Online Reporter
- SundayMail
- June 15, 2025
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Steering the future: A trucker’s journey into agric
FOR years, Mr Kennedy Shonhiwa navigated the highways of Zimbabwe as a professional heavy-duty truck driver for the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa).
- Herald
- June 13, 2025
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Govt, 6 banks ink farmer mortgage pact
Precious Manomano-Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT has signed an agreement with six banks to offer mortgage facilities to help farmers acquire title deeds, unlock better financial opportunities and improve agricultural development, a…
- Herald
- June 13, 2025
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GMB to open 1 800 receiving depots
Farirai Machivenyika-Senior Reporter THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) will establish up to 1 800 grain receiving depots across the country to enable farmers to sell their produce following a bumper…
- Herald
- June 12, 2025
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‘Govt prioritises value addition’
GOVERNMENT is prioritising value addition as a crucial strategy to enhance earnings and achieve goals outlined in Vision 2030.
- Herald
- June 12, 2025
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Zim launches US$66,5m Horticulture Enterprise Enhancement Project
Edgar Vhera-Specialist Writer – Agribusiness Government has officially launched the eight-year US$66,5 million Horticulture Enterprise Enhancement Project (HEEP) to directly benefit 71 000 smallholder farmer households and indirectly 50 000…
- Herald
- June 12, 2025
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Irrigation revolution: Smallholder farmers get a lifeline
Precious Manomano-Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT has established 460 smallholder irrigation schemes across 26 173 hectares, positively impacting 35 585 households countrywide. This is aimed at boosting farmers’ incomes while promoting efficient…
- Herald
- June 10, 2025
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Fall armyworm: Govt amends Seed Act
Edgar Vhera Specialist Writer – Agribusiness GOVERNMENT has amended the Seed Act to address devastating effects of the fall armyworm on crop production. This follows the fall armyworm outbreak which…
- SundayMail
- June 8, 2025
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Agriculture sector in remarkable rebound
REVENUES generated from tobacco sales so far this season are expected to hit the US$1 billion milestone this week, as the industry is now on the cusp of achieving the 300-million kilogramme target, highlighting a remarkable rebound from the slump recorded during the El Niño-plagued 2023/2024 season.
- SundayMail
- June 8, 2025
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Zim eyes bumper potato harvest
ZIMBABWE has an ambitious target of harvesting 236 250 tonnes of potatoes in the current production cycle as part of a broader effort to enhance food security and reduce reliance on imports.
- Herald
- June 6, 2025
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Zim celebrates 2025 World Milk Day
ZIMBABWE will today join the rest of the world in celebrating the belated World Milk Day as the country moves to attain milk self-sufficiency from local production by year end.