Cultivating a connected future for Zim’s agric sector

Lorreta Songola Correspondent Like many others, Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector is under increasing pressure. Climate variability, unpredictable rainfall patterns, and limited access to modern infrastructure continue to challenge farmers in a…

Zim intensifies tobacco value addition

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke-Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE is making significant progress in transforming the tobacco industry, with value addition and beneficiation increasing from 2 percent in 2021 to 11 percent at the moment.…

Mutoko farmers in first export peas production

Specialist Writer – Agribusiness SMALLHOLDER farmers in Mutoko are planting mangetout and sugar snap peas for the European Union(EU) and United Kingdom (UK) markets for the first time under a…

Tobacco seedbed preps underway as Govt engages buyers

Agriculture Reporter FARMERS across the country have begun establishing tobacco seedbeds as Government steps up engagements with buyers to protect growers from arbitrary price variations. This comes as some farmers…

Regional tobacco indaba set for Zim

Martin Kadzere The International Tobacco Growers’ Association Africa Regional Meeting will convene in Harare to address mounting regulatory pressures, volatile market shifts and the long-term economic viability of African farming…

Govt accelerates local fertiliser production

Rutendo Nyeve and Theseus Shambare ZIMBABWE is accelerating plans to localise fertiliser production in response to the ongoing global supply bottlenecks triggered by geopolitical tensions, while also pushing for a…

Winter wheat planting hits 105 000ha

Theseus Mauruki Shambare Zimbabwe’s winter wheat planting has gained momentum, with more than 105 000 hectares already planted, putting the country firmly on course to surpass national consumption requirements and…

Smartphones redefine rural agric markets

Theseus Mauruki Shambare BEFORE dawn breaks over the rolling landscapes of Mhondoro-Ngezi district in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland West Province, the glow of a smartphone screen lights up Mrs Farai Majasi’s face.…

NEW: Agricultural Dealers and Manufacturers Association driving mechanisation, rural industrialisation agenda

Nyasha Simbisai Agriculture Correspondent THE 2026 edition of the Agricultural Dealers and Manufacturers Association (ADMA) Exhibition has highlighted the critical role of mechanisation, value addition and rural industrialisation in driving…

ICRISAT continue to raise consumer awareness on traditional grains

Judith Phiri, [email protected] THE International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has said it continues to raise consumer awareness on traditional grains such as sorghum and millet as highly…

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