Calls for urgent shift to value addition in agriculture

Tendai Gukutikwa Post Reporter LANDS, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Deputy Minister, Honourable Vangelis Peter Haritatos, has urged Zimbabweans to stop exporting raw produce and focus on value addition…

Committee to safeguard animal welfare launched

Zimbabwe has established the National Animal Research Ethics Committee to ensure that animal-based studies adhere to strict ethical standards.

Invest in local farmers-millers, producers urged

Theseus Shambare Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT and industry leaders have called for increased investment in local farmers, millers and processors as Zimbabwe strengthens efforts to substitute food imports with home-grown production.…

Wheat harvesting begins on a high note

Theseus Shambare Herald Reporter FARMERS have kicked off the 2025 winter wheat harvest, recording strong yields ranging from 6 to 7,8 tonnes per hectare, signaling prospects of a very good…

Zimbabwe sets ambitious target of 3.2 million tonnes of cereal to boost food security and agricultural productivity

Precious Manomano Herald Reporter In an effort to strengthen food security and increase agricultural productivity, the Government has set an ambitious target to produce 3,2 million tonnes of cereal this…

Women’s Bank partners Govt in agric mechanisation programme

Edgar Vhera Specialist Writer — Agribusiness THE Zimbabwe Women’s Microfinance Bank (ZWMB) has partnered with the Government in facilitating access and disbursement of tractors under the Belarus scheme to advance…

Grain Marketing Board settles wheat payment arrears from 2024 season

Edgar Vhera THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has cleared all the United States dollar (US$) and local currency (ZiG) arrears from the 2024 wheat intake as it sets its sights…

‘Good agric season ahead’

MOST countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region are expected to receive normal to above-normal rainfall from October 2025 to March 2026.

Contract farming a win-win model for farmers, industry

Word From The Market Tina Nleya AGRICULTURE remains the backbone of Zimbabwe’s economy, not only as a source of food, but also as a critical driver of industrial development, employment…

Wheat value-addition key to more incomes

WHEAT farmers must now move beyond merely producing grain and prioritise value addition, including on-farm flour mills, bakeries and community processing units to boost investment, create jobs and strengthen local economies.

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