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Agro-processing firm plans $200 million investment   11/3/2019 The Chronicle Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent  AGRICASSA Private Limited, a Zimbabwean-based company specialising in agro-processing and beneficiation, is set to invest US$200 million in new projects across the country. Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi revealed this in Gwanda during a recent Matabeleland South Provincial Devolution …

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‘Bio-digesters panacea to conserving forests’      Source: ‘Bio-digesters panacea to conserving forests’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe March 9, 2019 BY PIUS SAWA Two local youths have started a programme to provide affordable cooking energy to rural households in the country, saving rural Zimbabweans from walking long distances to fetch firewood from diminishing forests. Households have to cook meals …

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UN Fears Fall Armyworm Outbreak Threatens Zimbabwe’s Food Security – Zimbabwe    3-4 minutes English News and Press Release on Zimbabwe about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Drought and Insect Infestation; published on 07 Mar 2019 by VOA Source: UN Fears Fall Armyworm Outbreak Threatens Zimbabwe’s Food Security – Zimbabwe | ReliefWeb HARARE, ZIMBABWE — The United Nation’s …

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Investors pour US$400 million into CSC    10/3/2019 Source: Investors pour US$400 million into CSC | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Dumisani NsingoBulawayo Bureau The Cold Storage Company (CSC) has secured a US$400 million lifeline in yet another milestone in the Second Republic’s bid to revive companies that had become dormant in the last two decades. The …

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Food security remains key for any economy    10/3/2019 Source: Food security remains key for any economy | Daily News The reality of a drought this farming season is beginning to dawn on most people as crops they grew with positive expectations fail under their watch. After the heavy downpours some time ago during which places like …

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Reviving indigenous seeds in Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Situation   10/3/2019 After modern strains fail to thrive amid drought, a growing number of African farmers are looking to the resilient seeds of the continent’s past People, not production lines. Farms, not factories. Agriculture, not agri-business. From ice covered northern Sweden to the depths of the Amazon …

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