Dam Levels as at 19-March-2019

Dam Levels as at 19-March-2019 DAM NAME FULL SUPPLY CAPACITY CURRENT CAPACITY % FULL DAILY TREND   (millions of cubic metres) (millions of cubic metres)     Kariba 64800.00 25329.5 39.1 Tugwi Mukosi 1802.6 1076 59.7 Mutirikwi 1378.08 701.971 50.9 Manyame 480.23 454.988 94.7 Osborne 401.64 277.604 69.1 Mazvikadei 343.815 317.21 92.3 Manyuchi 309.06 243.465 …

Dairibord doubles profits in 2018FY

Dairibord doubles profits in 2018FY – NewsDay Zimbabwe   22/3/2019 A Dairibord manufacturing plant in Harare BY MISHMA CHAKANYUKA Dairibord Holdings’ after tax profit increased more than two-fold to $6,48 million from $1,94 million in the full year ended December 31, 2018, driven by an increase in revenue. Revenue for the period grew by 28% …

Sable Chemicals projects 70% jump in AN production

Sable Chemicals projects 70% jump in AN production – NewsDay Zimbabwe   22/3/2019 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI ZIMBABWE’S sole ammonium nitrate (AN) fertilizer producer, Sable Chemicals, is projecting a production increase of AN fertilizer this year by as much as 70%, up from the 39 000 metric tonnes produced last year, an official has said. Sable …

Govt to set up anti-poaching unit

Govt to set up anti-poaching unit   22/3/2019 The Herald Walter Nyamukondiwa Mashonaland West Bureau Government is in the process of setting up a multi-stakeholder anti-poaching unit as it steps up efforts to reduce poaching and promote conservation of wildlife. The unit comprising the ZRP, Central Intelligence Organisation, Zimbabwe National Army, rural district councils, National …

Presidential inputs scheme boosts cotton production

Presidential inputs scheme boosts cotton production   22/3/2019 The Herald Mash West Bureau The Presidential Inputs Support Scheme has resulted in cotton farmers in Mashonaland West increasing the hectarage put under cotton from 14 000ha to 18 000ha during the current agricultural season. Government officials in the province have expressed satisfaction with the increase in …

Tobacco farmers reject low prices

Tobacco farmers reject low prices   22/3/2019 The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Flue-cured tobacco sales have remained depressed at the auction floors, with the first day of the marketing season being hampered by farmers who withdrew 98 percent of the crop from the floors in protest over low prices offered by buyers. According …