Trust eyes 10 000ha at Tugwi-Mukosi

Trust eyes 10 000ha at Tugwi-Mukosi   4-4 minutes The Herald George Maponga  Masvingo Bureau Masvingo Development Trust is seeking over 10 000 hectares of land for irrigation development downstream of Tugwi-Mukosi Dam. Tugwi-Mukosi Dam was commissioned in May last year, but the dam’s water has largely remained unutilised as Government and investors wait for the …

Erratic rains forecast for 2018/19 season

Erratic rains forecast for 2018/19 season   3-4 minutes Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauZIMBABWE is expected to receive normal rains with a bias towards below normal throughout the 2018/19 season, Government has announced. The Meteorological Services Department said this implies the country will receive erratic rains during the 2018/19 season. Presenting the 2018/19 seasonal rainfall forecast at …

Zimra descends on tax defaulters

Zimra descends on tax defaulters   Source: Zimra descends on tax defaulters | Daily News HARARE – The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has launched an operation targeting companies and individuals that have defaulted on their tax obligations. This comes as the national tax collector’s July gross collections increased by 20,80 percent to $406,13 million from its monthly …

EMA commends grazing scheme’s contribution to national herd

EMA commends grazing scheme’s contribution to national herd   THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has commended Romney Integrated Grazing Scheme in Mangwe district for contributing 3 750 cattle to the national herd and said it could become one of the best performing farmer-based natural resources and rangeland management initiatives in the country. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI …

Slow start to summer cropping preps

Slow start to summer cropping preps   The Herald Manicaland Correspondent PREPARATIONS for the 2018-19 summer cropping season got off to a sluggish start in Manicaland as only a few farmers have started land preparations, an official has said. Manicaland provincial agronomist Mr Thomas Sakuhuni yesterday said only a few farmers had started preparations, while …

Mechanise agric sector, say farmers

Mechanise agric sector, say farmers   The Herald Blessings Chidakwa  in Kadoma FARMERS in Mashonaland West province have called on Government to consolidate the success of Command Agriculture by mechanising the agricultural sector. Most of the equipment being used by farmers is obsolete and inefficient, which has affected levels of production. Provincial crop and livestock …