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Technology the bait for youth in farming Sunday Mail 6/9/2020 Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has created a free app to help farmers access up-to-date information on weather among other things Thin Lei Win Since Marie Chantal Akingeneye lost her only cow to an unknown illness, she has no source for manure for her …
Niche market for natural ingredients Sunday Mail 6/9/2020 Trade Focus Allan Majuru Export growth depends on inclusive participation by all, including rural communities that are usually marginalised. While previous export development initiatives often focused on established industries and small businesses, there is a realisation that even rural communities can actively participate in export markets. …
‘Food security imminent’ Sunday Mail 6/9/2020 Given the predicted normal to above-normal rainfall season, Government is optimistic of a good harvest and food security Minister Anxious Masuka The biggest issue is we are prioritising food security; we have had perennial food insecurity for a number of years to an extent that we think it …
Govt ups agric tempo Sunday Mail 7/9/2020 President Mnangagwa speaks to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya while Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube (right) looks on before the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) members meeting at State House in Harare on Friday. — Picture: Tawanda Mudimu Land preparations on course …
Fuel prices reviewed 0 September 5, 2020 7:42 PM Source: Fuel prices reviewed | The Herald Herald Reporter Fuel prices have been adjusted slightly upwards to $97,93c for petrol and $83,36 for diesel, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) announced last night, while US dollar maximum prices have been reduced to US1,18 for petrol and US$1,04 for diesel. …
Locust outbreaks threaten food security in southern Africa 0 September 6, 2020 11:31 AM Source: Locust outbreaks threaten food security in southern Africa – Zimbabwe | ReliefWeb Immediate action can prevent disaster in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe Accra – Outbreaks of African Migratory Locust (AML) are threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of people in …
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‘Brace for storms, cyclones, flash floods’ By Sindiso Mhlope Daily News 4/9/2020 ZIMBABWE is likely to experience tropical cyclones in the forthcoming rainfall season which will result in floods, violent storms and damages to homesteads due to La Nina weather patterns, Environment minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu has said. A La Nina is a weather pattern that …
Falling catches worry fishermen Herald 4/9/2020 Kapenta Rig Lake – Kariba Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau COMPANIES and individual fishermen in Kariba who have been hit by falling catches, are seeking ways of helping restock the lake to reverse the decline, with poaching and overfishing by licensed rigs throughout the breeding season emerging as major …
Sustainable water projects need interactive participation Herald 4/9/2020 Rudo Grace Gwata-Charamba Correspondent Sustainability, an element that almost always guarantees the success of initiatives, relates to the continued long-term benefits from a development intervention after the associated project or programme has been completed. In the case of the water crisis in Zimbabwe, for example, sustainability …
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Pastures remain critical in Beitbridge Chronicle 4/9/2020 Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau THE state of livestock and pastures remains dire in Beitbridge district where 9 000 cattle succumbed to drought last year. Livestock production is one of the major sources of livelihoods for many people in the area and crops cannot do well under the …