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Zimbabwe Reverses Maize Import Ban After a ‘’Fictitious’’ Bumper Harvest Claim
Zimbabwe has reversed its maize import ban just two months after imposing it, a move prompted by a sharp downward revision in the country’s 2024/25 harvest forecast and growing concerns over food secu
Oct 24, 2025
Zimbabwe
Wheat Triples, Maize Doubles: Cereal Imports Bill Surges as Food Dependency Deepens
Zimbabwe's cereal imports rose sharply in February 2026, according to the latest data from ZimStat. Maize imports surged 48.3% to US$44.93 million from US$30.28 million in January, while wheat imports
Apr 01, 2026
Zimbabwe
From Household Security to Breadbasket:How Pfumvudza Can Unlock Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Scale
Zimbabwe's Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme has done what it was designed to do, delivering a bumper harvest, turning Zimbabwe’s 2024 cereal deficit story into a surplus one. The 2025/26 summer season pro
Jul 22, 2026
Zimbabwe
The Eighth That Showed Up: Formal Maize Deliveries Double as State Buying Prices Outpace Open Market
Zimbabwe’s formal maize deliveries have reached 312,717 tonnes between 1 April and 24 July 2026, up 106% on the 152,047 tonnes marketed in the same window a year earlier, according to the latest Agric
Jul 29, 2026
Zimbabwe
Same Price as Maize, Slower Demand: Why Market Realities Are Holding Back Zim’s Climate-Resilient Grain Ahead of Super El Niño
Sorghum deliveries have reached 31,951 tonnes between 1 April and 24 July 2026, up 15% on the 27,804 tonnes marketed a year earlier, on Agricultural Marketing Authority data. It is the slowest riser o
Jul 29, 2026
Companies
Seed Co’s Smallest Quarter Delivers Growth, Revenue Per Tonne Falls Ahead of Its Biggest Seasonal Test
Seed Co Limited, Zimbabwe’s biggest seed house has grown the first quarter revenue by 19% to US$6.9 million and volume 22% to 4,145 metric tonnes, against US$5.8 million and 3,393 metric tonnes a year
Aug 03, 2026
Top Stories
ZIDA's Investment Approvals Hit US$1.59 Billion With Mining and Manufacturing at 79.6%
Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency approved 86 mining licences worth US$768.5 million in the second quarter of 2026, an average approved ticket of US$8.9 million and the largest sectoral allocatio
22 hours agoGold Exports Reach Historic High: Biggest Monthly Windfall in History Tests Sustainability of the Boom
Zimbabwe has exported US$583.4 million of semi manufactured gold in June 2026, the highest monthly value recorded in Zimbabwe’s trade history, latest data from Zimstat shows. The figure exceeded the p
22 hours ago
