FROM SEVEN SEEDS TO AN ENTERPRISE — AND NOW, A 300-HECTARE PROVING GROUND
By Chiyedzo Josiah Dimbo | Ambassador of Hope WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO — It began with seven seeds. Not seven hectares. Not seven million dollars. Seven seeds of maize: sitting in…
Zimbabwe braces for hotter, drier 2026/27 summer
ZIMBABWE is bracing for a potentially hotter and drier 2026/27 summer cropping season after regional climate experts warned of an increased likelihood of below-normal rainfall across much of the country.…
BEYOND TOBACCO: HOW DIVERSITY IS SECURING THE FUTURE OF FARMERS
By Chiyedzo Josiah Dimbo, Ambassador of Hope MACHEKE – The next agricultural earthquake will not come from a seedbed, but from a mindset. Every season, Zimbabwe’s rural economy holds its…
“Drought-tolerant germplasm, climate-smart agronomy key to El Niño resilience,” Zadzamatura
Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole HARARE – Zimbabwean seed and agri-inputs firm Tocek Investments (trading as Zadzamatura) says climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and drought-tolerant germplasm are central to building food system resilience amid…
Allied Tobacco Farmers For ED Plans 3 Hectares vegetable irrigation project in Macheke
Jesina Mangwiro, National Chairperson of Allied Tobacco Farmers For ED Staff Writer Allied Tobacco Farmers For ED has tabled plans to open up a three hectare irrigated mixed vegetable production…
Seed Co Flags Climate, Geopolitical Headwinds as it Pushes Regional Expansion
By Desire Tshuma Harare – Seed Co Group told analysts today that it is navigating a “complex operating environment” of climate volatility, currency pressure, and Middle East-linked cost shocks, even…
ZFU Officially Launches Village Business Units Competition to Scale Commercial Farming at Grassroots
By Desire Tshuma Harare – The Zimbabwe Farmers Union has officially launched the first edition of the Zimbabwe Village Business Units Performance Competition today , 5 June 2026, aimed at…
Foot and Mouth Outbreak Now Threat To Food Security:SADC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Senior Officials Meeting on Agriculture, Food Security, Fisheries and Aquaculture convened a dedicated session in Victoria Falls to address the escalating Foot and Mouth…
Gvt Commends ZPCS Hurungwe Horticulture Project
The Government has commended the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) Mashonaland West Province for boosting food security and commercial agriculture through a large-scale horticulture project at Hurungwe Prison Farm.…
Sorghum farming boosted in Seke
By Edson Mapani/ Simbarashe Sithole in Beatrice Farmers in Seke distrct Mashonaland East province have been encouraged to grow sorghum in a bid to mitigate climate change. Sorghum farmers and…