African food systems are better understood as food baskets not value chains
Climate change is opening people’s eyes to the fact that every commodity has a complement and a substitute.
By Charles Dhewa
May. 15, 2024
Entrepreneurial marketing value chain considerations
That is when the entrepreneur will be working with distribution activities for the products to reach targeted customers.
By Farai Chigora
Mar. 31, 2024
Work begins on US$20m tobacco processing plant
Government has been pushing for investments into processing plants to help Zimbabwe increase exports of value-added agricultural commodities.
By Freeman Makopa
Oct. 6, 2023
TIMB promotes sustainable production
These efforts by TIMB are aimed at increasing Zimbabwe tobacco output using minimum resources in an environmentally-friendly manner.
By Belinda Chiroodza
Aug. 31, 2023
Govt targets 70% capacity utilisation for 2023
Statistics show that, despite global shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the country managed to increase capacity utilisation from 56% in 2021 to 66% in 2022.
By Freeman Makopa
Mar. 24, 2023
TIMB introduces natural air curing system
“Once cold colouring is complete, the tobacco can either be moved into brick barns (if they are available) or moved onto racks that have been erected for natural curing/ sun curing,” TIMB said.
By Rugare Mubika
Mar. 23, 2023
Govt scouts for more value chain development aid
GOVERNMENT says it hopes to increase financial resources towards value chain development.
By Freeman Makopa
Feb. 27, 2023
Business opinion: Remodelling the vision for entrepreneurship
Where machines are now living anatomies as they can talk, exchange and respond to instructions than any time before (infusing innovation and Artificial Intelligence). Sure if you snooze you lose.
By Farai Chigora
Feb. 26, 2023
EU extends dairy project lifespan
The current local demand of milk in the country stands at 120 million litres per annum, but Zimbabwe produced 79 million litres last year.
By Donald Nyandoro
Dec. 14, 2022
