七月 12, 2026
Zimbabwe Increases Potato Yields as Winter Expansion Faces Seed and Infrastructure Challenges
Zimbabwe harvested 100,055 t. of potatoes in the 2025/26 summer season, raising average yields to 29 t/ha. Expanding production to meet winter targets will depend on greater access to certified seed, irrigation, storage, processing, and investment.
十月 21, 2023
From dependency to autonomy: Zimbabwe’s potato success story
Zimbabwe has marked a significant agricultural milestone by achieving complete self-sufficiency in table potato production. This accomplishment is attributed to the government’s strategic foresight in recognizing the potato as a crucial crop for national food security.十一月 24, 2022
Local seed potato research promising in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Potato Micro-propagation Association (ZPMA) has spearheaded the resuscitation of seed potato production since this stalled around 2008. The current mandate is to substitute imported seed potato.
九月 19, 2021
Farmer in Zimbabwe sues local potato chip manufacturer Cairns Foods over defective potato seed
Patrick Makuzwa has approached the High Court seeking an order canceling his contract with Cairns Foods and for the food company to compensate him to the value of USD 46 789 50.
九月 29, 2020
Zimbabwe starts seed potato multiplication to reduce the need for imports
The government of Zimbabwe, in conjunction with Kutsaga Research Station has embarked on a seed potato multiplication programme from mini-tuber to commercial seed potato.
八月 10, 2014
Zimbabwe: 'Sack Potato a Flop'
Production of potatoes in sacks has proved to be a non-profitable venture with farmers registering zero to one kilogram per plant, according to Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) president Mr Wonder ChabikwaFrom the archive
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