Government, UNDP hold market dialogues to boost smallholder farmer linkages

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] GOVERNMENT, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has rolled out market dialogue meetings which seek to catalyse direct and practical linkages between smallholder producers…

Umtshazo awukadluli balimi

Ethel Ncube ABABONA ngezilimo ze-horticulture bakhuthaza abalimi ukuba baqhubeke bevikela izilimo zabo emqandweni ngoba isikhathi somqando asikapheli. UMnumzana Simba Shumba ongu-specialist ku- horticulture uxwayise abalimi ukuthi bavikele izilimo zabo zingatshazwa,…

Kuqakathekile ukugcina ama-DNA ezifuyo

Ethel Ncube INGCITSHI kwezokufuya inkomo seziveze ukuthi kuqakathekile ukugcina ama-DNA enkomo zonke ezisesibayeni ngoba lokhu kuyanceda nxa usuzithengisa. UMnumzana Obert Chinamo oyi-Pedigree breeder uthe umlimi ofuye inkomo kubalulekile ukuthi abe…

Ayavuma ama-carrots ngesikhathi somqando

Ethel Ncube AMA-CARROTS yisilimo esingahluphiyo esilinywa umnyaka uze uphele kukanti-ke langesikhathi somqando ayalimeka. UNkosazana Sazini Ndlovu onguAgritex Officer uveze ukuba abalimi bangalima ama-carrots ngoba kawahluphi njalo elizweni ayafunakala kakhulu, imakethe…

Government vows to eradicate cotton side marketing

Nqobile Bhebhe-Zimpapers Business Hub LANDS, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Minister Dr Anxious Masuka has reiterated the Government’s unwavering commitment to rooting out the scourge of cotton side marketing,…

Zimbabwe projected to record grain surplus of 812 000 metric tonnes

Harmony Agere THE country is on course to record a significant grain surplus of approximately 812 000 metric tonnes this year, a development credited to the transformational agricultural programmes implemented…

Smallholder farmers dominate potato market

SMALLHOLDER farmers are rapidly gaining dominance in the potato market, contributing a substantial share of the overall produce at Mbare Musika.

Valley Seeds ready for farming season

Martin Kadzere Valley Seeds, a premier seed house, says it is fully prepared for the 2025-2026 farming season with 60 percent of its requirements  for the Presidential Input Programme having…

Govt introduces livestock tracking device

Edgar Vhera GOVERNMENT has introduced a KoBoCollect Stock card to easily track livestock data, access real-time insights and improve accuracy. The KoBoCollect Stock card embeds a physical card and a…

Maize records 6,2pc price decline on ZMX

MAIZE prices on the Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX), the national commodity exchange, recorded a 6,2 percent decline to settle at US$333,40 per tonne during the week to June 20, 2025.

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