Govt gears for climate change

Govt gears for climate change     The Herald 22/10/2018 Melissa Makoto Herald Reporter The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement is going to work closely with other sectors in Government in the adaptation to climate change through the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) programme. In the validation workshop for the stocktaking report …

Govt to clamp down on deforestation

Govt to clamp down on deforestation     The Herald 22/10/2018 Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Government is tightening environmental laws to rein in people who cut down trees causing deforestation and contributing to climate change, Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Cde Douglas Karoro said. Speaking at the commissioning of a …

Govt sets aside funds to fight El Nino

Govt sets aside funds to fight El Nino     The Herald 22/10/2018 Mashudu Netsianda Bulawayo Bureau Government is consistently monitoring the country’s food security situation with 10 percent of public expenditure having been set aside to fund drought mitigation efforts and avert the effects of El Nino, Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement …

Millers come up with programme to avert bread shortages

Millers come up with programme to avert bread shortages   22/10/2018 GMAZ chairman Mr Tafadzwa Musarara The Chronicle Oliver Kazunga, Senior Reporter THE Grain Millers’ Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has come up with a six months-wheat procurement programme to ensure constant supply and avert bread shortages in the country. GMAZ chairman Mr Tafadzwa Musarara said …

Land audit begins

Land audit begins   22/10/2018 ZLC chairperson Commissioner Tendai Bare The Chronicle Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau THE Zimbabwe Land Commission has deployed teams of 60 enumerators in all eight farming provinces for the comprehensive agricultural land audit which begins today. The audit teams will have identity particulars and farmers will not be asked to pay …

Price madness hits agric sector

Price madness hits agric sector    21/10/2018 Source: Price madness hits agric sector | Sunday Mail The price increase madness obtaining throughout the country could reverse recent gains made in the agricultural sector, farmers have warned. The warning comes at a time when the country has made remarkable strides towards regaining self-sufficiency in agricultural production since …

Comprehensive agric land audit begins Monday

Comprehensive agric land audit begins Monday     The Herald 20/10/2018 Elita chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The Zimbabwe Land Commission (ZLC) will begin the national comprehensive agricultural land audit on Monday.The audit seeks to identify land use patterns, optimal farming activities and influence appropriate policies for increased productivity, poverty alleviation and sustainable utilisation of agricultural …