Greenbelt looms for Silobela

Zvamaida Murwira-Senior Reporter A PROMISING greenbelt is emerging for the perennially dry Silobela District in the Midlands Province by utilising the Vungu Dam now under construction. This project is expected…

NEW: Tobacco farmers gross US$600m from auction floors

Online Reporter TOBACCO farmers have earned US$619,2 million from auction and contract sales, representing a 16,6 percent increase in value from US$530,95 million during the same period last year, latest…

Second Research and Extension Symposium on the cards

THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development is set to host the Second Edition of the Research and Extension Symposium from May 28 to 30 in Harare.

TIMB moves in to bring sanity at floors

THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has implemented some measures to preserve the integrity of the industry and create a more humane and responsive marketing environment for growers.

Mushroom farming empowers women in Mushumi

At least 58 women in Mushumi, Hurungwe District in Mashonaland West Province, have transformed their lives through mushroom production.

Food production up 290pc

ZIMBABWE’S food production has increased 290 percent to 3 292 172 tonnes of food crops, compared to 843 761 tonnes last season, latest projections show.

Sweet Potato production defies El Nino, surges 525pc

SWEET potato production surged an incredible 525 percent this year, underlining the country’s resilience in the face of last season’s El Nino drought that caused a 25 percent decline in horticultural crop yields.

Fisheries, acquaculture key to food and nutrition security

THE fisheries and aquaculture sector is crucial for food security, nutrition and livelihoods, especially in rural areas, a senior official has said.

Provide supplementary feeding for livestock: Govt urged

GOVERNMENT has been urged to provide supplementary stockfeeds and vaccines to promote livestock production and drive economic development, particularly in rural areas.

Chinese Embassy sponsored model village transforms Shamva

THE Deputy Minister for Land, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries, and Rural Development, Vangelis Haritatos, has commissioned a Chinese-sponsored model village at Zindi village in Shamva.

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