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EU pumps $50m into Lowveld October 5, 2017By Staff Reporter European Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe, Philippe van Damme THE European Union (EU) has pumped more than $50 million into wildlife conservancies and sugar plantations in Zimbabwe’s Lowveld that had been ruined by a chaotic land reform programme.An EU delegation is currently visiting the Lowveld, the …
Brazilian grass varieties to boost Zim pastures October 5, 2017By Cyril Zenda Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development (Livestock) Deputy Minister Paddy Zhanda. THE government is in the process of introducing rapid-growing, high nutrition grass varieties from Brazil to develop prolific pastures that allow farmers to keep more cattle on a small piece of land.Deputy Minister of …
AMR threat to food security October 5, 2017By Own Correspondent By Farai Mabeza ANTIMICROBIAL resistance (AMR) is now the biggest threat to food security after climate change, the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s sub-regional coordinator for southern Africa, David Phiri, has said.AMR occurs when antimicrobials, used to kill or neutralise pathogens, lose their effectiveness because pathogens would …
Avian flu costs Irvine’s $7,3 million October 5, 2017By Shame Makoshori, Senior Business Reporter The first outbreak of Avian flu struck Lanark Farm in May, where Irvine’s Zimbabwe was forced to slaughter 140 000 chickens. AN avian flu outbreak at Irvine’s in May cost the country’s largest chicken producer $7,3 million, a shareholder has disclosed, saying …
EU avails $7m for agric training October 5, 2017 Local News Audrey Rundofa Herald ReporterThe European Union has availed $7 million to Government to train agricultural extension workers. The bloc said the project was aimed at promoting sustainable service delivery in the field of research, extension and education. The target groups for the support include the Departments of …
Zim readies for grain exports Chronicle 6 October 2017 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE which requires 1,5 million tonnes of grain annually, has this year harvested about 2,6 million and this is attributed to Command Agriculture programme and the Presidential Inputs Support Scheme. Briefing stakeholders before touring Jotsholo Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) …
44 in court for starting veld fires Chronicle 6 October 2017 Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter FORTY-FOUR people have appeared before the courts for contravening the Environmental Management Act after allegedly starting veld fires that have destroyed almost one million hectares of land across the country. EMA Public Relations Officer, Mr Steady Kangata said most of …
Gwayi-Shangani Dam project on course Chronicle 6 October 2017 Tendai Mugabe and Melissa Makoto, Harare Bureau The $120 million Gwayi-Shangani Dam, one of the national projects being undertaken under ZimAsset, is expected to be complete in the next two years. The completion of the project mooted way back in 1912, will result in a green belt …
Govt strikes forex deal to import agric chemicals Chronicle 6 October 2017 John Manzongo, Harare Bureau Government has struck a deal with chemical companies through which they will be able to access foreign currency to import agricultural chemicals that will be sold at subsidised prices, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. He was responding to …
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Zim sets up first donkey abattoir . . . 70 beasts of burden to be slaughtered, dressed per day 1 October 1, 2017 4:33 PM Source: Zim sets up first donkey abattoir . . . 70 beasts of burden to be slaughtered, dressed per day – Sunday News Oct 1, 2017 Dumisani Nsingo, Senior ReporterA BULAWAYO-BASED company, …