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Government’s command agric targets fruit trees Financial Gazette 7 September 2017 By Own Correspondent By Farai Mabeza GOVERNMENT has tasked the Forestry Commission to spearhead its command agriculture programme targeting fruit tree production, a Cabinet Minister has said. The government last year launched the command agriculture scheme to increase production o the staple maize crop …
Botswana donates foot-and-mouth disease vaccines to Zim September 8, 2017 in National, News THE Botswana government has donated 473 200 doses of vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) to help Zimbabwe contain the recent outbreak and ensure that the infectious disease does not spread into the neighbouring country, which is the region’s prime beef producer. BY PAIDAMOYO MUZULU The …
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Nestle to revive coffee estates Herald 8 September 2017 Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter NESTLE Zimbabwe is looking at reviving coffee estates in the Eastern Highlands through contracting small-scale farmers, sources familiar with the development have said. The company, a unit of the world’s largest food and beverage firm, Swiss-based Nestle Global, is looking into the …
Zinara extends 100pc waiver: Car licence penalties reprieve up to 30 September Chronicle 8 September 2017 Kiyapili Sibanda, Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has extended its 100 percent waiver on vehicle licence penalties to 30 September 2017. The waiver follows an initial reprieve in April this year, which received an overwhelming …
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Timing, always key in farming preparedness Herald 7 September 2017 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Zimbabwe has come out of a successful agricultural season and expects around four million tonnes of different crops, chief among them maize. This success story has been attributed to hard working farmers, good rains and Government inputs schemes such as the Presidential …
How climate change will disrupt consumer tastes Herald 7 September 2017 A small increase in global temperature can cause devastating droughts Charles Dhewa Features correspondent Climate change is not just calling for more knowledge but effective awareness about a wide range of issues like changes in consumption patterns. While people in different communities have developed …
Intra-SADC trade remains limited: How can it be boosted? Herald 7 September 2017 Talkmore Chidede Correspondent Boosting intra-regional trade in Africa, and also within the Southern African Development Community (sadc), has for some years now been an important focus of the regional integration agenda. An array of strategic policies and legal arrangements have been implemented to advance …
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Warehouse receipts: Role of MFIs in agric finance Herald 7 September 2017 Dr Gift Mugano The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in its mid-term monetary policy review underscored that it is working with relevant ministries to operationalise the warehouse receipting system (WRS) which will, inter alia, unlock agricultural finance, provide markets and reduce post-harvest losses. This …
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Government duty-bound on land use Herald 7 September 2017 Audrey Rundofa Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT has a duty to ensure security of tenure on land holdings, including developing sustainable methods to achieve household and national food and nutrition security through enhanced agricultural investment. Mashonaland East Minister of State for Provincial Affairs, Retired Brigadier-General Ambrose Mutinhiri said this …
Govt urges farmers to grow mushroom Herald 7 September 2017 Joyce Mukucha Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT has urged farmers to consider focusing on mushroom production to improve their livelihoods. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister Paddy Zhanda said mushroom production had transformed the lives of many people in Goromonzi. Last month, Cde Zhanda toured mushroom projects in …