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VP’s wife denies ‘farm grab’ report Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court ReporterVICE President Constantino Chiwenga’s wife, Mrs Mary Chiwenga, has dismissed as false media reports that she grabbed a 300-hectare Arda Seeds Farm along Domboshawa Road. Through her lawyer, Mr Wilson Tatenda Manase of Manase & Manase Legal Practitioners, Mrs Chiwenga has described an article …
Shiri calls for teamwork | The Herald Pamela Shumba Bulawayo BureauGOVERNMENT has emphasised the need for close cooperation between its departments, the private sector and international research institutions for the country to increase agricultural productivity for both crops and livestock. Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement, Air Chief Marshal Perrance Shiri (Retired) yesterday …
Financiers shun cotton By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor Source: Financiers shun cotton | The Financial Gazette April 26, 2018 ZIMBABWE’s cotton output is expected to grow this year, but at a slower pace than government projections as side-marketing continues to threaten the viability of the crop. Since the introduction of multiple players in 2000 side-marketing has been …
ED’s govt must have clear land policy Source: ED’s govt must have clear land policy – DailyNews Live STAFF WRITER 26 April 2018 HARARE – When President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over the reins of power onNovember 24, 2017, immediately announcing his intention to compensatefarmers who had lost their land during the chaotic land reform …
Treasury drags feet on afforestation fund Ndakaziva Majaka Deputy Markets Editor TREASURY is yet to disburse over $20 million to the Afforestation Fund, more than three years after farmers started contributing to the kitty, it has emerged. The Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) has, since January 2015, collected levies from tobacco growers at a rate …
Mnangagwa aide dragged to court Tabitha Mutenga Staff Reporter FARM workers evicted from Centenary Farm in Figtree have taken deputy chief secretary to the Office of the President and Cabinet, Ray Ndhlukula, to court claiming over $561 000 in loss of property and violation of their constitutional rights. Centenary Farm in Matabeleland South province was …
Harare Agric Show bigger, better THE much anticipated 2018 Harare Agricultural Show will run from August 27 to September 1, 2018 at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society Business Park. The Show this year will be held under the theme: “Field to Industry: Produce. Connect. Develop.” “As ZAS in order to rally consensus for the cause …
Fall armyworm threat lingers Nyasha Chingono Own Correspondent THE fall armyworm will remain a problem in Zimbabwe, but farmers should desist from excessive use of pesticides to deal with the pests, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned. “We don’t expect the fall armyworm to be eradicated; we have to learn to live with …
Reduce interest rates, banks urged newsday THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) was engaging banks to reduce interest rates on loans to stimulate production across various sectors of the economy, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI Speaking at the official opening of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) business conference in Bulawayo yesterday, …
New farmers’ uptake of agri-insurance ‘irregular’ newsday PLAYERS in the insurance sector have said the uptake of agriculture insurance nosedived soon after the fast-track land reform programme, as new farmers took up insurance on an irregular basis. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA Old Mutual senior business development manager, Immaculate Musonza told journalists attending a ZimSelector insurance and …
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