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‘Enough grains stock till next harvest’ 23/2/2019 The Chronicle Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau The country has more than 1,3 million tonnes of maize in stock, enough to feed the country until the next harvest, a senior Government official has said. Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri said this on Monday …
Government approves 37 mbanje investors 24/2/2019 Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos The Chronicle Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter GOVERNMENT has approved 37 investors who have shown interest to produce cannabis (mbanje or dagga) for medicinal or scientific purposes. This follows last year’s decision by Government to legalise cannabis production. Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural …
Land commission inspects state land 20/2/2019 The Herald Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau The Land Commission chaired by Justice Tendai Uchena on Monday started making inquiries into the sale of State land in and around urban areas in Mashonaland Central dating back to 2005. Justice Uchena said they have invited a number of people …
500 illegal settlers get eviction notices 20/1/2019 The Herald Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Chief GOVERNMENT has issued 500 eviction letters to illegal settlers who have been disrupting production at commercial farms in the Midlands Province and causing massive land degradation. Midlands Provincial Agricultural Technical and Extension Services (Agritex) officer Mrs Madeline Magwenzi said they …
Midlands farmers replant third time 20/2/2019 The Herald Midlands Bureau FARMERS here have started replanting for the third time after the province received significant rains late last week. The Midlands Province has been receiving erratic rains since the start of the 2018-19 farming season which has seen crops wilting. Midlands Provincial Crop and Livestock …
URL in bid to boost soya bean output 20/1/2019 The Chronicle Leonard Ncube in Victoria Falls ZIMBABWE has no reason to import soya bean for making edible oils in the next six years if agro-farming initiatives being implemented by Government and the private sector are fully embraced, an industrialist has said. Although Government has …
Climate change talks: Are the negotiations beneficial to Africa? 20/1/2019 The Chronicle The growing frequency and unpredictable nature of natural disasters such as floods and droughts is a striking reminder and warning that climate change is a serious phenomenon that has the capacity to destabilise the world. In recognition of this, the global community …
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Lands ministry sets up help desk 19/2/2019 Source: Lands ministry sets up help desk | Daily News HARARE – Lands and Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement ministry has established a 99-year lease Help Desk. In a statement Lands and Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance Shiri said the help desk will facilitate processing of …
Small-scale egg producers’ output drops 4% – NewsDay Zimbabwe 19/2/2019 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI ZIMBABWE’S egg production tumbled by 4% to 36,4 million dozens in 2018, as output by small-scale producers fell, according to a fourth quarter performance report by the Zimbabwe Poultry Association (ZPA). In the report, ZPA chairperson Solomon Zawe said the large-scale …
Command Agric to continue — Shiri 19/2/2019 Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri greets senior members of the directing staff before his presentation on Agriculture at National Defence University in Harare yesterday The Herald Elita Chikwati and Ellen Chasokela GOVERNMENT says it will continue assisting farmers through the Command Agriculture …