Online Reporter
- Herald
- April 22, 2025
- 267 views
ZAS Signs MOU with Government for agricultural development
The Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government, represented by the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development to promote agricultural development in the country.
- Herald
- April 22, 2025
- 267 views
Tobacco production expands into Matabeleland South
Matabeleland South has made strides in tobacco production with 122 small-scale farmers currently growing 84 hectares of Natural Cured Virginia (NCV) tobacco under contract farming.
- Herald
- April 22, 2025
- 435 views
Farmer scores highest auction price, credits feat to rocket barns
AS Zimbabwe celebrated its Independence Day on Friday last week, a beneficiary of the land reform programme under A2 was ecstatic after scoring the highest tobacco price of US$4,99 per kilogramme, thanks to the use of rocket barns.
- Herald
- April 22, 2025
- 137 views
Agriculture stakeholders convene for strategic Winter Crop Revolution Conference
A diverse cross-section of stakeholders in Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector has gathered in Bulawayo for the Winter Crop Revolution Conference, a strategic collaboration between Zimpapers and the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development.
- Herald
- April 17, 2025
- 201 views
Five nabbed for corruption at tobacco auction floors
Agriculture Reporter FIVE people were this week arrested at TSF auction floors for allegedly engaging in illegal activities undermining fair market practices and exploiting vulnerable tobacco farmers. Surveillance patrols by…
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- Herald
- April 15, 2025
- 308 views
TIMB busts illegal tobacco trading hub
Edgar Vhera Agriculture Specialist Writer THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board’s (TIMB) inspectorate department in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has raided an illegal tobacco trading hub…
- Herald
- April 15, 2025
- 147 views
Govt to control cotton pests in Checheche
THE Cotton Research Institute (CRI) is deploying teams to investigate the reported outbreak of cotton jassids in the Checheche area of Chipinge to curb the spread of the pest.
Vusumuzi Dube
- Chronicle
- April 8, 2025
- 298 views
Mangwe District tobacco farmers start harvesting
Raymond Jaravaza, Online Reporter TOBACCO farmers in Mangwe District in Matabeleland South Province, who are part of a pioneer commercial tobacco project, have started harvesting their cash crop. Now in…
- Herald
- April 4, 2025
- 493 views
Farmers earn US$133,3 m from sale of 38,8m kg of tobacco
Farmers have earned US$133,3 million from the sale of 38,8 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco, with the contract floors recording the highest delivery volumes.
- Herald
- March 28, 2025
- 383 views
Agriculture remains backbone of the economy: Minister Ndlovu
Online Reporter Agriculture remains the backbone of Zimbabwe’s economy, contributing 60 percent of raw materials to the manufacturing sector, with seed companies playing a central role in the development of…