Enhancing soil carbon management in croplands
Farmers in districts such as Hwange, Lupane, Gwanda, and Beitbridge struggle with low rainfall and poor soil structure, conditions worsened when organic matter is not replenished.
By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Feb. 15, 2026
Zim plants 1,8m hectares of maize
ZIMBABWE has planted more than 1,8 million hectares of maize this season, Agriculture ministry secretary Obert Jiri has said, raising hopes of a strong harvest following heavy rains.
By Kirsty Sibanda
Feb. 6, 2026
What Zim’s MSMEs need to compete beyond our borders
Zimbabwe has no shortage of entrepreneurs. Across agriculture, manufacturing, services and cross-border trade, small enterprises account for the bulk of economic activity.
By Dennis Mambure
Jan. 23, 2026
Linking forestry and social protection for sustainable agrifood systems
At its core, agrifood systems transformation seeks to ensure that food production, distribution, and consumption are sustainable, resilient, and inclusive.
By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Jan. 4, 2026
Protecting biodiversity is protecting human rights
Forests regulate climate and water cycles, wetlands filter pollutants, oceans provide food and livelihoods, and soils rich in biological life enable agriculture.
By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Dec. 28, 2025
How Zimbabwe can create an enabling environment for climate adaptation
Different ministries — agriculture, water, energy, health, finance — tend to pursue climate-related strategies independently, resulting in duplication, inefficiencies, and limited impact.
By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Dec. 7, 2025
Joint ventures to reactivate underutilised farms in Zimbabwe
“We work with 13 landholders on varying sizes of land, which have been developed to different levels, so our JV crop-share structures vary to suit the individual agreements.
By Staff Reporter
Dec. 6, 2025
Past, present dynamics in agriculture
The use of better harvesters, the introduction and deployment of drones, application of fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides and new business models, cannot be overemphasised.
By Kevin Tutani
Dec. 5, 2025
Zim economy to grow 6%: Report
THE country’s economy is expected to grow by 6,6% this year, fuelled by agriculture, services and mining, a latest Zimbabwe Economic Update (ZEU) report has revealed.
By Lesley Kufandada
Dec. 5, 2025
