{"id":9860,"date":"2024-02-01T07:49:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T07:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.agric.gov.zw\/lands\/?page_id=9860"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:34:48","slug":"home-page-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.agric.gov.zw\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME PAGE NEW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><![CDATA[<a href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTRENDING NEWS\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n  <title>News Ticker<\/title>\n  \n\n<style>\n    .news--ticker {\n      overflow: hidden;\n    }\n    .container {\n      position: relative;\n    }\n    .title {\n      text-align: center;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      background-color:0000000;\n    }\n    .news-updates--list {\n      white-space: nowrap;\n      overflow: hidden;\n      animation: marqueeAnimation 20s linear infinite;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n\n\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n<li> <\/li>\n\n\n     <h7><a href=\"\"><mark style=\"background-color:#B7C5B4;color:000000;\">\nGreen Compliance Anchors Zimbabwe\u2019s Drive to 500 Million kg Tobacco Production\n   <\/mark><\/a><\/h7>\n\n\n<li>\n     <h7><a href=\"\"><mark style=\"background-color:#B7C5B4;color:000000;\">\nDeputy Minister Checks Tobacco Sales Floors Readiness Ahead of March 4 Opening\n   <\/mark><\/a><\/h7>\n\n\n<li>\n     <h7><a href=\"\"><mark style=\"background-color:#B7C5B4;color:000000;\">\n ARDA&#8217;s Sorghum Drive Anchors the National Food Security Push\n   <\/mark><\/a><\/h7>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li>\n     <h7><a href=\"\"><mark style=\"background-color:#B7C5B4;color:000000;\">\n&#8220;Dialogue Mission for 2024-2026 Country Brief Completion Report and 2027-2029 Country Brief Kick-off.&#8221;\n   <\/mark><\/a><\/h7>\n\n\n<li>\n     <h7><a href=\"\"><mark style=\"background-color:#B7C5B4;color:000000;\">\nGovt Ready for Smooth 2026 Winter Wheat Transition\n   <\/mark><\/a><\/h7>\n\n\n<li>\n     <h7><a href=\"\"><mark style=\"background-color:#B7C5B4;color:000000;\">\nFarmers celebrates Inaugural Farmers Day\n   <\/mark><\/a><\/h7>\n\n\n<li>\n     <h7><a href=\"\"><mark style=\"background-color:#B7C5B4;color:000000;\">\n  Zimbabwe Poised for Strong 2025\u20132026 Harvest Amid Improved Seasonal Performance\n   <\/mark><\/a><\/h7>\n\n\n<li>\n     <h7><a href=\"\"><mark style=\"background-color:#B7C5B4;color:000000;\">\n Zimbabwe Kicks Off Digital Stock Card Training of Trainers for Extension Services\n   <\/mark><\/a><\/h7>\n\n\n<li>\n      <h7><a href=\"\"><mark style=\"background-color:#B7C5B4;color:000000;\">\n   <\/mark><\/a><\/h7>\n\n\n<style>@-webkit-keyframes marqueeAnimation-66306210  { 100%  {margin-left:-2638px}}<\/style>\n\n\n        <!-- Add more news items here -->\n<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n  <meta charset=\"UTF-8\" \/>\n  <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"\/>\n  <title>Slider \u2013 9 Dots Static Navigation<\/title>\n  <!-- Swiper CSS -->\n  <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/swiper@12\/swiper-bundle.min.css\"\/>\n  \n\n<style>\n    * { box-sizing: border-box; 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