Chinese buyers for avocado, macadamia
Lovemore Kadzura Post Reporter MACADAMIA and avocado farmers in Chipinge have received a major boost in their operations following an engagement meeting scheduled for next month with buyers from…
Beekeepers ready to take on US$1,6m project
Lovemore Kadzura Post Reporter BEEKEEPERS in Manicaland have expressed their readiness to take advantage of the US$1,6 million beekeeping project availed by Government and French Development Agency (AFD). Through…
Infrastructure boom powers national Uhuru celebrations
Patrick Chitumba, [email protected] NEMBUDZIYA Open Grounds is becoming a confluence of progress in Gokwe North. The site’s rapid development, in preparation for the 45th Independence Day celebrations and the Uhuru…
Prospects of good harvests bright – FAO report
Prospects for a good harvest are bright in southern Africa following the above-average rainfall that has been received this season, the Food and Agriculture Organisation has said.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Devastating march of African armyworm: A call to action
AS the African armyworm continues its relentless march across our fields and farms, leaving in its wake a trail of destruction and despair, it is imperative that we take…
Tobacco marketing season opens today amid bumper crop
Zvamaida Murwira and Precious Manomano This year’s tobacco’s marketing season kicks off today, with the opening ceremony slated for Tobacco Sales Floor in Harare this morning while contract sales, which will…
Tobacco farmers hopeful as marketing season starts
Precious Manomano-Herald Reporter AS the tobacco marketing season opens tomorrow, the auction floors will be a hive of activity. The Government’s commitment to making sure contractors and buyers pay within…
Macadamia exports jump 53pc
Exporters eye Chinese market Edgar Vhera Agriculture Specialist Writer MACADAMIA nuts exports have surged by a whopping 53 percent from five million kilogrammes in 2023 to eight million in 2024,…
Kutsaga enters 4th era of genetic evolution
Agriculture Specialist Writer KUTSAGA Research’s successful 75-year tobacco seed genetic evolution history has reached the high-yielding climate smart variety era (2020-2025) where harvest potential has more than quadrupled from one…
Rains trigger hope amid armyworm outbreak
Samuel Kadungure in CHIENDAMBUYA THE recent rains have brought hope for a bountiful harvest, and farmers in Manicaland, particularly in Chipinge, must be vigilant to detect and control the fall…











