Zimbabwe: Vast tracks of land lying idle
Nqobile Bhebhe, Zimbabwe
A senior Land official in Zimbabwe has said vast tracks of land is lying idle a development that is forcing the county...
Zimbabwe : Commercial rice production on the cards
Nqobile Bhebhe,Zimbabwe:
ZIMBABWE is reviving long standing plans of embarking on full scale commercial rice production with research on the feasibility currently underway with high-yield...
Zambian President Lungu officially opens Agritech Expo Zambia next week as ZNFU celebrates 5th...
Edgar Lungu at the Agritech Expo, KSB stad in 2017
The Zambian President, H.E. Edgar Lungu, will attend the official opening of the Agritech Expo...
Desert locust threat remains calm across Africa, says UN-FAO
By Oscar Nkala..
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN-FAO) says the desert locust threat will remain very low across North Africa and the...
Command agriculture face collapse-Land Minister hint
By: Nqobile Bhebhe ,Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s scheme– a private-sector-backed subsidy programme spearheaded by the Government face collapse as financial beneficiaries are reluctant to repay loans.
Authorities have issued...
Agritech Expo Zambia partners with well-known online agri community: Small Scale Farmers Facebook Group
Agritech Expo to focus on finding suitable markets for farm produce
The active online agri community called the Small Scale Farmers – Farming as a...
Autonomous food robots move with the times
Manufacturers in the food and drink sector are increasingly asked to provide a wider variety of offerings, without suffering a decrease in productivity. These...
Business and Agriculture commentary
Rate cut is a welcome relief for the agricultural sector –
Commentary by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Business
Agriculture is a capital...
SANY compact equipment for agriculture on show at NAMPO 2018
All SANY excavators feature high operating efficiency low fuel consumption easy maintenance and a high-comfort cabin
A range of SANY compact equipment ideal for a...
African Markets Might Look to South Africa for Additional Maize Supplies
by Wandile Sihlobo
Despite South Africa having over 4.0 million tonnes of maize available for exports in the 2017/18 marketing year following a record harvest,...