despite severe weather shocks and fiscal…
Value-addition facilities now closer to farms as Govt collapses distance
Lonster Mutata-Herald Correspondent Zimbabwe’s renewed push towards agricultural industrialisation is taking firm root in rural communities, with the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority emerging as a central architect in transforming…
President Mnangagwa to commission four AI-powered silos by mid-year
Theseus Shambare PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA is expected to commission four artificial intelligence-powered grain silos with a combined holding capacity of 224 000 tonnes by mid-year, as the Government accelerates the modernisation…
Returning rains ease farmers’ anxieties
Theseus Shambare AFTER the recent mid-season dry spell, recent rains, which are expected to continue this week, have eased farmers’ anxieties amid renewed expectations of a bumper crop for the…
The complex dance of tobacco curing under incessant wet weather
Obert Chifamba-Agri-Insight WHILE other crop categories may be revelling in the current wet spell, the story is different for the tobacco farmer who is harvesting and curing his crop. To…
Local financing now dominates tobacco sector – 67 percent of funding sourced locally
Theseus Shambare LOCAL financing now accounts for 67 percent of total funding in Zimbabwe’s tobacco sector, signalling growing domestic confidence as the Government pushes to build a US$7 billion industry…
Zimbabwe validates US$ 9.4 million climate project
Edgar Vhera Specialist Writer – Agribusiness GOVERNMENT, development partners and the private sector have intensified efforts to empower smallholder farmers to become resilient against climate change through the validation of…
Experts predict robust harvest season amid good rains
Precious Manomano-Herald Reporter PRELIMINARY assessments indicate a highly promising agricultural season, with the potential for record-breaking harvests. This comes as Government is set to complete the first round of the…











