Zimbabwe weighs suspending the tobacco CSR levy to 2029 and revising the afforestation levy to ease grower margins and encourage greener curing.
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Farming
Up the Chain: Women’s Farm Hub Projects Connect Female Producers to Markets in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Women’s Agribusiness Farm Hub launches community projects to scale value addition and connect female producers to markets up the value chain.
Two Lanes for Grain: ZMX–GMB Split Separates Commercial Trade From Strategic Reserves in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s ZMX exchange, 25% owned by the GMB, separates commercial grain trading from strategic reserves, splitting one crop into two specialised lanes.
Better Leaf by Design: Zimbabwe Pushes Farmer–Research Collaboration on Tobacco Agronomy
Zimbabwe’s Agriculture Minister urges farmers, contractors and the Tobacco Research Board to collaborate on agronomy and crop presentation for better leaf.
Cure Without Firewood: Zimbabwe Reviews Levies to Hit Sustainable Tobacco Curing by 2029
Zimbabwe is reviewing the afforestation levy and may suspend the CSR levy to 2029, freeing tobacco farmers to fund cleaner curing and end firewood use.
Butchers Back FMD Ban but Warn Extended Suspension Threatens Survival
Kgalagadi butchers back FMD slaughter suspensions but warn that prolonged curbs could bankrupt them — the tension between disease control and livelihood
Quality Closes the Gap: State Moves to Steady Tobacco Prices as Better Leaf Enters Zimbabwe Floors
After low opening prices, Zimbabwe engaged industry and better-quality leaf narrowed auction-contract gaps, with output projected at 385-410m kg in 2026.
Biosecurity Lapses Trigger FMD Outbreak at AI Centre
Minister Dikoloti links an FMD outbreak at Ramatlabama AI Training Centre to human biosecurity lapses, forcing BMC abattoir closures — and testing EU beef
Funds for Her Farm: Women’s Development Fund and Microfinance Bank Anchor Agri Push in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Women’s Development Fund and Women’s Microfinance Bank are positioned to put working capital behind women’s push up the agriculture value chain.