LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Ministry urges farmers to prepare for potential stockfeed shortages

The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development has issued a critical warning to farmers, urging them to prepare for potential livestock feed shortages, particularly for ca...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Consortium provides feed and water for Matabeleland South cattle

A group of non-governmental organisations have initiated a programme called Sizimele in Matabeleland South aimed at providing survival stock feed and drilling boreholes pumped by solar to save livesto...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 October 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Civil servants union divided over boycotting feedback meeting

Divisions have rocked the Apex Council with the Progressive Teachers Union yesterday boycotting a feedback meeting following deliberations between representatives of Government employees and the emplo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 July 2019

POLITICS

Zanu-PF MP chickens out of Parly feedback debate

Beitbridge West legislator Ruth Maboyi Mavhungu (Zanu-PF) on Tuesday stunned the National Assembly when she pledged to second a motion on a report of a Zimbabwean delegation to the Inter Parliamentary...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 June 2019

POLITICS

Chiwenga warns for companies feeding the black market

VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday lashed out at corporates that are dipping their hands in underhand parallel market exchange dealings and equated such behaviour to "financial terrorism...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Poultry feeds output up 58%

POULTRY feeds production increased by 58% to 110,121 tonnes in the last quarter of 2018 and generated more than $106,5 million in revenue, latest industry reports have shown.In an industry update, Zim...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 February 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

'Fuel service stations feeding black market'

FUEL stations in Bulawayo have been exposed for feeding the commodity to the black market for sale at distorted prices despite getting foreign currency support from Government. Bulawayo Provincial Aff...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 November 2018

POLITICS

MDC Alliance seek donations to feed election agents

THE MDC Alliance has sent out begging bowls in a bid to attract donations to feed 45 000 election agents that it will deploy for Monday's harmonised elections.MDC-T deputy treasury general Mr Chalton ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 July 2018

OPINION

Zanu-PF bombing: Barwe feeds reckless ethnic narrative

At the height of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, I read about an interesting concept in South Africa, "swart gevaar" (black danger), as the athlete's defence was that he thought there was an intrude...

By Nqaba Matshazi | Published: 28 June 2018

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Poultry feeds production up 10% in Q1

POULTRY feeds production increased by 10% in quantity to 74 241 metric tonnes (mt) in the first quarter of the year, raking in more than $46 million, an industry official has said.In an industry updat...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 June 2018

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Local producers urged to feed Zimdigital project

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, George Charamba, says the ongoing Zimdigital project presents an opportunity for local artists to show their cr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2018

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Poultry feeds dominate stockfeed industry

THE manufacturing of poultry feeds continued to dominate the stockfeed industry during the second quarter of 2017 with a monthly average of 22,473 metric tonnes worth $15,5 million, an industry offic...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 August 2017

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Stockfeed prices yet to go down

THE Zimbabwe Poultry Farmers' Association (ZPFA) says stockfeed prices are yet to go down despite the bumper harvest realised this year.Following the good rains that the country received in the previo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 August 2017

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Stock-feed producers brace for shortages

Stock Feed Manufacturer Association (SFA) has advised its members to stock up on maize as the local crop is running out and imports are yet to be approved.In a recent meeting of members, the associati...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 July 2014

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Irvine's pours $6m into stockfeed processing plant

The country's largest chicken breeder, Irvine's Zimbabwe has invested $6 million towards the construction of silos and a stockfeed processing plant which will push production capacity to 25 tonnes pe...

By Tinashe Makichi | Published: 26 May 2014

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

GMB stock feed plant to be commissioned in Dec

The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has missed the target of commissioning its stock-feeds manufacturing plant in Norton in September due to delays in the shipment of critical components required to finis...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 November 2013

OPINION

Indigenization will not feed us!

Food security, decent housing, health and access to clean water are more pressing issues than the mere ownership of shares.I continue to try to have as many conversations as I can around this very imp...

By Vince Musewe | Published: 26 September 2013

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

GMB to commission $30 million stock-feed plant

The Grain Marketing Board will soon commission a $30 million stock-feed plant to expand its revenue base in terms of an ongoing commercialisation programme.The initiative is meant to boost revenue inf...

By Business reporter | Published: 27 August 2013
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