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Food-insecure Zim turns to Belarus to revive agric sector Posted on March 6, 2020 by The Independent in Main News Nyasha Chingono PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is planning to parcel out vast tracts of prime horticultural land to the Belarusian government in a deal that will see the eastern European nation farming and exporting produce globally while capacitating local farmers, the …

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Editorial Comment: Tie all loose ends before tobacco marketing starts  Herald 6/3/2020   Though the opening date for this year’s tobacco marketing season is still to be announced, indications are that deliveries will start at least a month from now. A month is not a long time, especially against a background where a number of …

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Minister outlines gains of Command Agriculture. . . unveils $20m kitty to beef up heifer scheme Herald 6/3/2020   Minister Shiri Fadziso Mundawarara and Elita Chikwati Treasury has budgeted $20 million to further finance a heifer scheme under Command Agriculture this year as Government moves in to boost livestock production and beef up the national …

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Need to transform agric model: Shiri   Herald 6/3/2020  Minister Shiri Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Government has called for an urgent transformation of the agricultural model to ensure farmers actively participate in commercial production and also contribute to economic growth. This came out during Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri’s lecture on …

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EDITORIAL COMMENT: GMB action commendable, but the challenge is bigger  Chronicle 6/3/2020   Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister Raj Modi For allegedly playing games with people’s lives, five Grain Marketing Board (GMB) officials at its Belmont depot in Bulawayo have just been suspended from their jobs without pay and benefits. It is said that the …

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Farmers of traditional grains get new lease of life  Herald 5/3/2020   Traditional grains, including sorghum, millet and rapoko, enhance food security in the country. Various traditional grains are on display at an outdoor market recently in the picture above Ruth Butaumocho African Tapestry Climate change continues to wreak havoc across the world and in …

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‘Better tobacco prices expected this season’    Herald 5/3/2020 Ketina Mutangakuwawa Muchenje and her husband Owen Muchenje assess their groundnut crop in Domboshava’s Ward 4 during a field day at their homestead yesterday. Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter Tobacco farmers can expect better returns for their crop this marketing season after structural economic issues that …

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Zacc investigates fuel retail companies Herald 5/3/2020   Justice Matanda-Moyo Africa Moyo Deputy News Editor The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) will investigate reports of fuel hoarding by oil companies that allegedly received, in the past week, 20 million litres of diesel and almost 9 million litres of petrol, but reportedly withheld much of the fuel …

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