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Mat South targets 13 800t winter wheat harvest Chronicle 3/7/2020 Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent MATABELELAND South province expects a harvest of about 13 850 tonnes from this year’s winter wheat crop. Acting provincial agricultural officer, Mr Mkhunjulelwa Ndlovu, said the province planted a total of 1 700 hectares under the Command wheat programme and …
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dailynews.co.zw /covid-19-measures-further-relaxed/ Covid-19 measures further relaxed By Sindiso Mhlope 2/7/2020 Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday revealed that Cabinet has relaxed the coronavirus (Covid-19) mitigation measures and approved the re-opening of safari operations for local hunting and for restaurants to serve sit-in meals at 50 percent of their capacity. This comes …
dailynews.co.zw /tongaats-sugar-production-declines/ Tongaat’s sugar production declines By Sindiso Mhlope 1/7/2020 Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’S largest sugar producer, Tongaat Hullet (Tongaat), recorded a 11 percent decrease in sugar production for the year ended March 31, 2020 owing to a decline in the volume and quality of cane, the Daily News reports. In a statement …
Locust swarms spotted in Gonarezhou National Park Herald 1/7/2020 Locusts Sifelani Tsiko Agric & Environment Editor Isolated clouds of African migratory locusts swarming in the sky were spotted in the Gonarezhou National Park last week, sparking fears of a locust attack that has not been seen in Zimbabwe for years now, a senior Government …
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Agric show moved to October 1/7/2020 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter The 110th Zimbabwe Agricultural Show in Harare has been provisionally set for end of October, with the authorities reducing the number of exhibitors participating in the annual event to 600, limiting visitors to 500 an hour, and enforcing high levels of social distancing and …
Masvingo winter maize project to meet target Herald 1/7/2020 Cde Matuke Masvingo Bureau Masvingo Development Trust (MDT) has allayed fears over delays in rolling out this year’s winter maize project, with Government confirming that everything was in place to meet the 3 000 hectares target. This year’s winter maize initiative seeks to increase the …
Wheat farmers eye bumper harvest Herald 1/7/2020 Herald Reporter The largest-ever wheat crop planted in Zimbabwe is generally in good condition and growing well, with farmers expecting a good harvest, thanks to Zesa’s uninterrupted power supply allowing continuous irrigation. Farmers are following their irrigation schedules seamlessly, with only a few being affected by power …
‘Take fish farming as business’ Herald 1/7/2020 First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa looks at the fish harvested from a project she initiated six months ago in Harare yesterday. — Pictures: John Manzongo Tendai Rupapa Senior Reporter UNIVERSITIES and other private players must seriously look into research and formulate cost-effective fish feed so that Zimbabweans can …
Govt to equip piglet beneficiaries through training Chronicle 1/7/2020 Mthabisi Tshuma, Business Correspondent GOVERNMENT is set to roll out a programme to train agriculture extension (Agritex) teams and smallholder farmers who benefitted from a piggery scheme under the Presidential Livestock Inputs Support Programme, launched by President Mnangagwa in May. The piggery scheme has seen …
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