We are harnessing technology to drive agric growth
KUTSAGA — a Government agricultural research hub — has made significant strides in the agriculture sector, securing 19 local and international accolades. Its revenues exceeded budget projections by 36 percent…
We’ll delink agric production from weather
Professor Obert Jiri THE past year has been one of the most challenging in Zimbabwe’s agricultural history, defined by an El Niño-induced drought that left an indelible mark on the…
Fish for the future: Zim eyes aquaculture potential
ZIMBABWE has immense potential for aquaculture development and vast opportunities exist in the sector where the country is presently producing 33 000 tonnes of fish annually against an estimated national…
WATCH: Nation achieves record-breaking Pfumvudza/Intwasa plots target, exceeds 9 million plots
Judith Phiri, Business Reporter AS planting for 2024/2025 summer cropping season intensifies, the nation has exceeded its Pfumvudza/Intwasa plots target, reaching 9.7 million plots, 107 percent of the initial goal of…
Workshop to ensure youth participation in agricultural development
The Department of Agriculture and Land in the Central Region, in collaboration with the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students branch, organized a workshop on 31 October in Asmara…
United Nation peacekeepers from South Korean help students tackle chronic food insecurity in Bor
Food insecurity is rampant across South Sudan with more than 1.6 million children now malnourished and seven million people needing food assistance from humanitarian agencies to survive. Nutritious food is…
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Rewards the Best Agricultural Innovations Carried Out by Women in the Agricultural Research Sector in West Africa
As part of the 4th edition of the Agricultural Innovation and Technology Market (MITA) held from October 21 to 25, 2024 in Lomé, Togolese Republic, organized by the West and…
Government should avail land to agricultural graduates
Isaac Waniwa, [email protected] Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Minister, Dr Anxious Masuka recently made a very interesting observation. He said Government’s transformative land reform programme ushered in 23 000…
Empowering West African Youth Through Training in Agroforestry, Live-stock, and Fisheries Innovation
The ECOWAS Commission has awarded a grant of $1,033,991 to twenty-five (25) regional cen-ters, including nine (9) focused on agricultural innovation, six (6) dedicated to agronomic re-search, and ten (10)…
Government directs WASH sector to improve service delivery, facilitate economic transformation
Nqobile Bhebhe, [email protected] GOVERNMENT has directed the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector to respond effectively to citizens’ concern on service delivery and improve livelihoods to facilitate economic transformation, especially in…











