Harare (New Ziana) – Farmers have so far planted 31 681 hectares of dryland and irrigated tobacco in the 2023/24 summer cropping season, almost five percent up from 30,286 recorded during the same period last year, the crop’s regulator said on Wednesday. Statistics released by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) show that Mashonaland […]
Harare (New Ziana) – The Land Commission, which was set up to audit ownership and use of agricultural land in the country, on Wednesday handed over a report on its findings to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The report, titled land information management system, is now a national database which contains data on farmers with title deeds, […]
THE elderly at Gwanda Old People's Home last weekend had an early Christmas present comprising groceries, water facilities and toiletries from United African Apostolic Church (UAAC). As if to honour them for their longevity and lifetime teachings the senior inmates received gifts consisting 100kg maize-meal, sugar, soya chunks, beans, bathing soap, buckets, blankets among other […]
MARONDERA- Forty youths from Marondera, Seke and Chikomba districts of Mashonaland East province were recently allocated land for agricultural purposes. Each of the beneficiaries was allocated 10 hectares and the move is part of the Second Republic’s initiative to empower the young generation. The youths who were allocated the land received training in agriculture and […]