Wheat farmers harvest over 10,000 tonnes as Zimbabwe projects surplus for 2025 season

Theseus Shambare WHEAT farmers have harvested over 10 000 tonnes since the start of the 2025 winter wheat season, as harvesting gathers momentum across the country. This year, 122 566…

Agric sector thrives under NDS1

ZIMBABWE’S agriculture sector has recorded remarkable progress under the National Development Strategy 1, turning the country into a food-secure nation and laying the foundation for long-term growth.

WILL ZIM BECOME THE BLUEBERRIES CAPITAL OF AFRICA?

ZIMBABWE is Africa’s biggest producer of tobacco but some farmers believe the country’s long-term future could lie in a very different crop – BLUEBERRIES. Thanks to a breakthrough in trade…

Strategic policies key can increase flower production

Edgar Vhera, Zimpapers Business Hub ZIMBABWE has the potential to drive flower production and boost export earnings if certain strategic policy interventions are taken, the Horticultural Development Council (HDC) has…

Tuli-Makwe Irrigation Scheme in record-breaking winter wheat season

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Matabeleland South Bureau TULI-MAKWE Irrigation Scheme in Gwanda District, has recorded a highly successful winter wheat season, planting 72 hectares of wheat with an expected yield of five…

Ray of hope as Bulilima rural gets tarred road

Mthabisi Tshuma recently in Dombodema FOR as long as he can remember, Mr Innocent Ndlovu (43) of Village 28 in Dombolefu Ward, Bulilima District, associated tarred roads with faraway places.…

New measures to curb corruption in agric inputs distribution

THE Government intends to introduce biometric verification through a card linked to farmers’ bank accounts, personal identities and facial recognition to eliminate corruption in the distribution of agricultural inputs.

Golden tide rises as wheat yields poised to hit another record high

FARMERS have begun harvesting wheat across the country.

Harnessing youth potential for sustainable agriculture

AGRICULTURE remains the backbone of Zimbabwe’s economy, sustaining over 60 percent of the population and contributing significantly to national food security and economic growth.

Potato production set to exceed 700 000t

Patience Maturure, Agriculture Reporter AT least 700 000 tonnes of potatoes are expected to be harvested this season, surpassing the national requirement of 500 000 tonnes and yielding a surplus…

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