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Zimbabwe trebles banana production | The Financial Gazette By Own Correspondent Zimbabwe’s banana production increased 186 percent over two years to 45 775 tonnes in 2017. MUTARE — Zimbabwe’s banana production increased 186 percent over two years to 45 775 tonnes in 2017, from 16 000 tonnes in 2015, industry data shows. According to …
Agri Liance expands footprint | The Financial Gazette By Own Correspondent MUTARE — Agri Liance, a private company established by a group of commercial farmers, has increased its cropping hectarage as it targets a turnover of $11 million in the current farming season, an official has said. Zimbabwe’s commercial agriculture collapsed after former president Robert …
Zimbabwe’s mystery Davos delegate | The Financial Gazette By Staff Reporter LEAKED list of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s delegation for his historic attendance at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos drew attention, not just for the preponderance of security personnel and bureaucrats over technocrats, but for the inclusion of a delegate not many …
Taxes, levies roast beef producers By Shame Makoshori, Senior Business Reporter Beef reported the sharpest price hikes during the September 2017 price hike frenzy, which intensified in the aftermath of the political upheavals that brought Mugabe down. A RAFT of punitive taxes and levies on beef farmers charged by at least six State agencies are …
Dry spell threatens to scuttle wage negotiations THE dry spell currently being experienced in the country is threatening to scuttle negotiations for a wage increment for the tea sector this year, businessdigest has learnt. By Kudzai Kuwaza The spell has prompted fears that the country could experience a drought, resulting in the need for …
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Conservancy owner pleads for Mnangagwa intervention THE embattled owner of a wildlife conservancy in Beitbridge district, Ian Ferguson, whose family property has been invaded numerous times since 2000, has made an impassioned plea to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene. By Kudzai Kuwaza In a letter to Mnangagwa this week, Ferguson said the invasions have …
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Mugabe ordered off farm – January 26, 2018 FORMER President Robert Mugabe’s security aides based at Gushungo Holdings (Pvt) Ltd and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Support Unit have been ordered to vacate Smithfield Farm in Mazowe, which the former First Family had allegedly grabbed for the expansion of its business interests. BY CHARLES LAITON …
Investors scout for timber opportunities January 26, 2018 MANICALAND & MASH EAST Obert Chifamba Manicaland BureauA group of South African and Zimbabwean investors are set to visit Manicaland’s timber plantations to assess possible investment opportunities, it has been learnt. In an interview on Wednesday, Agriculture and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) board chairperson Mr Basil Nyabadza said by the …
Irrigation boost for Zhombe villagers January 26, 2018 MIDLANDS & NORTH-WEST Sukoluhle Ndlovu Midlands CorrespondentNGODOMA Irrigation Scheme in Zhombe has brought hope to about 180 villagers who are now surviving on farming and selling fresh produce. The 50-hectare irrigation scheme draws water from Ngodoma Dam. In an interview, Member of Parliament for Zhombe Engineer Daniel Mackenzie Ncube saidvillagers were …
Tokwe-Mukosi irrigation plans on course January 26, 2018 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST George Maponga in MasvingoGovernment has started making concrete moves to exploit water from the giant Tokwe-Mukosi Dam to boost food security, with an initial 2 000 hectares set to be developed for irrigation in Masvingo and Chivi districts. Clearing of the land that will be turned …