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Hybrid seed to propel yields by 20%: AATF newsday AFRICAN Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) says hybrid seed has the potential to increase crop yields by 20%, which can help militate against the effects of climate change or erratic weather. BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA AATF director of commercialisation, Donald Mavindidze, told journalists last week that breeding of …
The long walk from ‘energy poverty’ newsday ROBERT Murerwa (35) is a budding communal farmer in rural Nemaire, Manicaland province. His tobacco field is located near a dam, but the state of his crop is not pleasing. The farmer depends on rain despite the availability of the sizeable water body. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Murerwa prays …
Illegal miners threaten Zhombe Dam newsday ILLEGAL gold panners are largely contributing to the siltation and contamination of Ngondoma Dam in Zhombe’s Empress area, a situation that is affecting domestic water usage, as well as crops under irrigation, Sanyati catchment council chairperson, Kizito Dzvova has said. By Stephen Chadenga Speaking at a water management awareness …
Buhera farmers look to organised beekeeping keeping bees for honey is not really a revelation for small rural farmers in dry, hot Buhera. It is an ancient technique that farmers – each owning an average 100 conventional beehives, according to research – have used to improve diets and to supplement income given poor agriculture …
Call to review Campfire | The Herald Herald ReportersGovernment needs to urgently refocus the Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (Campfire) to ensure greater diversification and sustainable development of communities which live with and are affected by wildlife, a Government official has said. Speaking during a National Campfire stakeholders review workshop recently, the …
Abattoir loses licence | The Herald Admire Mhaka Mutare CorrespondentMadziro Abattoir in Mutare has been deregistered after it emerged that it was offering meat inspection and grading services in violation of its licence. Acting Manicaland provincial veterinary officer Dr Charles Guri said the abattoir was licensed to offer slaughtering services but the process of …
Govt steps up fight against crop pests Obert Chifamba Manicaland Bureau ChiefEFFORTS are underway to strenghten surveillance mechanisms, management and control systems for emerging pests that can reduce crop yields drastically, a Government official has said. In a speech read on behalf of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Chief Air Marshal (Rtd) Perrance …
Zanu-PF in bid to avert Tongaat strike From George Maponga in MasvingoThe Zanu-PF leadership in Masvingo has engaged Lowveld sugar producer Tongaat Hulett and representatives of the firm’s employees to resolve a potentially catastrophic stand-off between the two parties over salary increment. Tongaat’s close to 21 000 employees through the influential Zimbabwe Sugar Milling …
Govt urged to prioritise infrastructure Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziTraditional leaders in Chiredzi have implored Government to prioritise infrastructure development projects for those who will be relocated as part of the Save Valley Conservancy reorganisation. They said Government should put in place irrigation schemes, schools and other social amenities for the villages. The European Union, …
Zim to benefit from $2 billion solar facility Herald ReporterZimbabwe stands to benefit from a US$2 billion solar financing arrangement availed by the Government of India to several African countries, The Herald learnt last night. Vice President General Constantino Chiwenga (Retired) yesterday met India’s President Mr Ram Nath Kovind as part of discussions on …