Agric Biz News

25/07/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/rabbit-firm-mulls-two-plants/

RAYMEG Holdings Limited, a member of the Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association (Zicorba), plans to set up rabbit pellet-making and rabbit skin process

15/07/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/farmers-push-for-us-model/

MAIZE and soyabeans farmers yesterday ratcheted pressure on government to switch to a United States-dollar payment model, and backed a new policy classifying th

13/07/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/passionate-farmer-slibaziso-mauto/

As we continue with the feed nation series this we caught up with a young female farmer who is an all-rounder she is very passionate about farming and her story

13/07/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/veterinary-officers-speak-on-death-of-cattle-in-zvimba/

Veterinary officers have told Pindula News that the Theileriosis, or January Disease, a tick-borne infection has claimed dozens of cattle in Zvimba, Mashon

01/07/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/beitbridge-stockfeed-programme-to-alleviate-shortage/

The Government and development partners are jointly rolling out a livestock feed formulation programme for Beitbridge farmers in a move to alleviate perennial f

18/06/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/rabbit-breeders-in-new-deal/

THE Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association (Zicorba) has signed a deal with top South African veterinary technologists to offer artificial insemination on rabbits. France and South Africa are among the few countries in the world that practise artificial insemination on rabbits. Zicorba pres...

15/06/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/chinese-boom-presents-beef-export-opportunities/

Post-independence, Zimbabwe’s beef export industry was thriving up until the end of the millennium. Beyond the well-documented production and marketing challenges that confront the industry, there is a glimmer of hope for exporting beef soon if all stakeholders across the beef value chain make a c...

09/06/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/govt-unveils-2021-2030-leather-sector-strategy/

Players in cattle ranching and leather tanning are set to boost their businesses after Cabinet approved the new Zimbabwe

03/06/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/is-there-really-a-difference-between-farming-and-agriculture/

03/06/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/to***co-injects-us325m-into-economy/

TO***CO sales had injected US$325 million into the economy on the 35th day of this marketing season, To***co Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) data showed yesterday. The sector had generated US$210,6 million during the same time last year, a period when markets were thrown off balance after govern...

31/05/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/rich-pickings-for-farmers/

FARMERS delivering their harvest from last season’s bumper summer crop are reaping rich pickings at the markets, with grain and to***co growers having already pocketed nearly $30 billion in earnings over the first eight weeks of the marketing season. Latest data obtained from the Grain Marketing B...

21/05/2021

Lint, or processed cotton is one of Zimbabwe’s major agricultural export commodity. The bulk of the fibre is sold on global markets, but Zimbabwe is a price taker because it cannot compete with huge volumes produced by countries such as China, the US, Australia, India among others. When stakeholders in the cotton industry talk of lint prices, they usually refer to Cotlook A index or to the latest prices quoted for the nearby futures contract on International Exchange (ICE) futures (Memphis) U S in New York. ...

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/what-you-need-to-know-about-lint-trading/

Lint, or processed cotton is one of Zimbabwe’s major agricultural export commodity.  The bulk of the fibre is sold on global markets, but Zimbabwe is a price taker because it cannot compete with huge volumes produced by countries such as China, the US, Australia, India among others. When stakehol...

21/05/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/introduction-to-garlic/

Garlic is one of the oldest known food flavouring and seasoning plant that managed to infuse itself into culinary tradition of many civilizations across the world. By offering its unique nutritional value and wide array of medicinal benefits this plant was quickly identified as one of the most preci...

21/05/2021

Garlic is one of the oldest known food flavouring and seasoning plant that managed to infuse itself into culinary tradition of many civilizations across the world. By offering its unique nutritional value and wide array of medicinal benefits this plant was quickly identified as one of the most precious gifts of our nature, which was expanded with selective breeding into wide array of popular garlic types that are currently used all over the world....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/introduction-to-garlic/

Garlic is one of the oldest known food flavouring and seasoning plant that managed to infuse itself into culinary tradition of many civilizations across the world. By offering its unique nutritional value and wide array of medicinal benefits this plant was quickly identified as one of the most preci...

18/05/2021

Local seed producer SeedCo has developed and licensed two rice varieties SCOP02 and SCOP04, which are adaptive to the local climatic conditions and rainfall patterns, as it seeks to ramp up rice production in the country. The country presently imports over 95 percent of its rice despite having ample production capacity underpinned by growing domestic demand for the crop. The progress has been hailed as a land mark which will save the country millions of dollars in the commodity importation from countries like Thailand and China....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/new-rice-varieties-developed/

Local seed producer SeedCo has developed and licensed two rice varieties SCOP02 and SCOP04, which are adaptive to the local climatic conditions and rainfall patterns, as it seeks to ramp up rice production in the country. The country presently imports over 95 percent of its rice despite having ample...

18/05/2021

THE ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement says it has formalized the prioritization of youth in the allocation of land in accordance with a directive given by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. In a letter in response to the governing ZANU PF acting secretary for Youth Affairs Tendai Chirau,Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka, said his ministry had done urged youths to approach their provincial and district office to enquire about available land....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/agric-ministry-implements-prioritization-of-youth-in-land-allocation/

THE ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement says it has formalized the prioritization of youth in the allocation of land in accordance with a directive given by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. In a letter in response to the governing ZANU PF acting secretary for Youth A...

17/05/2021

RULINDO, Rwanda. — Since Marie Chantal Akingeneye lost her only cow to an unknown illness, she has no source for manure for her fruits and vegetables — but she hopes a new phone App could help. After attending a training by the United Nations, which developed the technology, she thinks the App will help to keep her goats and pigs healthy and modernise her farm for her six-year-old son to take over....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/africa-bets-on-technology-to-lure-youth-to-farming/

RULINDO, Rwanda. — Since Marie Chantal Akingeneye lost her only cow to an unknown illness, she has no source for manure for her fruits and vegetables — but she hopes a new phone App could help. After attending a training by the United Nations, which developed the technology, she thinks the App w...

17/05/2021

Preparations for the next to***co farming season have already started, with a local to***co company availed a multi-million United States dollar input scheme for over 15 thousand farmers. With the bulk of small-scale farmers coming of age and producing high quality to***co which is fetching lucrative prices this season, to***co contractors are already looking ahead as they seek to contract more farmers next season....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/inputs-boost-for-to***co-farmers/

Preparations for the next to***co farming season have already started, with a local to***co company availed a multi-million United States dollar input scheme for over 15 thousand farmers. With the bulk of small-scale farmers coming of age and producing high quality to***co which is fetching lucrativ...

14/05/2021

THE to***co selling season has raked in more than US$200 million in 25 days with the average price going up by 17 percent compared to last season.Latest statistics by the To***co Industry and Marketing Board, TIMB, show that to***co sales have racked in US$220 million in 25 days compared US$132 million earned the same period last year.With the average price of the leaf recording a 17 percent jump, farmers are smiling all the way to the bank....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/to***co-average-price-rise-up-by-17/

THE to***co selling season has raked in more than US$200 million in 25 days with the average price going up by 17 percent compared to last season.Latest statistics by the To***co Industry and Marketing Board, TIMB, show that to***co sales have racked in US$220 million in 25 days compared US$132 mill...

13/05/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/fertiliser-industry-mobilises-adequate-basal-for-winter-wheat/

THE local fertiliser industry has mobilised adequate basal fertiliser for the 2021 winter wheat programme, in a move set to boost production this season.The bulk of the fertilisers have already been distributed to expedite the planting of the cereal crop.The three big companies contracted by the gov...

13/05/2021

THE local fertiliser industry has mobilised adequate basal fertiliser for the 2021 winter wheat programme, in a move set to boost production this season.The bulk of the fertilisers have already been distributed to expedite the planting of the cereal crop.The three big companies contracted by the government to supply winter wheat fertiliser are living up to expectations after mobilising and distributing 27 thousand tonnes of basal fertiliser for the targeted 85 thousand hectares of the cereal crop....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/fertiliser-industry-mobilises-adequate-basal-for-winter-wheat/

THE local fertiliser industry has mobilised adequate basal fertiliser for the 2021 winter wheat programme, in a move set to boost production this season.The bulk of the fertilisers have already been distributed to expedite the planting of the cereal crop.The three big companies contracted by the gov...

13/05/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/approved-medical-cannabis-projects-to-retain-100-percent-in-export-receipts/

THE medical cannabis industry has received a major boost after approved projects were allowed to retain 100 percent of their export earnings.The move comes at a time when the country’s investment promotion agency is receiving enquiries from local and external business people interested in projects...

13/05/2021

THE medical cannabis industry has received a major boost after approved projects were allowed to retain 100 percent of their export earnings.The move comes at a time when the country’s investment promotion agency is receiving enquiries from local and external business people interested in projects within the cannabis medical industry.In a joint press statement, the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA), Medicines Control Authority (MCAZ) and the Cannabis Industry Association of Zimbabwe (CIAZ) announced te operational framework will be administered through ZIDA’S one stop investment services centre....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/approved-medical-cannabis-projects-to-retain-100-percent-in-export-receipts/

THE medical cannabis industry has received a major boost after approved projects were allowed to retain 100 percent of their export earnings.The move comes at a time when the country’s investment promotion agency is receiving enquiries from local and external business people interested in projects...

13/05/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/why-are-to***co-farmers-struggling/

REPORTS of to***co farmers struggling to access their monies after delivering their crop at the auction floors have resurfaced. It is a continuing struggle for to***co farmers who generate hundreds of millions of United States dollars yearly. Unfortunately, very little attention has been given to ad...

13/05/2021

REPORTS of to***co farmers struggling to access their monies after delivering their crop at the auction floors have resurfaced. It is a continuing struggle for to***co farmers who generate hundreds of millions of United States dollars yearly. Unfortunately, very little attention has been given to address their plight, and this poses serious problems for them and their families. After toiling for months to produce the crop, they have always confronted many hurdles when they get to the market....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/why-are-to***co-farmers-struggling/

REPORTS of to***co farmers struggling to access their monies after delivering their crop at the auction floors have resurfaced. It is a continuing struggle for to***co farmers who generate hundreds of millions of United States dollars yearly. Unfortunately, very little attention has been given to ad...

12/05/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/timb-blitz-exposes-rogue-to***co-buyers/

THE Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) has thrown its weight behind an aggressive blitz by the To***co Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) aimed at exposing rogue middlemen who have been fleecing desperate communal farmers of their money. Middlemen at the heart of the blossoming illegal trade....

12/05/2021

THE Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) has thrown its weight behind an aggressive blitz by the To***co Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) aimed at exposing rogue middlemen who have been fleecing desperate communal farmers of their money. Middlemen at the heart of the blossoming illegal trade in to***co are said to be travelling to farms offering extremely low prices to producers who they promise immediate payment....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/timb-blitz-exposes-rogue-to***co-buyers/

THE Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) has thrown its weight behind an aggressive blitz by the To***co Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) aimed at exposing rogue middlemen who have been fleecing desperate communal farmers of their money. Middlemen at the heart of the blossoming illegal trade....

09/05/2021

The 2021 to***co marketing season has already cashed in more than 169 million United States dollars a month after the auction floors opened, giving signs of a season characterised by improved quality and yield of the golden leaf. A comprehensive analysis of the first month of the 2021 to***co selling season and against the same period last year is indicating the re-awakening of a giant....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/2021-to***co-sales-more-than-us169m-cashed-in-30-days/

2021 to***co sales – more than US$169m realised in 30 days

08/05/2021

With the expected maize yield having doubled in most provinces this season, farmers have been urged to deliver their produce to the Grain Marketing Board and avoid the risk of being duped by unscrupulous buyers. Manicaland Province’s maize hectarage increased from 237 000 to 280 000 hectares this ...

08/05/2021

Political Analysts say the projected economic growth is anchored on the agricultural output and sound economic policies that the government has put in place in its quest to meet the demands of the country’s citizens. Zimbabwe has a projected growth rate of 7.4 per cent according to the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), and the target is becoming real as the agricultural season is proving to be the anchor the 2021 economic growth....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/agric-policies-yielding-positive-results/

Political Analysts say the projected economic growth is anchored on the agricultural output and sound economic policies that the government has put in place in its quest to meet the demands of the country’s citizens. Zimbabwe has a projected growth rate of 7.4 per cent according to the National De...

08/05/2021

With the expected maize yield having doubled in most provinces this season, farmers have been urged to deliver their produce to the Grain Marketing Board and avoid the risk of being duped by unscrupulous buyers. Manicaland Province’s maize hectarage increased from 237 000 to 280 000 hectares this year with the yield expected to double after a good rainy season....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/farmers-cautioned-against-selling-grain-to-middlemen/

With the expected maize yield having doubled in most provinces this season, farmers have been urged to deliver their produce to the Grain Marketing Board and avoid the risk of being duped by unscrupulous buyers. Manicaland Province’s maize hectarage increased from 237 000 to 280 000 hectares this ...

07/05/2021

THE GRAIN Marketing Board (GMB) will soon take in the delivery of 13 brand new grain dryers procured by Government aimed at reducing post-harvest yield loss, Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement Minister, Vangelis Haritatos has said. The new dryers will complement the seven already existing dryers at some of the GMB depots in the country. Deputy Minister Haritatos said the dryers will help cut production costs on the part of the farmers who are currently partying ways with $2 500 to dry a tonne of maize using privately-owned dryers....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/government-secures-13-more-grain-dryers/

THE GRAIN Marketing Board (GMB) will soon take in the delivery of 13 brand new grain dryers procured by Government aimed at reducing post-harvest yield loss, Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement Minister, Vangelis Haritatos has said. The new dryers will complement the seven al...

07/05/2021

ZIMBABWE’S milk production dropped by 7% to 17,8 million litres in the first quarter of the year due to a plethora of challenges, a new report has revealed. Data released by the Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement ministry showed that total milk production in January this year stood at 6,5 million litres before dropping to 5,4 million litres in February....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/milk-production-drops-7/

ZIMBABWE’S milk production dropped by 7% to 17,8 million litres in the first quarter of the year due to a plethora of challenges, a new report has revealed. Data released by the Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement ministry showed that total milk production in January this y...

07/05/2021

EVER since taking back our land, Zimbabwe has successfully increased the number of to***co farmers from only 4 500 white farmers in 2000 to 106 000 black farmers who are now producing 216 million kgs of the golden leaf. Output almost matching what white farmers were producing at their peak production in 2000 . This has been achieved in a period of less than 10yrs with some saying black people only really got involved in to***co farming six years ago....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/a-reflection-on-zimbabwes-to***co-boom/

EVER since taking back our land, Zimbabwe has successfully increased the number of to***co farmers from only 4 500 white farmers in 2000 to 106 000 black farmers [in 2015] who are now producing 216 million kgs of the golden leaf. Output almost matching what white farmers were producing at their peak...

05/05/2021

The poultry industry was heavily affected by Covid-19 in 2020, resulting in a decrease in production, the Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Ministry has said. The Second Crop and Livestock Assessment Report recently presented by Lands Minister Anxious Masuka before Cabinet indicates that day old chick production decreased by 2,5 percent from 73,4 million in 2019 to 71,4 million in 2020....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/covid-19-negatively-affects-the-poultry-industry/

The poultry industry was heavily affected by Covid-19 in 2020, resulting in a decrease in production, the Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Ministry has said. The Second Crop and Livestock Assessment Report recently presented by Lands Minister Anxious Masuka before Cabinet....

04/05/2021

ONE think-tank once opined that ‘the technology you use impresses no one, but the experience you create with it is everything’. Social media has been used and abused by many around the globe, but for young Terrence Maphosa, it is the reason behind the successful marketing of his poultry farming ...

03/05/2021

TO***CO prices continue to firm with merchants expressing satisfaction over high quality to***co produced by farmers this season.The to***co marketing season entered day 17 day this Monday, with sales raking in over 127 million United States dollars as compared to about 49 million United States dollars at the same time last season.Merchants are happy with the quality of the golden leaf and increased deliveries....

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/to***co-prices-continue-to-firm/

TO***CO prices continue to firm with merchants expressing satisfaction over high quality to***co produced by farmers this season.The to***co marketing season entered day 17 day this Monday, with sales raking in over 127 million United States dollars as compared to about 49 million United States doll...

30/04/2021

This is a story of innovation and resilience you should read and learn

Young people have made bold steps of embarking on farming as a business, this Feeding The Nation series will be doing interviews with different kinds of farmers and agricultural value chain. We start with a man who is making headways in fish farming and how he is empowering others with his business....

30/04/2021

Feeding The Nation: We spoke Byron Kabaira who is making headways to make fish farming accessible to all the youth in the country

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/feeding-the-nation-byron-kabaira-is-a-fishing-farming-expert-and-farmer/

Young people have made bold steps of embarking on farming as a business, this Feeding The Nation series will be doing interviews with different kinds of farmers and agricultural value chain. We start with a man who is making headways in fish farming and how he is empowering others with his business....

28/04/2021

https://agricbiznews.co.zw/gmb-maize-deliveries-top-6-000-tonnes/

MORE than 6 000 tonnes of maize have been delivered to the Grain Marketing Board during the first three weeks of the 2021 marketing season, with authorities now finalising the setting up of hundreds of additional buying points in anticipation of increased deliveries over the coming weeks. The grain....