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Zimbabwe is optimistic that this years winter wheat production will surpass last years yield of 375 000 tonnes following various interventions implemented by ...

A list of registered Zimbabwean orchards and packing facilities for exporting fresh citrus to China has been made public by the General Administration of Customs of China. This will significantly improve trade ties between Zimbabwe and China, which has grown to be the country's main source of foreign direct investment. The citrus trade protocol was…

GOVERNMENT has revised upwards the winter wheat production target of 85 000 hectares to 90 000 hectares as the country is positioning itself to be a net exporte...

Speaking to NewsDay Farming, Basera said the foundation had been laid through agricultural investment frameworks and policies.

MINISTRY of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos and his Permanent Secretary Dr John Basera have been n...

Most livelihoods are directly dependent on agriculture. The performance of the agricultural sector dictates how the rest of other economic sectors perform.

The event, which ran under the theme Rewarding Valiant Leadership in Volatile Times, was held in Harare on Wednesday.

Zimbabwe needs to come up with innovative financing models to boost citrus production amid ongoing preparations by the country to diversify markets and start citrus exports to China this year, an official said Wednesday. "We require a big investment to reach the volumes that China requires. What we are trying…

He added that government will facilitate the importation of equipment from several sources for onward distribution to farmers by commercial banks.

Government controls 100% shareholding in the business through the ministries of Finance and Agriculture, which each hold a 50% stake.