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Be alert this fire season! May 3, 2017 Business Harvesting thatching grass decreases the viciousness of veld fires by reducing the fuel load Veld fires have been a characteristic annual catastrophe in the past decade destroying over a million hectares annually.The 2016 fire season recorded 1 652 incidences which resulted in the destruction of 1 197 …

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Arda ventures into pecan nut production May 3, 2017 Business Martin Kadzere, Harare BureauTHE Agriculture and Rural Development Authority has secured an investor to produce pecan nuts, chairman Mr Basil Nyabadza has said. Pecan nuts are the product of the hickory tree, also known as Carya illinoinensis. The trees are native to central and southern North America, …

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Cottco to distribute 500 000 woolpacks May 3, 2017 Business Lovemore Zigara, Midlands CorrespondentCOTTCO has started distributing picking bags to cotton farmers as the harvesting of the white gold begins. The company also intends to distribute 500 000 woolpacks, commonly referred as bales, for 150 000 contracted farmers. Cottco managing director Mr Pious Manamike told Business Chronicle: …

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Tobacco deliveries up 29pc May 1, 2017 Business Tobacco deliveries have increased by 29 percent with 942 860 kilogrammes worth $193 million having been sold since the marketing season started Deliveries of tobacco crop at both the auction and contract floors have significantly increased from the daily average sales of three million kilogrammes to the four …

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Tokwe Mukosi breathes new life into Lowveld May 1, 2017 Local News Minister Muchinguri-Kashiri From Hazvinei Mwanaka in MasvingoTHE Zimbabwean Government has been hailed for completing an inland lake with a capacity to carry 1,8 billion cubic metres of water in the semi-arid southern part of the country. Built at a cost of nearly $300 million, …

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Zinwa to roll out bulk smart water meters May 2, 2017 Local News Innocent Ruwende Senior ReporterZimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) is set to roll out a bulk prepaid smart water meters installation programme for all local authorities, farmers and other consumers to enforce payment by those who owe it over $140 million. Addressing a Press conference …

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