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Canning industry set for rebound The canning industry in Zimbabwe is set for a rebound after the introduction of demand-driven bean cultivar needed for production of canned beans, an official has said. BY FREEMAN MAKOPA Department of Research and Specialist Services director Dumisani Kutywayo said the release of the new variety was a result of …
Millers turn to NGOs for rescue package Local millers have turned to international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to secure $100 million required for the importation of rice, wheat and other grains amid a worsening foreign currency crisis. BY NDAMU SANDU Under the arrangement, the NGOs would pay for the importation on behalf of millers who would …
New bean variety could save Zim US$120k a month The Herald Sifelani Tsiko Senior WriterZimbabwe continues to shine in the field of agricultural research, with local plant breeders coming up new improved bean varieties that can enhance productivity and the country’s overall food security. One such centre which has been at the forefront of agricultural …
Rising global prices of vanilla: Opportunity for Zimbabwe Tapuwa Justice MashangwaCENTURIES from now we will still need agricultural produce. Food will always be one of mankind’s basic needs and so agriculture is a “forever sector”. The global agricultural produce demand varies from one country to the other and so do the prices. There are international …
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Gokwe Cottco ginnery resumes operations Cde Owen Ncube Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau ChiefTHE Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) ginnery in Gokwe has resumed operations leading to the employment of thousands of people. Addressing villagers and Government officials at the commissioning of a recently completed Community Court for Chief Njelele in Gokwe recently, the Minister of State …
Cotton price increased to 52c/kg Cde Owen Ncube Grace Nyoni, Midlands ReporterCOTTON farmers in Gokwe are smiling all the way to the bank after the producer price of the crop rose to 52 cents per kilogramme from 49 cents. Addressing cotton farmers in Nyanje area in Gokwe South on Monday, the Minister of State for Midlands …
Zim to roll out cannabis medicinal products Thandeka Moyo, Health ReporterZIMBABWE will soon roll out its first cannabis medicinal products to treat various diseases and conditions. In an interview yesterday, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health and Child Care Dr Gerald Gwinji challenged innovators, investors and academics to embrace numerous opportunities available in the …
Zim tobacco output hit all-time high Source: Zim tobacco output hit all-time high – DailyNews Live Farayi Machamire 4 July 2018 HARARE – Eighteen years after the collapse of Zimbabwe’s agriculturesector in the wake of former President Robert Mugabe’s land grabprogramme, tobacco production has hit a record 207 million kg, with blackfarmers funded by private …
Colcom mulls reverting to original pork pie Source: Colcom mulls reverting to original pork pie – DailyNews Live Farayi Machamire 4 July 2018 HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest meat processor Colcom Foods has bowed down topublic pressure and announced it is working on plans for alternative meansof producing a pie that includes the aspects of the …
African informal food markets as better expressions of democracy African countries are full of human rights interventions that focus mostly on partisan political rights ignoring the rights of local people to produce their own diverse foods in ways they want. By CHARLES DHEWA Human rights should not just be enabling local people to access donated …
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