By Cliff Chiduku In 2021, the government launched the Presidential Rural Development Programme. The programme is part of the Government’s Rural Development 8.0 initiative whose other components include the Pfumvudza/Intwasa, Presidential Cotton Input Scheme, Presidential Goat Scheme, Presidential Fisheries Scheme, Presidential Tick Grease Scheme, Presidential Poultry Scheme, Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme, Vision…
By Cliff Chiduku Nomore Tifa (38) a single mother of two will never regret the day she decided to join the Zunde village business unit (VBU) in Mt Darwin. “We used to rely on rainfed agriculture, but this is now a thing of the past as we now have a reliable source of water…
By Cliff Chiduku WEATHER forecasters have predicted that Zimbabwe will receive below normal to normal rainfall, associated with extreme weather conditions such as heatwaves and dry spells during the 2023/24 season. That said, farmers should reflect long and hard on this and come up with appropriate actions through customised agricultural practices in the…
By Peter Mudzimiri The Government, through the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development recently promulgated amendments to the control of the sale of maize regulations, through the gazette of the Grain Marketing (Control of Sale of Maize) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (No.1) (Statutory Instrument 56 of 2023). The new law enunciates the…
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…
