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Livestock sold for a song in Chipinge BERNARD CHIKETO • 4 JANUARY 2016 1:50PM • 1 COMMENT MUTARE – Despite villagers in drought-ravaged Musikavanhu area in Chipinge District are being forced to sell their ailing livestock at giveaway prices of as little as $30 — as they seek to salvage the little they can. Zimbabwe is …
SA maize prices near record high December 15, 2015 Business JOHANNESBURG. — South African maize prices remained near record highs yesterday on drought jitters, with the only pressure coming from a rand rebound after President Jacob Zuma named widely-respected Pravin Gordhan as finance minister. The December, white maize contract was 2,8 percent lower at R3 992 a …
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Bumper citrus end-of-season, but EU dispute persists Dec 11 2015 09:46 *Justin Chadwick Citrus Growers Association CEO Justin Chadwick. RELATED ARTICLES SA orange farmers turn east after EU fungus dispute The story you haven’t heard about SA citrus SA cuts citrus exports to Spain SA challenges EU over citrus block SA citrus growers suspend EU …
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SA foot and mouth fears mount as Zimbabwe cuts down fences Posted on December 10, 2015 by ZimSitRep_M — 2 Comments ↓ via SA foot and mouth fears mount as Zimbabwe cuts down fences | eNCA 9 December 2015 POLOKWANE – Veterinary services expressed fears that livestock near the border would be exposed to foot and mouth disease as Zimbabweans allegedly cut down …
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Tongaat Hullet, farmers clash December 11, 2015 Business Chiredzi based sugar milling company Tongaat Hullet is embroiled in dispute with local farmers over failure to pay millions of dollars for sugarcane delivered. Commercial Sugarcane Producers Association chairperson Tawanda Mafurutu said the company was attributing the failure to the on- going strike by its workers who are …
Hope not lost for cotton farmers December 11, 2015 Business Business ReporterALL hope is not lost for cotton farmers, despite the late onset of rains this season. There were concerns that yields might be significantly affected as a result of late rains, but farmers have been urged to plant until end of this month instead of the …
Met Dept forecasts meaningful rainfall December 11, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterThe Meteorological Department has forecast meaningful rainfall which will fall between Sunday and December 22, as farmers continue planting and land preparations despite the dry weather conditions. MSD forecaster Ms Tambu Pasipanodya said the rains will mark the start of the planting season for …
Zim milk output up 3 percent December 11, 2015 Business Brighton Gumbo Business ReporterZIMBABWE’s raw milk production grew three percent to 47,6 million litres in the first 10 months of 2015 compared to 46 million litres in the same period last year. Statistics from the Dairy Services Unit in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development show …
Maize: A Field Horticulture Crop 10 Dec 2015 Depending on when you plant it, maize can be either horticulture or a field crop. Charles Dhewa MANY African countries consider maize a staple grain crop. What is not mentioned is that in some quarters such as hotels, maize cobs are actually served as a vegetable and …