Tru-Cape cherries among the winning stone-fruit crops
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears has, over the last three years, focussed more heavily on cherry production...
Maize production forecasts downgraded
Mlamuli ,Moses and Learnmore at a farm in Silobela ,Zimbabwe
Nqobile Bhebhe ,Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is headed for average maize production this season of about 850 000...
International pavilions at Agritech Expo Zambia confirm Zambia’s agri potential for global suppliers
What makes the agricultural sector in Zambia exciting? “Simply said, almost endless possibilities” replies H.E. Mr. Timo Olkkonen, the Ambassador of Finland to Zambia,...
Climate change threaten Zimbabwe’s food security
Nqobile Bhebhe, Zimbabwe
The British Department for International Development (DFID) estimates that by 2050, climate change would have reduced Zimbabwe agricultural sector productivity by five...
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...
Livestock revival mooted in Zimbabwe
By: Nqobile Bhepe, Zimbabwe,Bulawayo
An ambitious programme aimed at boosting Zimbabwe’s national herd is set to be launched in the predominant cattle ranching provinces of...
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...
Tru-Cape growers contribute to massive water donation.
Water from Eikenhof Dam
With the City of Cape Town’s water shortage crisis on everyone’s mind and fears of pending “Day Zero” when taps run...
Day Zero only paints half the picture
Dawie Marre
South Africa is in the grips of a water shortage that is reaching a critical stage, though much is said about the looming...
Avian Influenza : Threat over in Zimbabwe but on high alert
Nqobile Bhebhe,Zimbabwe
Veterinary Services officials in Zimbabwe have certified the poultry sector to be free from the deadly Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) that wreaked...