Agriculture
The Grounded chilli story “I initially got into chilli farming through an export opportunity after securing an off-taker contract with a local middleman. But the prices were not sustainable, so…
This small stock management advisory is kindly shared by Bulembe Farm, Matabeleland. Feature photo credit to Klipspringer Ranch. The rainy season creates ideal conditions for internal parasites (worms). If not…
Zimbabwe’s 2025/26 tobacco growing season has opened on a highly positive note, marked by significant expansion in planted hectarage, increased participation by women and small-scale farmers, and renewed confidence across…
The philosophy of purpose over aesthetics George Hulme of Pungeni Nkone stud speaks with the clarity of someone who has spent decades observing cattle navigate the unforgiving landscape of Zimbabwe.…
By Zimazile Jazi and Charles Karavina Tobacco insect-monitoring activities by Kutsaga have shown higher aphid populations across major tobacco-growing regions of Zimbabwe at this stage of the 2025-2026 season compared…
Celebrating youth-led agripreneurship solutions for a sustainable and resilient future By KF Chitambira; TP Munhenga; O Mudadisi; KZN Chiwanga; G Zvobgo; K Mateva; S Dimbi Figure 1: Kutsaga management, the Innovation Challenge organising…
Based on a presentation by Sonja Schneider at the 2025 Zimbabwe Herd Book Beef School About Okamutombe Farm Operating in Namibia’s challenging 410mm median rainfall environment, the Schneider family has maintained…
His Excellency, President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially opened the Cut Rag Processors (CRP) tobacco manufacturing plant in Aspindale, Harare. The facility, which represents an investment of between USD 100-120 million, is…
By Dr D.M. “Mick” Gammon The cattle farmer has been blessed with the most wonderful crop: grass. It requires no cultivation, no planting, no fertilisation, and no weeding or disease…
A smallholder’s firsthand account of growing wheat this year The following is an unfiltered, first-hand account from a small-scale farmer in rural Zimbabwe who dared to plant wheat when everyone…