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{Press Release} Agriculture Sector Urged To Embrace Technology And Leverage On Big Data – The Financial Gazette Own Correspondent 18/10/2018 The agricultural sector has been encouraged to embrace technology and leverage on big data as a way of improving productivity in the sector. This was said at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Development Trust (ZADT) stakeholders briefing held in …

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Seedco’s New App Is Probably The Best App For Agriculture In Zimbabwe Right Now – Techzim by Alvine Chaparadza (@YourAlvine)   Posted Wed 17 Oct 2018Wed 17 Oct 2018 Agriculture professionals are working smarter, not harder, than ever before. Smart farming technologies have enabled them to reduce costs, maximize yields and profits, and still be incredibly …

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Legal cannabis could be pot of gold – The Financial Gazette Own Correspondent 18/10/2018 ON Wednesday Canada made history – after 95 years of prohibition it is now the second country in the world to legalise cannabis for recreational use. “How will you celebrate?” local news sites ask audiences, as publishers both sides of the …

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African countries’ policies must shift to achieve zero hunger – NewsDay Zimbabwe   18/10/2018 FOR the third year in a row hunger is rising across the world. And, as a recent report by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation shows, the situation is worsening in most regions in Africa. guest column Hendriks, Mkandawire and …

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Govt to replicate Siyalima success story     The Herald 18/10/2018 Lawrence Chitumba Correspondent GOVERNMENT will continue setting up more community irrigation schemes like Siyalima in Guruve as the initiative is a commendable example of climate change adaptation and resilience building, Mashonaland Central crops and livestock officer Mr Stancilae Tapererwa has said. The Siyalima Irrigation …

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More register to grow golden leaf The Herald 18/10/2018 Fortunate Gora Mash West Correspondent MASHONALAND West Province has recorded an eight percent increase in new tobacco growers registered with the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board for the 2018-19 season. According to the latest statistics released by the TIMB, the number of new tobacco farmers who …

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Minister explains wheat shortage     The Herald 18/10/2018 Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter At  least 980 National Railways of Zimbabwe wagons had been loaded with wheat as of yesterday and most of them were now docked at millers as Government moves to ease the shortage of the cereal grain, a Cabinet minister has said. In …

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