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Midlands crop assessment complete   27/3/2019 The Herald Midlands Bureau The Department of Crops and Livestock under the Ministry of lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement has completed its crop assessment in the Midlands, with results showing the crop situation in the province was a complete write off. Provincial Crop and Livestock officer Mrs Madelina Magwenzi …

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We’ve enough grain: VP   27/3/2019 The Herald Bulawayo Bureau VICE President Kembo Mohadi has urged the nation not to panic over the dry 2018-19 agricultural season, saying the country has enough grain reserves to feed the nation. A prolonged dry spell destroyed crops in most parts of the country threatening food security. Addressing Zanu-PF …

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Govt sets up cattle breeding centre   27/3/2019 Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos The Herald Walter Nyamukondiwa Mash West BureauGOVERNMENT has laid the foundation for the recovery and growth of cattle breeding and off-shoot industries through the setting up of the Centre of Excellence in Animal Breeding and Reproductive Technologies at Chinhoyi University of Technology. The …

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Gokwe wetlands depleted    26/3/2019 Source: Gokwe wetlands depleted | Daily News ONLY four out of 11 wetlands in Gokwe North are still functional with the rest having been depleted by stream bank cultivation. In an interview with the Daily News, Environmental Management Agency (Ema) district environmental officer Allan Machenjedze said because the region is dry …

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GMB urges millers  to stock up   27/3/2019 Source: GMB urges millers  to stock up | Daily News THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) says it will conduct a five-day stock-take at its depots countrywide between April 1 and 5 that may affect its operations. It therefore advised stakeholders such as millers to ensure that they have …

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How the ‘Magnificent 40’ prevented 26,000 crocodiles from escaping through cyclone and floods – Mozambique – Zimbabwe Situation   27/3/2019 Portuguese entrepreneur Manuel Guimarães was running a farm housing 26,000 crocodiles in central Mozambique when Cyclone Idai flattened the farm’s fences. Only the efforts of 40 “magnificent men” prevented the animals escaping and a “terrible disgrace”from …

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Zimbabwe legalised the growing of marijuana for medical purposes Gift Phiri  •  25 March 2019 1:10PM  •  0 comments Daily News THE daily use of cannabis is associated with an increased risk of psychosis or serious mental illness, with more potent forms of the drug such as “skunk” heightening the risk, a study by leading …

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