19 May, 2025
Mudhumeni Mukuru0 commentsMay 19, 2025Uncategorized

Avocado’s $6 bucket
Lemon $3 bucket 500g
Dried cabbages $1packet 500g
Dried munyemba $1packet 500g
Dried black jack $1packet 500g
Dried tsunga $1packet 500g
Garlic. $1packet 500g
Moringa powder $1packet 150g
Baobab powder $1packet 150g
Baobab coffee $1 bottle
Mubvee powder $5 500g bottle
Honey bottled $500g
Honey wax $3
Honey wax $10
Kenyan croton nursery tree $1each
Mutohwe nursery tree tree $1each
Mango nursery tree $1each
Mahogany nursery tree $3
Paw Paw nursery tree $1 each
Granadilla nursery tree $2 each
Coral vine bee forage nursery tree $2 each
Hwiziya bee forage tree $2 each
Baobab nursery tree $1 each
Juranda nursery tree $1 each
(Courtesy of eMkambo/ Charles Dhewa +263 77 213 7717)

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19 May, 2025
Mudhumeni Mukuru0 commentsMay 19, 2025Uncategorized

Kwekwe Market prices

Vegetables
– Covo: $1.5 per bundle
– Rape: $1 per bundle
– Tsunga: $1 for 2 bundle
– Chomolia: $1.5 per bundle
– Cabbage (white): $1
– Spinach: $1per bundle
– Lettuce: $1 each
– Parsley: $0.80 per bunch
– Cauliflower: $1
– Okra (fresh): $10 per 20L bucket or $2 per tin

High-Value Crops
– Green pepper: $13 per crate & $1 for 5
– Red & Yellow pepper: $17 per crate $1 for 4
– Fine beans: $15 per crate
– Cucumber: $10 per crate
– Eng cucumber: $1each
– Horned cucumber: $1 for 15
– Carrots: $1.50 per bundle
– Beetroot: $1 – $1.50 per bundle
– Onions (white, king): $12 per 10 kg pocket
– Onion (red, king): $1 for 2
– Onion (shallots): $1.50 per bundle
– Eggplant: $1.5 per
– Garlic (bulbs): $10 per kg
– Ginger (bulbs): $6 per kg
– Cherry tomato: $8 per kg
– Tomatoes: $15 crate
– Maize corn: $4 per dozen
– Green Pumpkin/mapudzi: $1 for 6
– Wild melon/ mashamba: $1-$2
– Butternut: 10 kg $6

Tubers
– Potatoes 15 kg pocket: $12.5
– Potatoes 10kg pocket: $8
– Sweet potatoes: $ 11 – $15 per 20L bucket

Dried Foods
– Matemba: $52 per 20L
– Fish (small, dried): $2 for 5
– Fish (big, dried): $8 for 4

– Soya chunks: $3 per 5kg packet
– Mufushwa munyemba: $20 per 20L bucket
– Mufushwa nyevhe: $28per 20L bucket
– Mufushwa covo: $8per 20L bucket
– Mufushwa mutsine: $20 per 20L bucket
– Mufushwa derere remashizha: $12per 20L bucket

Poultry
– Chicken (broilers): $5 6
– Indigenous chicken (hen): $8
– Indigenous (cocks): $9
– Iso brown: $8
– Turkey: $15
– Ducks: $15
Off layer 5

Fruits
– Apples: $25 per large box
Naarjies : $1 for 8 25 box
– Avocado: $13 crate $ for 3 or 5
– Pears: $2.75 per kg, $19 per box
– Plums: $18 Box
– Grapes: $20 per box, $2.5 per satchet
– Small berryfinger leaf/ tsubvu: $5-6 per 20L bucket
– Pineapples: $1.5 each
– Oranges: $6.5 per 10kg packet
– Bananas: $12 per crate
– Mawuyu (shelled): $8 per 20L bucket
– Nyiii: $12 per 20L bucket
Tsvubvu 10 bucket

*Grains and pulses
– Fresh groundnuts/nzungu: $10-$12 per 20L bucket
– Bambara groundnuts/Nyimo: $7-$10
– White maize: $6 -8 per 20L bucket
– Yellow maize: $5 per 20L bucket
– Sorghum/Mhunga: $10-$12per 20L bucket
– Rukweza/ Finger millet: $24 -28 per 20L bucket
Wheat 8 bucket $6 to $8 bucket
White Sorghum $8 bucket
Soya $8 for bucket

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19 May, 2025
Mudhumeni Mukuru0 commentsMay 19, 2025Agriculture

Important facts about Green peppers

Green peppers are from the family Capsicum annuum. These peppers are unripe Red, yellow, or orange Bell peppers.
Generally they are crunchy vegetables which are rich in vitamin C and a good source of other vitamins and minerals.
They are super versatile in the kitchen as they can be used to make lots of dishes which are full of flavor, delicious and tasty ranging from salads, pizza toppings, sauces etc.
Benefits of Green Peppers
1. Eye Health
Green Pepper contains lutein an antioxidant researched to improve eye health. It helps to reduce the damage from light exposure.

2. Gut Health
Peppers are a rich source of fibre as such important for gut health.
They are essential for Preventing constipation and indigestion as thereby improving healthy gut bacteria balance.

3. Healthy weight
Green peppers are low in carbs, and high in fibre and other nutrients our bodies need. Incorporating more Green peppers and other vegetables into your meals with less calorie consumption can help in maintaining a healthy weight.

4.Nutritional Benefits
Green bell peppers are low in calories and high in nutrients, including vitamins A, C, and E, potassium, and fiber. They also contain antioxidants that support overall health.

What Is The Difference Between Green Bell Pepper and Other Coloured Bell Peppers?

The main difference between green bell peppers and other coloured bell peppers is their ripeness and flavour. Green bell peppers are less ripe, resulting in a slightly bitter taste, while red, yellow, and orange bell peppers are sweeter and more mature.

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13 May, 2025
Mudhumeni Mukuru0 commentsMay 13, 2025Agriculture

Irrigation a key driver in Agriculture

Staff writer

Irrigation has the potential to change the prospects of agriculture in Zimbabwe as the government aims to expand land under irrigation to 350,000 hectares through the Accelerated Irrigation Rehabilitation Development Plan.

This expansion comes as a response and as part of a broader efforts to climate-proof agriculture and improve food security in the country.

Speaking during an interview in Bulawayo recently Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Professor Obert Jiri highlighted that the agriculture industry is growing and there is need to transform it to be able to respond to current challenges.

“The agriculture industry In Zimbabwe is growing and we must transform it to be able to respond to current challenges particularly climate change, change in diets and consumption patterns.”

This transformation for it to be successful it calls for agriculture to be treated as a business from household level and pushes government to explore means of harnessing water and putting up irrigation schemes along main water bodies.

“In order to have food security, enough nutrition and to improve livelihoods we need to respond to these challenges at household level where we must climate proof and ensure that each household is empowered to be able to have agriculture as a business.

“At national level we must have full investments on irrigation that’s why we have put a special focus on irrigation and development ensuring that our water bodies are connected to the production points which utilises it,” he added.

Government is making sure that every dam project has a running irrigation scheme and where there is no dam but enough water for irrigation, boreholes are being sunk and water is harnessed so as to make sure that transformation and food security becomes not only a dream but reality.

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13 May, 2025
Mudhumeni Mukuru0 commentsMay 13, 2025Agriculture, Food Security

Zimbabwe’s Women Farmers Drive Agricultural Growth

Women are reported to make up around 43 per cent of the agricultural labour force globally.

In Zimbabwe as the agriculture sector is booming and becoming an important engine of growth and poverty reduction, most women are now taking up key roles in farming.

As much as some of them face constraints in-terms of access to land and capital due to different reasons, their thirst and hunger for knowledge is amazing.

Most of them are prepared and willing to start small with minimum resources hoping that one day through hard work they will grow to a commercial scale.

With such an attitude the future is bright and as we join hands in supporting them we will be able to fight hunger and build a stronger foundation for ourselves in this domain which is the engine of growth for Zimbabwe and the globe

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13 May, 2025
Mudhumeni Mukuru0 commentsMay 13, 2025Agriculture, Organic Farming

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), Mhunga

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), Mhunga, is a highly valuable dual-purpose crop. Its exceptional drought tolerance makes it one of the most resilient grains, thriving in arid and semi-arid conditions where other crops may fail.

The grain serves as a nutritious food source for humans, while its leafy biomass and sturdy stems provide excellent fodder for livestock. After the grain harvest, the remaining stover can be used as dry-season feed, silage, or bedding material.

This efficient integration supports both crop and livestock productivity, enhancing farm resilience and optimizing resource use.

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9 May, 2025
Mudhumeni Mukuru0 commentsMay 9, 2025Food Security, Organic Farming

GARIKAYI MARKET- MASVINGO

09/05/25

Tomatoes $30

Cabbages $1

Beans $28 bucket

Green pepper $10 crate

Red and yellow pepper $10 crate

Rape $1 for 3

Tsunga$1 for3

Spinach $1for3

Chomolia

Lettuce

Cauliflower $1 bundle

Coriander $1

Mufushwa munyemba $5

Mufushwa MuNyevhe $7

Mufushwa mutsine $5

Fine beans $15

Cucumber $18

Beetroot $1.75 bundle

Onions $12 pocket

Eggplant $2 kg

Garlic $4.50 kg

Ginger$4.50 kg

Nyimo$7 bucket

Nzungu$7 bucket

Watermelon $1.50

Butternut $8 pocket

Potatoes $11 pocket

Magandari $50 bucket

Harugwa$30 tin

Soya chunks $2.50

Nzimbe$1 for 8

Narjies$1 for20

Avocado $1 for 5

Tsubvu $5 bucket

Orange $1 for 15

Grapes$25 box

Pears$22 box

Plums$20 box

Bananas $10 crate

Mhunga$6 bucket

Rukweza $$15 bucket

Mapfunde $7

MUPUNGA$25

Chibage $6

Fresh maize $1 for6

Lemons$1 for 30

Magaka vekumusha $1 for 10

Mauyu $8 bucket

Matemba $300

Dovi $9 dozen

Honey $2.20kg

Mbambaira $8

The market is receiving Beans, cabbages and other commodities in volumes in preparation for back to school.

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8 May, 2025
Mudhumeni Mukuru0 commentsMay 8, 2025Agriculture, Food Security

How much does Honde Valley contribute to Zimbabwe’s GDP?

By Charles Dhewa

If you had avocadoes for breakfast this morning, chances are that the fruit came from Mt Selinda or Honde Valley in Manicaland.

From April to October every year, at least twenty 15-ton trucks bring avocadoes from Honde Valley to Mbare market daily.

The same number of trucks brings bananas from Honde Valley. An equal number of trucks brings sugar cane from Honde Valley to Mbare market every day, a distance of 320km if the produce comes from major production zones like Sagambe.

Each 15-ton truck carries 80-90 bags of either avocadoes or banana, each weighing 90 kilograms.

If you do your maths, how many metric tons of avocadoes and banana come to Harare from Honde Valley every month for seven months of the year?

We are not even mentioning quantities going to Chitungwiza, Marondera, Mutare, Masvingo, Gweru and Bulawayo.

A 90kg bag of avocadoes is so heavy that women cannot lift it and have to hire labour from men which increases the cost of marketing for women.

Transport and ripening infrastructure

Although the terrain in Honde Valley is not friendly for drivers, the roads are not too bad compared to other production zones.

However, farmers are not happy about the cost of transport. Transporters are charging USD10 to transport each 90kg bag from Honde to Mbare market and, depending on the consumer buying power on the day, a bag of avocadoes is bought for USD80-95 while bananas go for USD60-70/90kg.

The fruits are mostly brought to Mbare in an unripe state for ripening at the market in makeshift cardboard boxes.

In three to four days, the fruits are ready for consumption. Proper ripening facilities are badly needed at the market to avert losses and ensure food safety.

Sugar cane

A 15-ton truck carries 330-dozens of sugar cane from Honde Valley to Mbare at USD3-4/dozen transport cost.

Depending on demand and consumer buying power, a dozen can go for USD7-9 at Mbare.

That means more than half of the income that should be earned by farmers is consumed by transport costs.

Because sugar cane is 98% water, it would be cost-effective to transport via rail if it was available.

According to Aleck Ruwanza and other sugar cane farmers from Honde Valley, policy makers should intervene so that transport costs are reduced in favour of farmers who are working very hard to feed the nation and create employment.

What is the value of our production corridors?

Monitoring and tracking the movement of agricultural commodities from high production corridors like Honde Valley, Burma Valley, Rusitu Valley, Mazowe Valley, Enterprise Valley and many other areas like Umguza, Mt Selinda, Kezi and even dry areas like Binga can reveal their true potential and contribution to GDP.

For an agriculture-driven economy like Zimbabwe, these are the kinds of conversations that should be discussed in cabinet, parliament, media and educational institutions.

Charles@knowledgetransafrica.com / charles@emkambo.co.zw / info@knowledgetransafrica.com Website: www.emkambo.co.zw / www.knowledgetransafrica.com Mobile: 0772 137 717/ 0774 430 309/0712737430

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7 May, 2025
Mudhumeni Mukuru0 commentsMay 7, 2025Agriculture

CHIREDZI MARKET

(07 May 2025)

By Charles Dhewa

Vegetables🥬🥦
– Covo: $0.50 per bundle
– Rape: $0.50 per bundle
– Tsunga: $0.50 per bundle
– Chomolia: $1 per bundle
– Cabbage (white): $1 (big head) & $0.50 small head
– Spinach: $0.50 per bundle
– Lettuce: $0.50each
– Marrow: $10per 20L bucket
– Coriander: $0.50 per bunch
– Parsley: $1 per bunch
– Cauliflower: $3 per kg
– Okra (fresh): $10 per 20L bucket or $2 per tin
– Okra leaf (derere remashizha): ❌❌
– Pumpkin leaves (Muboora): $1 cup
– Mushroom (fresh) : ❌❌
– Cowpeas leaves (Munyemba):$0. 50 cup
– African Spider leaves (Nyevhe)✅
– Mutsine (Black jack)✅
– Amaranth (Imbuya/Mudongi)✅

High-Value Crops🍅🫑🌶️
– Green pepper: $15 per crate & $1 for 4
– Red & Yellow pepper: $18 per crate $1 for 4
– Fine beans: $15 per crate
– Cucumber: $10 per crate
– Eng cucumber: $2 each
– Horned cucumber: $1
– Carrots: $2 per bundle
– Beetroot: $2 per bundle
– Onions (white, king): $15 per 10 kg pocket
– Onion (red, king): $18 per 10 kg pocket
– Onion (shallots): $2 per bundle
– Eggplant: $2 per kg
– Chilli pepper: $3 per kg
– Garlic (bulbs): $12 per kg
– Ginger (bulbs): $7 per kg
– Cherry tomato: $10 per kg
– Tomatoes: $30 crate
– Maize corn: $5 per dozen
– Green Pumpkin/mapudzi: $1 for 5
– Wild melon/ mashamba: $1- $2 depending on size
– Butternut: 10 kg $10

Tubers🥔🥔
– Potatoes 15 kg pocket: $14
– Potatoes 10kg pocket: $10
– Sweet potatoes: $ 10 – $15 per 20L bucket

Dried Foods🥜🫘🥜
– Matemba: $45. 50 per 20L bucket
– Madora/Macimbi/Mopane worms (dried): $50 per 20L bucket & $1/20 rand per cup
– Fish (small, dried): $1 for 4
– Fish (big, dried): $1 for 3
– Soya chunks: $3 per 5kg packet
– Impwa: 1 rand
– Nzimbe/ Sugarcane: 5 rand
– Mufushwa munyemba: $5 per 20L bucket
– Mufushwa nyevhe: $12 per 20L bucket
– Mufushwa covo: $10 per 20L bucket
– Mufushwa mutsine: $10 per 20L bucket
– Mufushwa derere remashizha: $8 per 20L bucket

*Poultry*🪿🦈🐓🦃🐇
– Chicken (broilers): $6
– Indigenous chicken (hen): $8
– Indigenous (cocks): $10
– Iso brown: $5 off layers
– Turkey: $20-25
– Ducks: $15
– Guinea Fowls (Hanga): $8
– Rabbit: $7

Fruits🍎🍋‍🟩🍇🍏
– Apples: $30 per large box
Naarjies : $1 for 6 depends on sizes
– Avocado: $1 per kg
– Umviyo: 10 rand per cup
– Pears: $3 per kg, $20 per box
– Plums: $20 Box
– Grapes: $25 per box, $2 per satchet
– Small berryfinger leaf/ tsubvu: $5per 20L bucket
– Pineapples: $2 each
– Oranges: $6 per 10kg packet
– Zunga: $2
– Bananas: $8-10 per crate
– Mawuyu (shelled): $5 per 20L bucket
– Nyiii: $10 per 20L bucket

❌❌Unavailable❌❌
– Mango (big)✅
– Mango (sweet)✅
– Mugwadi✅
– Emkemeswane/Matamba✅
– Matofi✅
– Udlawuzo/Shumha✅

Grain🥔
– Fresh groundnuts/nzungu: $12 per 20L bucket
– Bambara groundnuts/Nyimo: $12
– White maize: $9 per 20L bucket
– Yellow maize: $10 per 20L bucket
– Sorghum/Mhunga: $10-$12 per 20L bucket
– Rukweza/ Finger millet: $30-35 per 20L bucket

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7 May, 2025
Mudhumeni Mukuru0 commentsMay 7, 2025Agriculture, Food Security, Harvests Innovations

Sorghum: A Key Crop for Zimbabwe’s Climate Resilience

Sorghum stands out for its exceptional drought and heat tolerance, thanks to its deep root system, waxy leaves, and ability to survive under minimal water conditions, making it ideal for arid and semi-arid regions.

It’s C4 photosynthetic pathway gives it high water- and nitrogen-use efficiency, allowing it to grow where other cereals struggle.

Beyond being a staple food for millions—providing grain for porridge, flatbreads, and brewing—sorghum is also valuable as livestock fodder, biofuel feedstock, and an industrial raw material.

Requiring low inputs of fertilizer and pesticides, it offers smallholder farmers a sustainable, cost-effective option in the face of climate change.

As global temperatures rise and rainfall patterns become unpredictable, sorghum is not a poor man’s crop—it’s a smart farmer’s solution for food security, profitability, and resilience.

For farmers seeking sustainable systems, sorghum is a key ally in adapting to and mitigating the impacts of climate change.

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