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Wheat harvesting begins The Herald 9/10/2018 Manicaland Correspondent WHEAT farmers in Manicaland have started harvesting the crop before the onset of the rainy season. Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) provincial manager, Mr Daniel Mungazi, said most of the wheat crop in the province was ready for harvesting. “The early crop is under harvesting on …
CUT pioneers research into cattle breeding The Herald Walter Nyamukondiwa Mashonaland West Bureau CHINHOYI University of Technology (CUT) is pioneering research into cattle breeding, including artificial insemination and animal health, which has seen the development of a vaccine against warts in cattle. The institution has also acquired a cryogenic facility that can store …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Protect farmers from corrupt banks The Chronicle 9/10/2018 Editor — It has come to light that there is a network of senior workers from various banks working in cahoots with the Deputy Sheriff’s office and targeting houses/homes that have been used as loan collateral for farming purposes by black …
Agriculture vehicle for attainment of Vision30 The Chronicle 9/10/2018 Sifelani Tsiko To travel is to see. And many people still think that big things only happen in Harare and not anywhere else. As urbanites, we have now become fixated with the idea that politics, business and other news breaking events only happen in …
New farmers contributing towards compensating previous owners The Chronicle 9/10/2018 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Correspondent THE Government has said beneficiaries of the land reform programme are contributing towards compensation of white farmers who had developed infrastructure on the farms through land tax payments. At the turn of the millennium, the Government embarked on a …
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Environmental crimes boost terrorists in Africa 9/10 2018 Source: Environmental crimes boost terrorists in Africa | Herald (Business) Climate Story Jeffrey GogoENVIRONMENTAL crimes such as wildlife trafficking and illegal logging have overtaken the drug trade as the major income source for militias and terrorists in the DRC, Kenya, Mali, Somalia and elsewhere around the world, …
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FAO calls for modernisation of agric 8/10/2018 The Herald Sharon Chigeza Mutare Correspondent The Food and Agriculture Organisation has recommended stimulation of the private sector in the uptake of agricultural produce in Manicaland as the region harbours unexploited potential. Speaking during his maiden tour of the agricultural projects undertaken in Mutasa district, FAO sub-regional …
Cottco targets 100 000 farmers in Chiredzi 8/10/2018 The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) here has started distributing inputs for the 2018 /19 farming season targeting over 100 000 farmers to grow the white gold. The surge in the number of farmers is expected to boost cotton output …
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