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Zimbabwe faces deforestation dilemma 12/6/2019 BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Since timber was added to a list of commodities running short in Zimbabwe’s crisis-hit economy late last year, carpenter Josh Mbuyazwe has struggled. “I cannot get timber the way we used to,” he said at his workshop in the city of Bulawayo where …
Human-animal conflict on the rise: ZimParks – NewsDay Zimbabwe 12/6/2019 BY RUTENDO MATANHIKE ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) director-general Fulton Mangwanya said there is a spike in human-wildlife conflict, largely attributed to the growing elephant population. Speaking before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment and Tourism led by Consilia Chinanzvavana on Monday, …
Lands secretary quizzed over Manicaland farm invasions – NewsDay Zimbabwe 12/6/2019 BY VENERANDA LANGA SECRETARY for Lands and Agriculture Ringson Chitsiko was yesterday taken to task in Parliament over a spate of fresh farm invasions, including the one in which Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Ellen Gwaradzimba’s son attempted to grab a Chipinge coffee plantation …
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Farmers grow tabasco pepper 12/6/2019 The Herald Wimbainashe Zhakata Mutare Correspondent Farmers in Nyanga District have taken up the production of tabasco pepper as a way of earning foreign currency. Tabasco pepper is a variety of chilli pepper species originating from Mexico and is best known through its use in tabasco sauce and peppered …
Green Fuel hands over plots 12/6/2019 The Herald Herald Reporter ETHANOL producer, Green Fuel, has rolled out a community empowerment programme in which households will get 0,5-hectare plots under irrigation in villages around Chipinge South constituency where it operates. In a show of commitment to empowering locals, the firm officially handed over the 0,5ha …
Tongaat shares suspended to ‘protect investors’ 12/6/2019 The Herald Hippo Valley and Triangle Estates’ JSE listed parent Tongaat Hulett has requested the suspension of its listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange amid an investigation. According to a shareholder notice issued on Monday afternoon, the company’s listing on both the JSE and the London Stock …
Govt, EU launch US$45m livestock fund 12/6/2019 The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Government and the European Union (EU) yesterday launched a US$45 million Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme fund which is expected to boost the livestock sector, maximise smallholder farmers’ profits and improve competitiveness on domestic and international markets. The programme mainly targets small …
Government to set up horticulture department 12/6/2019 A horticulture department will cushion through development of policies and strategies aiming at transforming the agribusiness The Herald Kumbirai Tarusarira Business Reporter Government says it is considering setting up a horticulture department committed to creating a conducive regulatory environment for the sector to adequately thrive, a senior …
CSC engages Netherlands leather consultants 12/6/2019 The Chronicle Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Cold Storage Company (CSC) has engaged senior experts from the Netherlands to assist the firm in developing a comprehensive leather value chain strategy that will promote value addition of leather and associated by-products. The State-owned meat processor and marketer, which had …
Maize producer price goes up 12/6/2019 Minister Monica Mutsvangwa The Chronicle Fidelis Munyoro, Harare Bureau GOVERNMENT has increased the maize producer floor price to $1 400 per tonne from $726 to enable farmers to go back to the fields in the upcoming summer cropping season. It, however, immediately warned retailers against increasing the price of …