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Brace for thunderstorms, wet Easter: Met department   19/4/2019 Lightning, Tornado Alley, USA The Chronicle Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has predicted a wet Easter in some parts of the country with isolated showers and scattered thunderstorms expected. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the MSD said isolated wet weather is expected …

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UPDATED: 20 percent drop in agric exhibitions   24/4/2019 The Chronicle Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter THE 2019 Bulawayo Agricultural Show has suffered a 20 percent drop in participation compared to last year as a result of drought conditions experienced in the 2018/19 season, an official said yesterday. The annual agricultural exhibition is being held concurrently with …

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Tobacco prices expected to rise   24/4/2019 Minister Monica Mutsvangwa The Chronicle Felex Share, Harare Bureau Tobacco deliveries at most auction floors are increasing gradually with Government yesterday saying it expected prices of the golden leaf to firm up after the Easter holidays. The 2019 tobacco marketing season started on March 20 and farmers have been …

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Government to increase potato production   24/4/2019 The Chronicle Harare Bureau Government is working on plans to introduce potato production into its Command Agriculture programme, Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri has said. Speaking during a tour of Hwedza and Igava farms in Mashonaland East last week, Minister Shiri said potato production …

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Legalizing cannabis use: ethical and legal considerations     18/4/2019 SA set to become a major producer, but there are pro’s and con’s Source: Legalizing cannabis use: ethical and legal considerations – The Zimbabwean The recent awarding of a license by medicines regulator, SAHPRA, to a local company to cultivate cannabis for medicinal purposes could pave the way …

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Meat shortages loom  Source: Meat shortages loom – NewsDay Zimbabwe April 18, 2019 BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA ZIMBABWE’S livestock industry is under strain and shortages of pork, chicken and beef are imminent after the price of feed shot up following the removal of grain subsidies by government, an industry official has warned. At a recent meeting held by the …

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‘I don’t know how my children will survive’: Zimbabwe in crisis    21/4/2019 Guardian Mutemarare, 61, walks through his corn field, desperately looking for remnants of maize. He’s not expecting to find any, as most of his crop wilted before reaching maturity, the result of the devastating drought that has hit Zimbabwe. Before Cyclone Idai wreaked havoc on eastern …

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