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Cotton farmers bemoan erratic rains The Herald Midlands Correspondent Cotton farmers in Gokwe said erratic rains that characterised the cotton farming season affected their targeted yield. In an interview, farmers said they could have had a bumper harvest, if the rains were consistent. Mr James Bagu, the village head for Bagu Village under Chief Mkoka, …
Nust lecturer makes record $24 000 bull sale Dr Themba Dlodlo with his prize bull (picture from ICT in Agriculture) Business ReporterPROMINENT Esigodini farmer and National University of Science and Technology (Nust) lecturer, Dr Themba Dlodlo, made history this week when his pedigree bull fetched the most expensive beast price of $24 000 at a …
Matebeleland South farmers get 641 heifers Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda CorrespondentGOVERNMENT has distributed 641 heifers to farmers in Matabeleland South as part of the Command Livestock programme that was launched by President Mnangagwa in the province recently. President Mnangagwa handed over 1 660 heifers to beneficiaries from Matabeleland South’s seven districts when he launched the programme …
Arda makes history…Govt in massive 250-hectare pecan nut plantation Mr Basil Nyabadza, Mr Ashton Ndlovu and Dr Jeremy Hubert inspect some of the 10 000 holes prepared for the pecan nut plantation at Arda’s Balu Estate in Umguza, Matabeleland North, yesterday Nduduzo Tshuma, Political EditorTHE Government has secured an investor to set up a 250 …
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Production of day-old chicks remains low Source: Production of day-old chicks remains low | Daily News HARARE – Zimbabwe is still feeling the effects of the Avian Bird flu — months after it ravaged the poultry industry — as local production of hatching eggs has remained depressed. According to a June update from the Livestock and Meat …
Zimbabwe elections: What happened to Mugabe’s land reforms? Zimbabweans will vote in the country’s first presidential election since Robert Mugabe stepped down after more than 30 years in office. In Source: Zimbabwe elections: What happened to Mugabe’s land reforms? – NewsDay Zimbabwe July 26, 2018 Zimbabweans will vote in the country’s first presidential election since Robert Mugabe stepped …
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Zim agriculture policy: Conspicuous by its absence? Over the years, in particular the last two ill-fated decades, substantial resources in land, labour, “free inputs”, time, emotion, social capital and cash have been poured into agriculture, with very little or no improvement in output and productivity. The bench mark year would be the year 2000 when …
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‘Presidential input scheme politicised in Murewa South’ Murewa South independent candidate Noah Mangondo has bemoaned the abuse of the Presidential Agricultural Input Scheme by Zanu PF officials, saying his followers were being denied access to the farming inputs. BY STAFF REPORTER Speaking during a rally held at Virginia Country Club, Mangondo said it was high …
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Beitbridge citrus farmer, philanthropist Ferguson dies PROMINENT Beitbridge citrus farmer and philanthropist, Ian Ferguson, has died. BY OWN CORRESPONDENT His son Ian Ferguson (Jr) said his father died at home in Bulawayo at the weekend. “He was at home and he passed on on Saturday,” Ferguson (Jr) said. His lawyer Winston Tshakalisa said Ferguson died …
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Bull sold for $24k at livestock auction Lot 28 (left) was one of the biggest earners at the 50th national bull sale, going under the hammer for $15 500 The Herald Ishemunyoro Chingwere Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’s annual premier breeding livestock auction, National Bull Sale, saw the price for the most expensive beast in the bulls …