Arda ups exports, value addition to drive economic growth
Business Repoter THE Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) is intensifying its focus on exports and value addition as it works towards achieving its dual mandate of ensuring national food…
Noise around Expropriation Act is exaggerated: Economist
THE concerns surrounding the recently signed Expropriation Act have been overstated, says Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz). He made these remarks during…
Japan to tap emergency rice supplies as prices surge 82pc
JAPAN will sell 210 000 tonnes of rice from its emergency stockpiles as households are paying record prices for the grain. The average retail price for 5 kilogrammes of rice…
A look into 2024 Toyota HiLux SR5
THE Toyota HiLux ute is a cornerstone of what makes Toyota very popular: reliable, predictable, capable and, well, just that tiny bit boring. And yet, here is the Toyota HiLux…
Data drives decision-making in agric
Word From The Market-Tina Nleya IN agriculture, information is as valuable as the crops we grow and the livestock we rear. Data drives decision-making, helps forecast production trends and ensures…
Grow through goals, not givens
Hunt For Greatness-Milton Kamwendo Greatness and growth are not automatic. They are not knee-jerk activities. They do not happen by default. They are not a result of merely showing up.…
The future of African business in the age of AI
AS Africa strides into the digital age, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced machinery into business operations is becoming increasingly pivotal. Across the continent, companies are exploring how…
Tobacco marketing season starts
Samuel KadungureNews EditorAS the 2025 tobacco marketing season is set to commence on March 5, a sense of anticipation, mixed with apprehension pervades the golden leaf farming community.Growers have been…
Wattle Company losesUS$2,8m timber to fires
Lovemore KadzuraPost ReporterWATTLE Company suffered devastating losses last year when massive veld fires ravaged 1 500 hectares of its plantations, resulting in a staggering US$2,8 million worth of damage.The 2024…
Dowa Dewedzo dairy rises from the ashes
Lovemore KadzuraPost ReporterDAIRY farmers in Makoni West, who had abandoned the trade, have been given a new lease of life following the reopening of a milk processing centre that was…











