Category: Newspaper Articles

Irvine’s calls for Govt, private sector engagement Herald 19/2/2020   Michael Tome Business Reporter Irvine’s Zimbabwe has called for more Government and private sector engagement to create strong synergies that will confront productivity challenges bedevilling the economy. Irvine’s chief executive officer David Irvine, revealed this on the sidelines of the chicken breeder’s plant tour by …

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Village leads in environmental conservation  Herald 19/2/2020   This picture collage (from left) shows Zimbabwe’s Environment patron First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa handing over fingerlings to Chief Ndanga, Mr Wilson Makono, as the community head, while Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira and Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife principal ecologist Mr Tichaona Matokwe look on at Chemvuu …

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‘One-Stop- -Export Shop’ vital for exports: Zimtrade   Herald 19/2/2020  Mr Majuru Zimbabwe must establish a one-  stop-export shop to cut red tape and cost of getting permits for companies intending to export goods to foreign markets if the country is  to achieve its target of earning US$6 billion by 2023, Parliament heard  on Tuesday. …

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Mash West farmers put 140 000ha under maize    Herald 19/2/2020 Most of the maize in Mash West was planted in January. — File picture Conrad Mupesa Herald Correspondent Farmers in Mashonaland West have so far put more than 140 000 hectares under maize by taking advantage of the good rains received since last month, …

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Maize scam sucks in GMB executives    Herald 19/2/2020 Mr Wayne Moss (middle) from The Brands Milling Company gives evidence before Parliament’s portfolio committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Resettlement while flanked by Blue Ribbon general manager Projects and Marketing Mr Yusuf Kamau (far left) and other millers in Harare yesterday. — Picture: Believe …

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More grain starts arriving in Zimbabwe   Chronicle 19/2/2020  Amb Douglas Nyikayaramba Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau More than 6 000 tonnes of drought relief maize is on the way from Maputo in four trains to Zimbabwe with a total of 41 700 tonnes being offloaded from a single ship. Yesterday, four trains with 40 wagons …

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UPDATED: One percent inflows in Bulawayo dams Chronicle 19/2/2020   Mr Christopher Dube Michell Zvanyanya, Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO water supply dams have recorded a one percent increase in capacity following rains received last week. In a statement, Bulawayo Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube, said the minimal inflows were received in Upper Ncema, Inyankuni and Umzingwane …

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Millers ‘smuggle’ maize out of the country    Chronicle 19/2/2020 SMALL and medium scale millers yesterday accused bigger industry players of abusing the Government maize subsidy scheme by smuggling the commodity out of the country. Late last year, the Government introduced a subsidy on roller meal to cushion citizens from the increasing cost of the …

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Can joint ventures and sub-letting unleash Zimbabwe’s agricultural potential?  0 February 18, 2020 7:42 AM Source: Can joint ventures and sub-letting unleash Zimbabwe’s agricultural potential? | zimbabweland The under-performance of parts of Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector continues. This mostly applies to large estates and some medium-scale farms that were reallocated under the fast-track land reform as A2 resettlement farms. …

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