Cereal output slips below estimate but secures modest surplus

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Zimbabwe’s 2024/25 post-harvest data show that the country’s cereal output slipped below earlier expectations, but remained strong enough to ensure a modest grain surplus through mid-2026, according to…

Presidential Input Support Programme boon for farmers, Zimbabwe’s Strategic Grain Reserves

Precious Manomano Herald Reporter FARMERS participating in the Presidential Input Support Programme (PIP) are actively contributing to Zimbabwe’s Strategic Grain Reserves (SGR), with significant quantities of maize and traditional grains…

Regional dialogue maps climate-resilient future

Mkhululi Chimoio in JOHANNESBURG THE SADC Farmers Regional Dialogue held last week brought together farmer associations, policymakers, civil society, and development partners to discuss one of the most pressing issues…

Turn farming into big business, graduates urged

Peter Matika-Bulawayo Bureau LANDS, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Minister Dr Anxious Masuka has challenged agricultural graduates to view farming not merely as a livelihood, but as a serious…

Presidential inputs scheme in full swing

AGRICULTURAL inputs have already been delivered to six of the country’s eight rural provinces, raising expectations that farmers will be adequately prepared for the 2025/2026 summer cropping season.

Livestock to grow by 2,5 percent

Lovemore Kadzura Post Reporter THE livestock sector in Manicaland is projected to experience a 2,5 percent growth in the 2025/26 season, driven by the Presidential Livestock Schemes, adequate feed and…

Student champions sustainable fish farming

ON a bright October morning, the air at Chibero Agricultural College buzzed with excitement. Graduates donned their caps and gowns, ready to step into a world waiting for their contributions.

Govt mobilises 16 000 tractors

Rutendo Nyeve-Victoria Falls Reporter ZIMBABWE is priming itself for a potentially record-breaking harvest as the Government mobilises 16 000 tractors to accelerate land preparation ahead of the summer cropping season.…

Women’s League hands over 10 000 road runner chicks to Manicaland

Lovemore Kadzura-Mutare Bureau THE Zanu PF Women’s League has boosted the economic prospects of women in Manicaland Province by distributing 10 000 road runner chicks. The initiative was led by…

Ukulinywa kwemiqwente okuletha inzuzo

Ethel Ncube INGCITSHI kwezokulima sezixwayise abalimi abafisa ukulima imiqwente ngendlela abangazilandela ukuze bethole isivuno esilohlonzi. UNkosazana Treggy Mpofu ongu-Agricultural Extension Officer edolobheni lakoBulawayo ukhuthaze abalimi abafuna ukulima imiqwente ngendlela abangazilandela…

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