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🌾🚜 Experience the ADMA Agrishow 2024 Like Never Before!
Join us on a high-speed tour of the entire ADMA Agrishow 2024 grounds! 🚶♂️💨 In this video, we take you through all the exhibits, displays, and innovations showcased at this year’s premier agricultural event in Zimbabwe. Whether you couldn’t make it to the show or just want a quick overview, we’ve got you covered. Sit…
Nkone Cattle Breeders Society of Zimbabwe Field Day at Swandale Farm
🐄🌟 The Nkone Cattle Breeders Society of Zimbabwe Field Day at Swandale Farm was a tremendous success! Gerrit Van Der Pypenkamp from Siyabuswa Nguni Stud delivered an enlightening talk on cattle fertility and led an engaging tour, highlighting key breed characteristics. Dr. Choga from Fivet provided valuable insights on winter ruminant management, emphasising the importance…
Zimbabwe hosts first ever Africa Tobacco Expo
Zimbabwe recently hosted the World Tobacco Africa exhibition and conference in Harare, marking the first of its kind on the African continent. This event underscored Zimbabwe’s status as the premier tobacco-producing country in Africa, ranking as the fifth largest tobacco producer globally. Officially opening the two-day conference, the Honourable Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water…
Agriculture.co.zw Sponsors the Inaugural Issue of Punters’ Post Magazine: A Celebration of MWOS FC
Agriculture.co.zw is excited to announce our sponsorship of the inaugural issue of Punters’ Post-a magazine dedicated entirely to the dynamic world of MWOS FC – https://mwosfc.co.zw/punters-post! As part of this collaboration, we are thrilled to offer fans an exclusive chance to win one of five 2024 replica MWOS FC shirts. To participate, simply sign up for…
🌍🚜 World Tobacco Africa 2024: Final Day Highlights | Agriculture.co.zw 🌿🍃
Join the Agriculture.co.zw team as we explore the final day of the World Tobacco Africa 2024 exhibition and conference! This video captures the innovative exhibits from the premier event in the tobacco industry. Don’t miss out on this exclusive glimpse into one of the most significant events of the year! 📹🌱 🔔 Subscribe to Agriculture.co.zw…
Mashona: small in stature, big in value
As the date of Zimbabwe’s first-ever combined indigenous cattle breeds sale draws closer (Africa Day, Saturday, May 25, ADMA Agrishow, ART Farm), we continue our exploration of Zimbabwe’s unique and remarkable Sanga cattle breeds. In this, the third and final article of the series, we focus on the Mashona. Mashona cattle originated from the Shona…
Zimbabwe’s Tuli cattle make financial sense and are easy to farm
As the date of Zimbabwe’s first-ever combined indigenous cattle breeds sale draws closer (Africa Day, Saturday May 25, ADMA Agrishow, ART Farm), we continue our exploration of Zimbabwe’s remarkable Sanga cattle breeds. Here, we shine a spotlight on the Tuli. The Tuli is a breed as robust as its homeland. Developed in the harsh yet…
A brief recent history of the indigenous Nkone cattle of Zimbabwe
Article contributed by George Hulme, March 2023. The history of the people is the history of their cattle The disturbances in Zululand and environs; the “Mfecane” that drove away many Zulu tribes from King Chaka’s Zululand, affected a large sector of the Nguni Zulu, known as the Ndebele, under their leader Mzilikazi Khumalo. Mzilikazi had…
Energy efficient tobacco curing barn launched at Kutsaga
Research into a cleaner, sustainable alternative tobacco curing fuel for Zimbabwe’s gold leaf is showing promising results with the commissioning of a gas curing barn. Kutsaga Research Station, in partnership with the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) and private players Gas Cure, officially commissioned the gas curing barn in late March. The trials are…
Curbing deforestation to preserve our indigenous trees
Zimbabwe has a long and proud history of exporting tobacco and as nearly all of the national crop is exported annually, it remains a key contributor to our GDP. It is the flagship of our agricultural sector. It remains a significant contributor to the economy both in terms of generating export income and also for…