Applying a Community Based Approach to Tenure Reform: Experiences from Northern Mozambique
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Pork production slumps by 7,5%
Pork production slumps by 7,5% June 1, 2017 in Business THE number of slaughtered pigs slumped by 7,5% in the first quarter of 2017 due to the prevailing cash crisis and high costs of production, an industry official has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI Piglets ready for slaughtering Pig Industry Board, director, Andrew Shoniwa, told NewsDay that a …
‘Farming was the answer’
‘Farming was the answer’ June 1, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Farm workers harvesting tobacco Buhle Nkomo“Life in the diaspora was not rosy as I played cat and mouse with the police when my documents expired,” said Albert Musasa (35), a tobacco grower based in Marondera. I lived from hand to mouth. There was no job …
Experts push for Sadc grain reserves strengthening
Experts push for Sadc grain reserves strengthening June 1, 2017 Business Sifelani Tsiko The 2015 – 2016 El Nino-induced drought that plunged the entire Sadc region into a food security crisis won’t be the last to hit agriculture. It’s almost certain that the southern African region will continue to have shocks in the future. The major …
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Govt to reorganise fertiliser production chain
Govt to reorganise fertiliser production chain June 1, 2017 Business An acute shortage of fertiliser is predicted due to lack of foreign currency to import raw materials Conrad Mwanawashe Business ReporterGOVERNMENT is planning to reorganise the fertiliser production chain with a view to ensuring sufficient product throughout the season. Buoyed by the success of the Special Maize …
EMA approves Gwanda solar plant project
EMA approves Gwanda solar plant project June 1, 2017 Business Minister Chinamasa Business ReporterCIVIL works for the construction of the 100 megawatt Gwanda solar plant are set to commence after the Environmental Management Authority issued an Environmental Impact Assessment certificate for the project. According to EMA, the certificate gives Zimbabwe Power Company permission to carry out …
Take silos to the people, Govt urged
Take silos to the people, Govt urged June 1, 2017 Local News Cde Machaya Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands CorrespondentGovernment has been urged to set up silos in each province to ease the burden of transportation and mass storage of grain by the Grain Marketing Board (GMB).This comes in the wake of a projected bumper harvest due to Command …
Cabinet warns grain buyers
Cabinet warns grain buyers June 1, 2017 Local News Dr Made Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterCabinet has warned unscrupulous businesspeople fleecing farmers by offering low prices for maize and contractors buying the crop they did not finance, to desist from the activity as the State will take punitive action against them. Government gazetted a maize producer price …
Tongaat banks on Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam
Tongaat banks on Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam By ZimSitRep_M | May 31, 2017 0 Comment Source: Tongaat banks on Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam – DailyNews Live BUSINESS WRITER 31 May 2017 HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest sugar producer, Tongaat Hulett (Tongaat), isbanking on the newly-completed Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam to increase production. “The recent completion in Zimbabwe of the Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam….willdiversify the water catchment area …
AU Agenda on Land: Response to Challenge of Land Tenure, Security and Governance in Africa
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