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Command Agriculture – A legacy of food crisis Independent 10/5/2019 BRIDGET MANANAVIRE ZIMBABWE’S looming food crisis has exposed government’s Command Agriculture shortcomings despite initial official claims that the country’s subsidised farmer support programme had produced enough grain to last several years. The southern African nation, which was already facing a poor season because of the …
Wildebeest faces extinction – NewsDay Zimbabwe 10/5/2019 Guest Column Joseph Ogutu ACROSS the world, migratory animals like wildebeest — which rely on movement to find food, water and calving grounds — are under threat. This is mainly because their migration routes are being cut off by fences, settlements, farms, roads and other developments, and …
Zimbabwe assesses pension value losses 10/5/2019 The Herald Martin Kadzere Senior Reporter The Insurance and Pension Commission has started engaging stakeholders on compensation framework for policy holders and pensioners whose savings were wiped off during the conversion of values from Zimbabwean dollars to US dollars a decade ago. This comes at a time when …
Solar power boost for rural communities 10/5/2019 The Herald Sydney Kawadza Senior Writer A familiar fate fashioned by nature connects most rural women in Southern Africa who have no access to modern and renewable sources of energy at household level. The same is shared by Mrs Kiliboni Ndlovu (43) of Gwanda South in Zimbabwe …
Soil tests urged in Chimanimani 10/5/2019 The Herald Nesia Mhaka recently in Chimanimani Farmers in Chimanimani have been urged to have their soils tested for acidity and alkalinity ahead of 2019-20 agricultural season. The call comes after Cyclone Idai- induced floods which altered the soil profile. Speaking at a field day in in Biriri …
Tuli: Zimbabwe’s own breed 10/5/2019 The Herald In the 1940’s Len Harvey was a lands development officer tasked with developing an indigenous breed of cattle. In the Lowveld area, south of Gwanda, Mr Harvey had observed that there was a distinctive type of “yellow” Sanga cattle amongst the indigenous cattle that were superior and …
Bulawayo Agric Show attracts 83 steers…Champion steer fetches $4 250 10/5/2019 The Chronicle Yoliswa Dube-Moyo THE annual Bulawayo Agricultural Show which ran concurrently with the just ended Zimbabwe International Trade Fair attracted 83 show steers to the fatstock show with this year’s turnover coming to $236 000. All 83 show steers were sold. Judged …
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Low water levels lead to power cuts 10/5/2019 The Chronicle Business Reporter THE recent wave of power cuts being experienced across the country are as a result of reduced generation capacity at the main power stations and effort is being made to mitigate the situation, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) said …
6 provinces to benefit from EU-funded goats project – NewsDay Zimbabwe 8/5/2019 By NQOBANI NDLOVU YOUTHS and women from six of the country’s 10 provinces are set to benefit from goat and pigs rearing project funded by the European Union. Unveiled last week to run till 2023, the Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme is set …
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Vet Dept clears air on animal vaccine scam 9/5/2019 The Herald Runesu Gwidi in GUTU The Veterinary Services Department has refuted accusations that some of its workers here were diverting vaccines sourced by the Government to the black market, compromising the health of livestock in the district. The alleged scam was deliberated on during …