Agriculture Reporter
Soya bean production is expected to increase following an injection of US$35 million by Government and the private sector. Presenting the 2013 budget, recently Finance Minister, Tendai Biti said production was

Agriculture Reporter
The continuous dry weather conditions in some parts of the country are affecting dryland tobacco which is now showing signs of moisture stress.

Beitbridge Bureau
Co-Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi on Monday handed over 30 tonnes of seed maize to Beitbridge communal farmers from the US$20 million Presidential Well-Wishers inputs scheme.

Herald Reporter
Buhera small-scale farmers have embarked on drip-irrigation projects to avert hunger.
Buhera lies in Natural Farming region IV, which does not receive enough rains. Pedstock Investment, a

Herald Reporter
Government will continue supporting small holder poultry farmers as part of efforts to consolidate their contribution to the growth of the agriculture industry,  a senior Government official has said.

Agriculture Reporter
Cotton growers in Mashonaland West have resorted to growing soyabean and maize after a bad 2012 marketing season. Cotton fetched low prices of US$0,35 cents per kg, resulting in many producers

Agriculture Reporter
More than 200 resettled Hurungwe families are sharing unsafe drinking water with livestock at Tavoy Estates. This follows the vandalism of the 15 boreholes that were serving the area. Elephant Dam has become the major source of water for drinking, dipping livestock, irrigation and washing with

Agriculture Reporter
Henderson Research Institute is working on reviving the fish farming industry that collapsed due to economic hardships. Speaking at a fish farming training workshop at the institute in Mazowe recently, HRI head of section-fisheries, Mrs Clementine Zvavahera said the sector had the potential to

Agriculture Reporter
Pioneer Hi-Bred Zimbabwe will this season reduce seed production by 50 percent due to over supply of the commodity on the market. The company whose market share has grown from 12 percent to 30 percent said it was better to reduce production this season to avoid incurring losses. Speaking

Buying pesticides is serious business.
Mistakes when buying pesticides may cause wrong product application, be hazardous to both the user and the environment.

Agriculture Reporter
The Grain Marketing Board expects to sponsor the production of 8 000 tonnes of soya beans ahead of the launch of its Norton Stockfeeds Plant in Norton early next year. The parastatal would contract farmers in Mashonaland West and Mashonaland Central provinces.The provinces are the chief