Parliament ratifies Opec Fund loan to Zimbabwe of US$15 million
The minister made the remarks while raising a motion on the ratification of the loan agreement between Zimbabwe and OFID.
By Harriet Chikandiwa
Mar. 9, 2023
US$5,5m boost for mushroom farmers
Over the years, mushroom farming has emerged as one of the nation’s fastest-growing home-based agro-business ventures.
By Lorraine Muromo
Mar. 7, 2023
Feature: Zim farm labourers bemoan harsh working conditions
This left mostly white commercial farmers in full control of the majority of the country’s prime farmland, but there was no change of fortunes for farm labourers.
By Aljazeera
Feb. 22, 2023
Feature: UN eyes revival of millets as global grain uncertainty grows
Millets, including sorghum, now take up over two hectares of her land — a patch where maize was once the crop of choice.
By VOA
Feb. 14, 2023
Arda scales up wheat production
Cumulatively, Mhiko added, Arda sowed cereals, fibre and oilseed crops under 25 389 ha from which a projected yield target of 127 000 metric tonnes of grain is expected.
By Tinashe Kairiza
Feb. 10, 2023
Zim Cotton lint output drops by 38%
Zimbabwe cotton lint production dropped by 38% to 22 978 tonnes during the 2021/22 marketing season as a result of a severe drought.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Feb. 10, 2023
Spinners suffocate as 90% lint leaves Zim
These figures contravene government policy requiring 70% of domestic lint to be shipped to international destinations.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Feb. 3, 2023
Cotton output declines
In the 2021/22 season, farmers produced 57 000 tonnes of the crop as compared to 137 762 tonnes produced during the 2020/21 marketing season, a 59% drop.
By Freeman Makopa and Mthandazo Nyoni
Jan. 24, 2023
Climate change stoking veld fires
Jolted by the accident, the government announced a raft of measures to strongly and effectively reduce the risk of veld fires.
By Sydney Kawadza and Elma Zhoya
Jan. 20, 2023
