The Government of Zimbabwe, in partnership with China Aid, has commissioned the rehabilitation of Bushu Dip Tank in Shamva District, a development expected to strengthen livestock disease control and improve rural livelihoods in Mashonaland Central. The dip tank, located under Chief Bushu in Chikonda Zone, was officially handed over during a completion ceremony for the…
For more than four years, elderly villagers in Mushenjere village have watched their farmland disappear behind the walls of a sprawling industrial complex owned by the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO), leaving many trapped in poverty, hunger, and uncertainty. What was once productive agricultural land sustaining generations of rural families has now become part…
Harare, Zimbabwe – The government has set an ambitious target of building a US$2 billion horticulture industry by 2030 of efforts to transform rural livelihoods, boost exports, and strengthen food security, a senior official has said. Speaking at the Annual Agribusiness Conference held on the sidelines of the 13th Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS), Permanent Secretary…
In the heart of Zaka District’s Ward 3, fields once plagued by erratic rainfall and poor yields are now glowing with the vibrant green of sweet potato vines. A quiet but powerful sign of transformation. Under the government’s Presidential Sweet Potato Program, local farmers are seeing a surge in productivity and food security, with support…
The narrow streets on the eastern edge of Harare are unusually clean. There are no plastic bottles littering the ground, no piles of waste clogging drainage channels, no overflowing bins. Children walk freely between houses. Women move with sacks of sorted plastic. The absence of waste tells a story long before anyone speaks. For years,…
As food security concerns rise in Southern Africa, SADC Ministers responsible for Agriculture and Food Security, Fisheries and Aquaculture met virtually on 30 May 2025 to review the overall regional situation among other issues. In a virtual meeting, Dr Anxious Masuka, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Development and Chairperson of SADC Ministers…
In Buhera, families say mining dust and workplace injuries are leaving communities sick, disabled and searching for answers…. Over 100 heavy trucks ply a 37km long dust road between the mine and Gaza every day raising dust that is affecting nine schools along the road and communities. The dust is so heavy that it also…
The National Association of Agricultural Show Societies of Zimbabwe (NAASSZ) has elected a new executive committee, with leaders pledging to reposition agricultural shows as engines for investment, innovation and provincial economic development. The elections were held during the association’s annual general meeting hosted in Bulawayo on the sidelines of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF),…
Budiriro, Harare — Residents of Budiriro’s Ward 43 have pledged to block any attempts by land barons to develop on wetlands, warning that such moves threaten their environment, water sources, and climate resilience. Budiriro’s wetlands, long serving as a natural water storage and flood control system, are being targeted for housing projects. Residents allege that…
As Zimbabwe continues to grapple with erratic rainfall and prolonged dry spells, farmers are turning to climate-smart innovations that reduce reliance on rain-fed agriculture while guaranteeing production. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Professor Obert Jiri, says Smart Pfumvudza is designed to supplement rainfall and protect farmers from…
