Agriculture

What is ADMA?

By Staff Writer / May 22, 2026 /

The Agricultural Dealers and Manufacturers Association (ADMA) is a registered industry body in Zimbabwe representing companies involved in agricultural machinery, equipment, mechanisation, and inputs such as fertilisers, chemicals, and irrigation…

Indigenous genetics return to the ring as ADMA Livestock Sale expands to include sheep

By Staff Writer / May 18, 2026 /

The third annual livestock sale at the Agricultural Dealers and Manufacturers Association Agrishow is set to take place on 6 June 2026, with proceedings beginning at 10am. After two successful…

The rescue dogs helping farmers fight theft and poaching

By Staff Writer / May 11, 2026 /

What began as an animal rescue challenge has evolved into an innovative working dog programme that is helping protect farms, livestock and wildlife across Zimbabwe. The Friend Animal Foundation (FAF)…

Zimbabwe’s 2025/26 maize crop: strong planting, mixed season, harvest still provisional

By Staff Writer / May 4, 2026 /

Zimbabwe’s 2025/26 summer cropping season opened with a strong national planting effort, but the final maize harvest remains provisional as reaping continues across the country. Official and industry reports indicate…

Tobacco growers warn of tough season as prices lag despite strong sales

By Staff Writer / April 27, 2026 /

Zimbabwe’s 2026 tobacco marketing season is unfolding with sharply contrasting signals; record early volumes on the one hand, and mounting concern from growers on the other, as prices come under…

Haritatos takes the helm of newly split Lands Ministry

By Staff Writer / April 20, 2026 /

His Excellency President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn in Honourable Vangelis Peter Haritatos as Zimbabwe’s new Minister of Lands and Rural Development, following the separation of the former Ministry of Lands,…

Farmed bird (ostrich, chicken & turkey) behaviour

By Staff Writer / April 13, 2026 /

by Ross G. Cooper, D.Phil. Ostriches, chickens and turkeys, are principally terrestrial, although they are certainly capable of great leaps particularly during avoidance and defensive stances. It is essential that…

ART Farm Varieties Demo Day: Seed, chemicals, innovations

By Staff Writer / April 2, 2026 /

ART Farm recently held its annual Varieties Demo Day, bringing together partners, seed companies, agrochemical suppliers and farmers for a showcase that this season carried a distinctly forward-looking flavour. Alongside…

How a conflict thousands of miles away has potential to disrupt Zimbabwe’s horticulture sector

By Staff Writer / March 30, 2026 /

A recent post by Clarence Mwale, CEO of Kuminda and Chairman of the Export Produce Growers Association of Zimbabwe (EPGAZ), a sub sector of the Horticultural Development Council (HDC), has…

ART Farm, Harare, the venue for ZHB Beef School 2026

By Staff Writer / March 20, 2026 /

The Zimbabwe Herd Book (ZHB) Beef School returns in September 2026 with a strong, practical programme designed to support livestock producers across the country, this time being hosted in Harare…