Zimbabwe to exports groundnuts to South Africa
By: Nqobile Bhepe, Zimbabwe,Bulawayo
Zimbabwe’s groundnut production is expected to increase as a lucrative market is opening up in South Africa.Groundnuts in Zimbabwe are mostly...
Farmers fret over fall armyworm outbreak
Nqobile Bhebhe, Zimbabwe
AN OUTBREAK of the has been reported in the Midlands area of Zimbabwe causing significant damage of about 20 percent of...
Shift to small grain production
Nqobile Bhebhe,Zimbabwe
Government officials in Zimbabwe are queuing up and calling on farmers to urgently shift to small grain production against the backdrop of impending...
Enough maize stocks in Zimbabwe
Nqobile Bhebhe,Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWEAN authorities say the southern Africa country, once a breadbasket for the continent has 500 000 tonnes of maize locked away in its...
Adequate fertilizer pledge for Zimbabwe farmers
Nqobile Bhebhe,BulawayoZimbabwe’s Fertiliser Manufactures Association has assured thousands of farmers that there would be enough fertiliser in the market for the 2018-19 farming season.The...
Armyworms threaten Tanzania’s northern maize farms
At least 400 hectares of maize field in Tanzania's northern district of Arusha are on the brink of destruction after an invasion of fall...
But, how about the African agriculture?
By Inge Gerremo, Senior Advisor at SLU Global.
Why do African and European leaders of today make partly the same mistakes as they did in...
Dry spell worry Zimbabwe farmers
Nqobile Bhebhe ,Bulawayo
THOUSANDS of farmers in most parts of Zimbabwe are sweating and in panic mode over the prolonged dry spell as crops are...
Better year ahead for Eastern Cape farmers
Winning a landmark land expropriation court case, expanding an already thriving wool market to include communal farmers, and the prospect of rain are just...
Mzuri to showcase its latest innovation at LAMMA 2018
Mzuri, a British producer of specialist agricultural machinery, will be showcasing its latest innovation for precision seeding at LAMMA 2018. Visitors to Mzuri’s stand...