POULTRY production is one of the key livestock production sub-sectors small scale and commercial farmers have taken up over the years.
The increase in players in the poultry production sector has shown that it is more than just about broilers, layers, and road-runners.
Of course, these...
THE 2022/2023 summer cropping season beckons and farmers are optimistic.
Another profitable agricultural venture to consider this season is sweet potato farming.
Sweet potatoes are a delicacy preferred for their nutritional value and relatively low production cost.
Several value-added products can be made from sweet...
AS the summer cropping season beckons, one nutritious crop local farmers can consider producing is green beans, also known as fine beans or bush beans.
Green beans can be grown at any time of the year and it takes almost two to two-and-a-half months for...
RABBIT farming is fast becoming one of the most profitable small stock ventures for local farmers as the demand for rabbit meat is increasing on the local market.
Of late, locals are trying different types of meat which is not chicken, beef or pork.
Locals...
THE Agriculture Ministry has indicated that sheep production is on a steady rise with the herd growing from 600 000 last year to 700 000 in 2022.
According to the Ministry, given the increase in the herd, sheep producers are on the right track in...
WITH most summer crops ripe, harvesting is underway, with emphasis on the storage of the harvested crop considered key in ensuring farmers get good returns.
Experts contend that harvesting between March and June helps prevent grain loss to birds.
Most commercial farmers only store harvested maize...
THE economic development mantra adopted by the Second Republic, of ‘building the nation brick-by-brick’, has resulted in a positive ripple effect as locals in various economic sectors have been challenged to play their part in rebuilding the economy.
Players in the agricultural sector, the bedrock...
IN December last year, Government announced the pre-planting producer prices for summer crops, with the
ZWL$150 686,20 per tonne price set for sunflower attracting growers to consider producing it.
In the past seasons, sunflower has not been a crop of choice for commercial production for most...
OVER the years, fish production at Lake Kariba and the Zambezi River has been on the decline.
This caused by the lake’s ecosystem which is sensitive to volatile environmental conditions, such as droughts.
Lack of an effective management system has directly affected the livelihoods of small...
THE EU-funded Value Chain Alliance for Livestock Upgrading and Empowerment (VALUE) project officially opened the Rushinga Goat Improvement Centre (GIC) which is set to be a primary business hub for small and medium goat producers.
The centre, which was completed in December 2020, is expected...
THE 2021/2022 summer cropping season has begun and efforts continue to be made on the state and future of the country’s exports with emphasis being put on agricultural produce
The country has the potential to grow and export an array of produce sought-after in major...
PRESIDENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA recently commissioned the Mapfura/Marula Value-Addition Project in Rutenga, Masvingo Province, set to value-add to local resources.
The plant is a National Biotechnology Authority project and is in line with Government’s Devolution Programme which seeks to promote development through the use of locally...
