HORTICULTURE
FARMING

Horticulture is a potential cash-cow for local farmers as
well as a low hanging fruit in terms of foreign currency
generation if done thoroughly.

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COTTON
FARMING

Of key importance in cotton production is the ability to
convert available resources (which are limited in most
cases) into a high yielding and good quality product. Yield
itself is determined by two distinct aspects...

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MACADAMIA
SEASON

Zimbabwe macadamia nuts production started around
2000 in the eastern border highlands. Currently, Chipinge is
the country's largest producer of nuts owing to its perfect
climatic conditions and soils.

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LIVESTOCK
FARMING

Livestock production contributes about 25 per cent of value
of agricultural output in all farming sectors. The main
livestock species are cattle, goats, sheep...

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STAKEHOLDERS &
PARTNERS

We work with several stakeholders, and these include
producers and buyers of agricultural products, processors,
the government, state enterprises and financial institutions.

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RECENT NEWS & EVENTS

Nov72022

Tomato farming remains lucrative

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By Cliff Chiduku Last week, someone vented his frustrations on social media after buying four tomatoes for US$1 from a vegetable vendor in a leafy Harare suburb. The vendor justifies her prices, saying the tomatoes were imports from Zambia. There is no justification for Zimbabwe to import tomatoes from its northern neighbour given that the…

Nov72022

Mushroom, a wellspring of income

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By Cliff Chiduku Mushroom growing has become one of the fastest-growing home-based agro-business venture in Zimbabwe. For years, it has proven to be a wellspring of income for many, especially youths and women. It has become popular because it allows the recycling of worthless materials such as sawdust, banana leaves, husks and dung, which…

Nov72022

Grain marketing explained

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Peter Mudzimiri The country is gearing for the 2022/2023 agricultural season. Harvesting of the 2022 winter wheat crop has also commenced for the early crop. It is all hands on the deck to ensure yet another successful agricultural season. Calls have been made by various stakeholders for clarity on the marketing of grains and other…

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ABOUT US

AMA is mandated with the overall regulation of the production, marketing and processing of agricultural products in Zimbabwe. The overall functions of the authority stipulated in the Act are:

To regulate the participation in the production, buying or processing of any agricultural product by producers, buyers or processors or classes of producers, buyers or processors of any agricultural product upon such terms and conditions, including, as appropriate the fixing of quotas, as may be prescribed.

MARKET COMMODITY PRICE

COMMODITY	Mbare (21/11/2022)		Chipadze (21/11/2022)		Makonde (21/11/2022)
	ZWL$
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max
Potatoes (ZWL$/kg)	280	350	530	530	320	480
Tomatoes (ZWL$/kg)	160	310	180	450	370	370
Watermelon (singles) (ZWL$/kg)	700	2800	1600	4000	800	1600
Okra (ZWL$/5L tin)	1750	2100	2400	4000	2400	2800
Cabbages (white) ZWL$/head	210	350	200	400	400	400
Broccoli (ZWL$/head)	1050	1400	0	0	0	0
Fresh onions (ZWL$/ bunch)	700	700	400	800	0	0
Onions(dried)ZWL$/kg	280	420	560	640	480	480
Covo (ZWL$/Large Bundle)	1050	1400	400	800	800	800
Butternut (ZWL$/kg)	460	520	0	0	0	0
Sweet Potatoes (ZWL$/kg)	160	200	270	310	400	480
lettuce	350	700	800	1200	0	0
Carrots (ZWL$/Bunch)	410	530	400	800	800	800
Ginger (ZWL$/kg)	700	1050	2400	3200	1200	1600
Garlic (ZWL$/kg)	1400	2100	4000	4800	2400	2800
Mopani worm (ZWL$/20 l bucket)	24500	26600	0	0	48000	48000