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2018 tobacco selling season opens today Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterThe 2018 tobacco selling season starts today, with stakeholders in the industry expecting a smooth season. Auction floors will open today, while contract sales will start tomorrow. Farmers are expected to pocket more than $500 million from the tobacco sales. The Tobacco Industry and …
Commission of inquiry into land sales starts work Herald CorrespondentThe commission of inquiry into the sale of State land in urban areas is appealing to Zimbabweans to come forward with information that might assist in effectively carrying out its mandate. In a statement on Monday, the secretary to the Commission of Inquiry Mrs Virginia …
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Take farm disputes to Land Commission, farmers told Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterGovernment has advised aggrieved farmers to approach the Zimbabwe Land Commission for dispute resolution as it is the right institution to solve conflicts. This was said by Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Chief Air Marshal Perrance Shiri (Retired) while addressing farmers …
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Govt amends Indigenisation Act | The Chronicle Minister Patrick Chinamasa Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterGOVERNMENT has amended the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act in line with guidelines enunciated in the 2018 national budget statement. Presenting the 2018 fiscal policy statement in December last year, Finance and Economic Planning Minister Patrick Chinamasa said Government, through the …
Policy holders prejudiced billions of dollars Source: Policy holders prejudiced billions of dollars | Daily News HARARE – Insurance and pension industry players did not keep consistent and reliable asset values during the pre-dollarisation period, resulting in ordinary Zimbabweans failing to assess risks and ultimately investing their hard-earned money down the drain. This was revealed by …
Agro-forestry: Missing link in nutritional, food security discourse March 18, 2018 8:30 AM Source: Agro-forestry: Missing link in nutritional, food security discourse | Daily News HARARE – At a glimpse, Zimbabwe’s eastern highlands region seems lush and verdant. But a closer check depicts a land degraded by overgrazing, unsustainable cropping …
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Point of convergence: The agriculture consultant and the accountant Tapuwa MashangwaONE of the things I have grown to appreciate, like and enjoy is meeting new people. Every new conversation means new ideas and with each passing day my brain is not the same as it was before. That is the beauty of sharing information …
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Government shifts focus to winter crop Munyaradzi Musiiwa, Midlands CorrespondentGOVERNMENT has expressed confidence that the country will have a bumper harvest in the winter cropping season after it received late rains in February and March, which increased inflows into major water bodies. Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Davis Marapira said Government was now …
Zinwa seeks $70m for dam refurbishments 0 March 19, 2018 1:39 PM Source: Zinwa seeks $70m for dam refurbishments | Daily News HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) is seeking $70 million for the refurbishment of major dams which, if further delayed, could see them collapsing. This came out when Zinwa management appeared before …
Cheers as Nyanyadzi irrigation rehab boosts output Climate Story Jeffrey GogoWidow Dorcas Jena has lived off farming at the Nyanyadzi Irrigation Scheme of Chimanimani in eastern Zimbabwe since 1976 when she was married, growing mostly the maize staple on her one acre plot. And until 18 years ago when a tropical cyclone called Eline …
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