Manicaland eyes full grain silos after strong planting season
Theseus Shambare MANICALAND Province is positioning itself for a bumper harvest after exceeding planting targets across key crops, raising expectations that the newly commissioned grain silos in Mutare will receive…
The Pasta Pivot: Why Zimbabwe’s wheat demand is outpacing the bakery
Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S relationship with wheat has reached a historic turning point, with national consumption figures for 2025 reaching an estimated 614 000 to 615 000 tonnes. This surge is…
Support scheme must not create donor syndrome in farmers
Theseus Shambare in CHIPANGAYI, CHIPINGE REFUGEES at Tongogara Refugee Camp (TRC) in Chipangayi, Chipinge District, are turning aid into thriving agri-businesses, a model the Government hopes local smallholder farmers will…
Zim remains largely safe from foot-and-mouth
Nyasha Simbisai Agriculture Correspondent Zimbabwe remains largely free of foot-and-mouth disease as the recent outbreak in Mangwe, Matabeleland South, is under control measures to curb further spread of the disease.…
Regional livestock threats prompt heightened surveillance
Theseus Shambare GOVERNMENT has intensified livestock disease surveillance as regional outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and persistent rains heighten the risk of tick-borne illnesses. Under the National Development Strategy Two…
Farm value addition anchors food security, lifts communities
Walter Nyamukondiwa and Theseus Shambare recently in KADOMA The Government has underscored the central role of farms in anchoring national food security, saying large-scale producers are stabilising supplies and prices…
Topdressing fertiliser availability improves
Theseus Shambare GOVERNMENT says the availability of nitrogen-based topdressing fertiliser has improved across the country after emergency measures were activated to stabilise supplies at a critical stage of crop development,…
Crops flourish, others falter under heavy rains
Lovemore Kadzura Post Reporter FARMERS in Manicaland are facing mixed fortunes as relentless rains bring both promise and peril to the province’s crops. While incessant downpours have caused nutrient leaching…
US$10m set aside for farmers’ compensation
Theseus Shambare-Herald Correspondent MORE than 700 white former commercial farmers whose land was repossessed during the fast-track land reform programme are set to receive compensation this year, as Government intensifies…











