Harare (New Ziana)- Farmers who were given free presidential cotton inputs and delivered the produce to the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) during the 2023 selling season, in fulfilment of their contract, will be prioritised for inputs distribution underway, a senior government official has said. The government introduced a number of farmer support programmes such […]
Harare (New Ziana) – The government said on Monday it owed farmers US$25 million and ZW$61 billion for summer crop deliveries. The Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Anxious Masuka said government was working full throttle to ensure farmers were paid their dues expeditiously. “We owe farmers ZWL$61 billion and US$25 million […]
Harare (New Ziana) – Government has reduced raw water charges for all categories of farmers by 31 percent as it strives to attract more farmers to increase irrigated hectarage in the 2023/24 summer season, a senior government official said on Monday. The Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural development, Anxious Masuka said government […]
Bulawayo (New Ziana) – In a bid to boost the national herd, government is pushing for new cattle breeds in the country. Speaking at a stakeholder meeting here, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Lands, Obert Jiri said plans were on course to increase cattle production. He noted that some cattle breeds did not fetch […]