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Village savings: Helping small farmers weather climate shocks By Newsday – March 9, 2018 LUSAKA — In the past, Lameck Sibukale only knew savings in the form of rearing chickens, goats and more importantly, cattle — a long cherished cultural heritage of the Tonga-speaking people of southern Zambia. IPS But thanks to a village savings …
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Expert advises on poisonous mushrooms Pamela Shumba, Senior ReporterMUSHROOMS growing under gum trees are usually poisonous and should be avoided at all costs, a specialist Ms Cathy Sharp, has said. Every year scores of people, especially in the rural areas die in the country after eating mushrooms, with the death toll for this year …
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Zimbabwe urged to improve perception March 8, 2018By Own Correspondent President Emmerson Mnangagwa ZIMBABWE should improve international perception and reduce investment risk to attract foreign capital and revive the struggling economy, a financial expert has said.Ngoni Mudzamiri, a partner with Ernst & Young, told The Financial Gazette that Zimbabwe’s difficulties in attracting international finance were caused largely by …
Demand for fertiliser falls March 8, 2018By Own Correspondent The country has had to rely on imports for its fertiliser needs, the last of which were funded through a facility from the African Export and Import Bank. By Farai Mabeza DEMAND for fertiliser in the country fell to below normal after a prolonged dry spell that …
MAIZE supply on the market has decreased due to anticipated poor harvests caused by the low rainfall experienced in the country from the start of the season up to February, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET) has reported.In its February report FEWSNET said local suppliers would most likely hold on to grain due to …
Use of hazardous pesticides rises as armyworm spreads March 8, 2018By Own Correspondent Joyce Mulila-Miti, FAO plant production and protection officer for southern Africa By Farai Mabeza INDISCRIMINATE use of hazardous pesticides by farmers has increased following the emergence of the fall armyworm, which is in its second season on the African continent, a Food and …
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Poultry meat production down 10 percent March 8, 2018By Staff Reporter The industry is currently recovering from the outbreak of the flu. NATIONAL broiler production declined by 12 000 tonnes last year to 106 000 tonnes from 118 000 tonnes the previous year, a 10,2 percent drop, the Zimbabwe Poultry Association (ZPA) has indicated.Data on poultry …
‘Agric can spur youth employment in Africa’ UNITED NATIONS. — Agriculture will continue to generate employment in Africa over the coming decades, but businesses around farming, including processing, packaging, transportation, distribution, marketing and financial services, could also create jobs for young people, especially those in rural areas, a senior United Nations official said last …
RBZ sets tobacco cash ceiling Nhamo Hwature Business ReporterThe Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe set a $300 daily cash payment ceiling for tobacco growers this season with balances paid electronically in a move expected to improve settlement efficiency. Last year, farmers were allowed to withdraw as much as $1 000 cash per day, but banks …