Agriculture
High cereal prices, depleted household stocks and weaker purchasing power are expected to put increasing pressure on food security in Zimbabwe later this year, according to a new FEWS NET…
By day I’m dosing rabbits and repairing drip lines. By night I’m checking DV Lottery results. This is the double life so many of us rural agripreneurs live; rooted here,…
Why Zimbabwean farmers need a community fire strategy The images coming out of Britain and Europe this August have been a sobering reminder of how quickly a dry landscape can…
The battle against Tuta absoluta, commonly known as tomato leaf miner, is prompting an important discussion among growers: are pesticides the best long-term answer, or should farmers be putting more…
The forecast of a possible super El Niño during the 2026-27 agricultural season has understandably raised concerns among farmers across Zimbabwe. El Niño conditions are often associated with below-normal rainfall,…
Dr Robert Traill Garvin has been named the recipient of the Commercial Farmers’ Union (CFU) annual Farming Oscar for 2026, in recognition of his many years of service to Zimbabwe’s agricultural…
With Zimbabwe’s tobacco industry generating more than USD 876 million to date during the 2026 marketing season, Government has launched a coordinated national campaign to eliminate illegal tobacco seed varieties,…
Zimbabwe’s leading livestock breeders will showcase some of the country’s finest genetics at the 58th National Breed Sale at the CC Sales Mt Hampden sales pens on Friday, 31 July, with…
What began as a small experiment on a family farm in Kadoma has grown into a thriving contract seed production programme benefiting more than 1,000 smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. Charlene…
The global tobacco leaf market has entered a new period of adjustment, with increased production, rising costs and changing buying patterns creating fresh challenges for growers around the world. This…