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Zimbabwe agri workers’ wage woes

Zimbabwe's agriculture sector workers' demands for a living wage remain elusive amid an escalating cost of living. As the country makes efforts to grow the sector into a multi-billion do...

16 Apr 2024 · 5 min read

Boars and sows breed hope for aspiring Zimbabwe farmers

Zimbabwe has seen a different kind of career move with professionals abandoning their posts to take up farming. Ever since the country embarked on the land reform programme where ordinar...

20 Mar 2024 · 5 min read

Poor pastures threaten Zimbabwe’s cattle herd: Goats may provide an answer

Smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe who rear livestock are counting their losses after an extended dry season decimated pastures. Like many smallholders, livestock breeders rely on rainfall ...

19 Mar 2024 · 5 min read

Will Russian fertiliser change Zimbabwe’s fortunes?

Farmers in Zimbabwe have for years received free fertiliser from government schemes as part of efforts to boost grain production. The Ministry of Agriculture has targeted maize grower...

14 Feb 2024 · 4 min read

Zimbabwe ups horticulture exports to China

In 2023 Zimbabwe increased its horticulture exports to China, providing a boost to a sector that has seen little growth in recent years with agricultural production favouring grains. ...

12 Dec 2023 · 5 min read

Honey I’m home: Turning wild bees into cash in Zimbabwe

Unemployed women in Zimbabwe’s second city are turning to nature to earn a living as they collect wild honey to sell in the country’s major cities. Honey has proved to be popular ...

18 Sep 2023 · 3 min read

Zimbabwe’s urban farmers use social media to share advice

 Zimbabwe’s urban farmers who lack access to extension officers for farming advice are using social media to share tips and advice. Issues to be found among the discus­sions range...

15 Sep 2023 · 2 min read

Lack of mechanisation slows smallholder ambitions in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s smallholders, especially those within city limits, are increasingly producing the bulk of locally grown produce, but lack of mechanisation, such as tractors, is limiting the...

7 Jul 2023 · 4 min read

Private equity firm Spear Capital inks deal backing Greenwave Milling

Private equity firm Spear Capital today announced that it has concluded an investment deal with Greenwave Milling, a manufacturer and distributor of quality high-value basic commodities ...

21 Feb 2023 · 2 min read

Power cuts cripple homes, businesses hard in Zimbabwe

Electricity outages have escalated in Zimbabwe, with the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) citing vandalism of its infrastructure, but experts say power generation is being cr...

9 Jan 2023 · 7 min read
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