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Solar investments get Govt priority Herald 25/10/2019 Africa Moyo Deputy News Editor GOVERNMENT has placed high priority in the construction of solar projects in a bid to reduce electricity shortages in the short-term. Zimbabwe is grappling untold power shortages resulting in long hours of load shedding, mainly due to obsolete power generation equipment at …
Youthful farmer proves critics wrong Chronicle 25/10/2019 Cde John Muchenje shows off some of the maize packed and destined for the Grain Marketing Board Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief When some farm owners around him decided to concentrate on chrome mining, he chose to use his piece of land to grow crops in support of …
Experts say UN agency CITES allows Zimbabwe live elephant sales Chronicle 25/10/2019 Emmanuel Koro Nothing and no one can stop Zimbabwe from selling its 35 live elephants to China and Pakistan say experts on the rules of the UN Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). They were …
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JUST IN: Russian company to tap into agriculture, mining 0 October 23, 2019 7:57 PM Source: JUST IN: Russian company to tap into agriculture, mining | The Herald 23 OCT, 2019 By Kudakwashe Mugari in Sochi, Russia A Russian Company, Urakali, has promised to invest in agriculture and mining in Zimbabwe. Speaking after paying a courtesy call on President …
Wake up Zesa, smell the coffee 1 October 24, 2019 2:05 AM Source: Wake up Zesa, smell the coffee | Daily News EDITOR — Power utility Zesa Holdings is struggling to meet local demand for electricity, a development that has crippled industry and some agricultural activities like winter wheat farming. Some time back, Zesa opened up electricity …
Mohadi urges livestock farmers to focus 0 October 24, 2019 8:38 AM Source: Mohadi urges livestock farmers to focus | The Herald October 24, 2019 Acting President Mohadi Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Acting President Kembo Mohadi has called for collective efforts between livestock farmers and stakeholders to mitigate the effects of drought such as depleted pastures and inadequate drinking water. …
Zimbabwe: Severe Food Insecurity (October 22, 2019) – Zimbabwe 0 October 24, 2019 9:49 AM English Infographic on Zimbabwe about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Drought, Flash Flood and more; published on 22 Oct 2019 by US DOS HIU Source: Zimbabwe: Severe Food Insecurity (October 22, 2019) – Zimbabwe | ReliefWeb Download PDF (6.42 MB) Across Zimbabwe food insecurity …
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High data charges stall agric revolution 0 October 25, 2019 2:02 AM Source: High data charges stall agric revolution | The Herald October 24, 2019 Leroy Dzenga Features Writer Farmers in Zimbabwe have refused to be left behind by the technological wave gripping the world. This has seen them adoptingf technological solutions with the hope of increasing production and …
Domboshava farmers turn to zero tillage Herald 23/10/2019 Elita Chikwati recently in Domboshava Farmers in Domboshava and Goromonzi have turned to zero tillage after losing cattle to tick-borne diseases, while others have resorted to donkeys for draught power. The farmers lost their cattle to tick-borne diseases; theileriosis, popularly known a January disease, babesiosis, heartwater, …
More farmers take up cotton production Herald 23/10/2019 The State-sponsored scheme, running for the fifth consecutive year, is meant to help marginalised farmers into production of the cash crop to help uplift living standards Michael Tome Business Reporter The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe has registered more than 21 000 farmers in Mashonaland East Province for …