Agriculture

2 months ago | February 23, 2024

January disease infected cattle impounded

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter A truck carrying 14 cattle infected with theileriosis, a tick-borne disease ...

2 months ago | February 16, 2024

Tobacco marketing season opens mid-March

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter IRRIGATED tobacco growers in Manicaland are now grading their flue cured golden ...

US$8b livestock sector within reach

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter LIVESTOCK plays a critical role in the economic development of the country – ...

Most expensive car repairs

  Getting your vehicle repaired is a drag.   In addition to being time consuming and expensive, there’s also ...

2 months ago | February 14, 2024

NEW: Kudavana Children’s Home safe haven for homeless kids

Liberty Dube Post Correspondent KUDAVANA Children’s Home continues to play a critical role in providing a safe haven and ...

2 months ago | February 9, 2024

Farmers urged to scout for armyworms

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter FARMERS need to continue focusing on good agronomic practices with special ...

2 months ago | February 2, 2024

Lands Minister talks tough on illegal land occupation

  Ray Bande Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT will not tolerate traditional and political leaders who illegally occupy or ...

Dams breathe life into economy

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter   MANICALAND depends mostly on rivers, dams and underground water for its ...

Pfumvudza, irrigation come to the rescue

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter With climate change here to stay, the country needs to become more resilient ...

Global demand for macadamia rises

  Trust Bvaranga Chipinge Correspondent AFTER a two-year slump in macadamia prices, farmers are optimistic for a ...

Tighten cattle dipping, movement to curb January disease

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter Since 2018, Manicaland has lost about 4 000 cattle worth millions of dollars to ...

Small-holder coffee output hits 60 tonnes

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter THE estimated coffee production in Manicaland was over 60 metric tonnes for the ...

2 months ago | January 26, 2024

NEW: Government accelerates agricultural mechanisation drive

  Ray Bande in CHIPINGE   GOVERNMENT is intensifying its agricultural mechanisation drive, with acquisition of ...

Extension officers embrace ICT

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has embarked on a drive to capacitate agriculture extension officers ...

Unlocking Manicaland’s irrigation potential

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter DEVELOPMENT of viable small-scale irrigation systems is critical to increasing ...