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Local manufacture of January disease vaccine begins 13/2/2019 The Herald Elita Chikwati and Charmaine Brown Government is in the process of manufacturing a vaccine against January disease, also known as Theileriosis, which affects cattle, with supply expected to be available in the next two to three months. The vaccine is expected to go a …
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FMD affects livestock productivity 13/2/2019 The Chronicle Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter THE foot and mouth disease (FMD) has significantly constrained livestock productivity and negatively impacted livelihoods, particularly in the southern region of the country, a report has said. According to the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVac) lean season monitoring report for January 2019, FMD …
Indigenous hardwood trees communicate climate resilience – NewsDay Zimbabwe 11/2/2019 When issues of forest conservation, adaptation, regeneration and restoration are discussed, rarely do we hear about the significance of indigenous hardwood trees’ role in the climate resilience matrix. Is it because they take long to grow or they are just brushed aside as not …
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Poultry feeds output up 58% – NewsDay Zimbabwe 12/2/2019 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI POULTRY feeds production increased by 58% to 110,121 tonnes in the last quarter of 2018 and generated more than $106,5 million in revenue, latest industry reports have shown. In an industry update, Zimbabwe Poultry Association (ZPA) chairperson Solomon Zawe said poultry feeds …
Bio-compartment measure to curb FMD 12/2/2019 The Chronicle Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent THE Matabeleland South Veterinary Services Department has advised farmers to set up bio-economic compartments on their farms to effectively control the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD). In an interview the province’s veterinary officer, Dr Enart Mdlongwa said in order to …
Zim moves to boost sunflower production 11/2/2019 Source: Zim moves to boost sunflower production | Daily News HARARE – Precision Oil Seeds International (Precision) says it has contracted farmers to plant over 15 000 hectares (ha) of sunflower this year in an effort to reduce importation of cooking oil raw materials. The country, which is battling a …
Cotton players decry textile industry collapse – NewsDay Zimbabwe 11/2/2019 The Association of Cotton Value Adders of Zimbabwe (ACVAZ) has bemoaned the collapse of giant textile companies, saying it was affecting the local value-addition of seed cotton.At its prime, the industry employed about 24 000 people, but less than 4 000 are now under …
Ending Chiredzi human-wildlife conflict remains a pipe dream – NewsDay Zimbabwe 11/2/2019 The government needs to put mitigatory measures in place to resolve the human-wildlife conflict in Chiredzi, with residents adjacent to Gonarezhou National Park, the most affected after the barriers along the park, were vandalised. BY GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA This was revealed during a …
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Zim, 3 others seek lifting of ivory trade ban 11/2/2019 The Herald Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story Zimbabwe, together with Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, have applied again to Cites, the global watchdog for endangered animal species, to have a ban on the commercial trade of their registered stockpiles of ivory from the African elephant …
Government approves labour migration policy 11/2/2019 The Chronicle Sifelani Tsiko, Harare Bureau Cabinet has approved the National Labour Migration Policy (NLMP) which has been formulated to make it easier for lower skilled people to seek work abroad and offer them social protection, while at the same time strengthening mechanisms for harnessing remittances for economic …