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...
Agriculture Reporter
GROUNDNUTS are a popular local crop grown by many smallholder farmers and are second after maize in terms of area coverage.
Groundnuts are an important source of food, nutrition as well as income.
As the 2021/2022 summer cropping season starts, farmers must grow groundnuts.
Groundnuts usually...
AS farmers get ready for the 2021/2022 summer cropping season, it is imperative to note that farming is a rewarding venture if the appropriate crop is planted in the right regions at the right time with the right inputs.
One crop for farmers to consider...
A GROWING number of local farmers are venturing into tilapia fish farming, a venture that has proved very lucrative.
The demand for fish is increasing as consumers now want to try different types of meat apart from the usual chicken, beef or pork.
Tilapia fish, commonly...
By Elton Ziki
DEVELOPMENT of communal cattle production can be a sustainable way to improve the livelihoods of the rural population in Zimbabwe once communal cattle production systems in the communal areas are embraced for a prosperous and upper-middle income economy by 2030.
The different types...
GOVERNMENT has been on a drive to boost crop production through supporting farmers with inputs, farm implements and funds.
Crops, such as maize, cotton and small grains, have been targeted under programmes, such as Pfumvudza/Intwasa.
These programmes have resulted in the country producing adequate stocks of...
