Agriculture Reporter
Farmers have called on the Government to consider subsidising the price of fertiliser to reduce production costs. The call was made at the Zimbabwe Indigenous Women Farmers Trust meeting in

Agriculture Reporter
The Veterinary Field Services Department yesterday said there has been a significant improvement in the lumpy skin disease situation countrywide with the new outbreak figures declining since a major

Agriculture Reporter
Tobacco growers have accused Regal Insurance of effecting stop-order deductions from their sales accounts when they did not sign any insurance contracts with the company. The Tobacco Industry and

Masvingo Bureau
Nearly 150 prospective sugar cane farmers in Chiredzi have accused Tongaat Hullet of deliberately stalling the development of 4 000 hectares of virgin land in the Lowveld into sugar cane

Agriculture Reporter
FARMERS have challenged Government to prioritise the revival of the irrigation sector if the country is to reclaim its status as the breadbasket of Africa. The farmers said they were failing to produce

Agriculture Reporter
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board is confident that tobacco deliveries will surpass the target of 170 million kilogrammes after more than 80 million kgs went under the hammer since the opening of the selling season in February.

Agriculture Reporter
The heavy rains and violent storms last week have confounded meteorological experts who have described them as abnormal.
Meteorological Services Department senior meteorologist Mr Elisha Moyo said on Friday that it was unusual that the rains and the storms come at the end of April as they usually

Agriculture Reporter
Little wheat will be grown in Zimbabwe this year unless the Government provides funds.
With only less than three weeks to the wheat planting deadline of May 15 in the Lowveld and May 25 in other areas, most farmers who had been willing to produce the crop have

Agriculture Reporter
Some tobacco farmers incurred heavy losses after their crop was affected by the recent rains during transportation to the auction floors in Harare. The affected farmers said this had resulted in their crop

Agriculture Reporter
Early planted crops may be affected by the rains being experienced in most parts of the country, the Meteorological Services Department has said.
MSD acting deputy director operations Mr Reynold Ndoro yesterday said the rains would have

Herald Reporter
Seed and fertiliser companies must provide innovative extension support for the development of agriculture, Mashonaland Central Governor and Resident Minister Martin Dinha has said.