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CABINET on Tuesday approved the Tobacco Value Chain Transformation Plan presented by Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka. It aims to transform the tobacco value chain into a...
VARIOUS empirical studies done by different researchers on contract tobacco farming and its viability among smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe have found that most of the golden-leaf...
By TOENDEPI SHONHE/ IAN SCOONES/FELIZ MURIMBARIMBA THE emergence of medium-scale farms is having important consequences for agricultural commercialisation across Africa. This article examines the role of...
THERE are widespread fears that the incessant rains pounding the country could lead to crop failure, especially tobacco — one of the country’s top forex earners...
THE 2020 winter production was entirely funded by private players and the improvement in both gross output and productivity (yield per hectare) has been very significant. ...
WE have a few maize farmers who have produced non-genetically modified organism (non-GMO) maize at a rate of 16-22 tonnes per hectare. This is world-class productivity,...
THE 2020-2021 agricultural season is underway, but there is policy confusion over pricing and the silence on this matter is even more confusing. A post-cabinet briefing...
In response to the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, most sub-Saharan governments are developing economic recovery plans. These will require some different thinking, particularly...
The post-Cabinet briefing of 1 December on the progress of the summer farming season has figures that put into question the production numbers government planners have...
ZIMBABWE is expecting to harvest 190 000 metric tonnes of wheat, the highest in the 10 years, as government seeks to reduce the country’s import bill,...
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