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Matland records decrease in fire incidences Chronicle 8/9/2020 Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter MATABELELAND North has recorded a more than 70 percent decrease in fire incidences and land destroyed by veld fires since the onset of the fire season on July 31. Only four fire incidences suspected to having been started by poachers in …
Horticulture exports potential to generate US$1bn Chronicle 8/9/2020 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE has potential to generate more than US$1 billion from exporting horticultural products around the world riding on the country’s favourable climatic conditions and private sector participation. ZimTrade manager for export development, Mr Tatenda Marume said this during the southern region …
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Agric sector targeted in emissions cut Herald 7/9/2020 Nesia Mhaka Herald Correspondent THE Government, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will next week host an Agriculture Sector Greenhouse Gas Inventory Expert Training Workshop aimed at minimising greenhouse gasses emissions in the farming sector. The workshop, which is being facilitated by the …
Expensive stockfeed milking small dairy farmers Herald 7/9/2020 Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Small scale dairy farmers in Mutasa are struggling to increase production owing to expensive stockfeed for their cows and unavailability of nearby water sources. The farmers say most feed companies have pegged their prices in US dollars, making the local currency equivalent …
Zim must guard against citrus greening Herald 7/9/2020 Through the use of integrated pest management strategies, citrus diseases are generally not a threat in Zimbabwe Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovation Editor ST: Has citrus greening by any chance affected Zimbabwe? SN: At present, Plant Quarantine and Plant Protection Services Institutes’ research officers have been …
Green mealies an easy dollar business Herald 7/9/2020 Roadside vendors selling roasted maize, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe. Photo credit: Thomas Lumpkin/CIMMYT. Prof J Derera and Wendy Madzura Correspondents The concept of growing a maize crop for sale as fresh cobs on the market, before the cobs reach the hard dough stage is referred to as …
Expert warns of flash flooding Herald 7/9/2020 Sifelani Tsiko Agriculture and Environment Editor Zimbabwe must have contingency plans for flash floods that could possibly hit known-vulnerable areas after climate experts predicted above normal rainfall over large parts of the country. Climate experts said Zimbabweans must be conditioned to prepare for flash floods, violent storms, …
Ministers get Pfumvudza task Herald 7/9/2020 Vice President Constantino Chiwenga Herald Reporter Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs must ensure that all involved in the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Programme, commonly known as Pfumvudza, work together to make the programme a success. Pfumvudza promotes conservation farming techniques and involves use of small plots on smallholder …
Hippo Valley sugar output down 11 percent Chronicle 7/9/2020 Hippo Valley Estates Business Reporter HIPPO Valley Estates recorded an eleven percent decline in sugar output to 212 000 tonnes in the full year ended March 30, 2020 due to a decline in the volume and quality of cane. During the corresponding period in 2019, …
Farmers prepare for cropping season Sunday Mail 6/9/2020 This letter goes to my fellow farmers who have not yet started to prepare for the upcoming cropping season. My friends, preparations for any work can never be said to be too early. The time to prepare for the season is now. I am sure most of …