AGRICULTURAL extension services play an important role in agriculture.
In Zimbabwe, the agricultural extension service was initially introduced in 1927.
It started with nine agricultural demonstration workers in the Agriculture Department, an arm of the Native Department in the then Ministry of Internal Affairs.
At that time, the two departments,...
THAT Zimbabwe, like any other country, faces many challenges is an indisputable fact.
However, what really irritates those who are inclined to the development and wellbeing of the country is the fact that our enemies who connive with locals to destabilise the country in order...
EVERY nation has a cultural expression.
The culture, the dynamism of the arts and the national pride of our heritage should affirm the right of Africans to be in the global spotlight of cultural relevance.
Taking pride in our culture and heritage is a core value...
IT is fortuitous for the African continent that Culture Week and Africa Day take place during the same month.
Africa Day is celebrated since the All Africa Conference was held in Accra, Ghana, in 1958.
Then it was conceived as African Freedom Day.
This was at a...
JUST as with previous elections since the turn of the millennium when the country embarked on the Land Reform and Resettlement Programme, our usual nemeses are upping the tempo in order to tarnish the image of the country.
The tale goes like this: Latch on...
NEVER before has the whole world been on such high medical alert until the recent outbreak of COVID-19, the illusive, deadly pandemic that spread like wildfire throughout the world since November 2019, and its various attendant mutating variants.
It engulfed the world; suffocated it,...
PICTURE this; you have an opposition that is in dire straits, an opposition that is so hopelessly out-of-sorts and scared to hold internal elections and you are the ruling Party, fresh from a smooth internal elections, you are the new Youth League executive witnessing...
AGRICULTURAL extension and advisory services play a pivotal role for the development of a country’s agriculture.
They impart practical knowledge and skills to farmers and are key drivers of agricultural growth. In Zimbabwe, extension services are provided by the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) through...
ONE of the most outlandish contrasts about the illegal economic sanctions on the country is that ZCTU, the outfit which formed the party that called for the imposition of that widely discredited embargo, often claims to be in solidarity with workers who are arguably...
WHILE the potential for agricultural growth in Zimbabwe is staggering, and is seen by the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, Cimate and Rural Development as “… a key to drive pro-poor economic growth and sustainable development, poverty reduction, employment creation and food and...
SO here we are again, staring agonisingly at that dreaded path that we all detest but one which we nevertheless grudgingly embrace as nature dictates.
This is a spiteful path that has yet to be kind to all of us who are called by the...
A VIBRANT agricultural sector encompasses key facets of the agriculture sector, starting with agricultural production and productivity to ensure national food and nutrition security; agriculture, knowledge, technology and innovation systems (AKTIS); agricultural infrastructure; agro-processing and value addition; agricultural marketing and trade; agricultural finance and...
