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Arda Antelope creates 320 jobs August 8, 2017 Business Vice President Mnangagwa Prosper Ndlovu recently in MaphisaABOUT 320 jobs have been created at the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) Antelope Estate in Maphisa, Matobo District, alone through revitalised agricultural production, Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. More jobs are set to be created along the …
Tobacco sales generate $540m August 8, 2017 Business Business ReporterTOBACCO sales have generated $540.9 million from 182.3 million kilogrammes that have gone under the hammer since the beginning of the marketing season in March, latest official data show. Last year, during the comparable period, 196.6 million kg had been sold raking in $578.5 million. The figures …
Avocado exports rake in $4.2 million August 8, 2017 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE’S revenue from avocado exports increased by over 301.9 percent to $4.2 million last year from $1 million in 2012 driven mainly by large-scale ovacado producers in Manicaland. In a monthly newsletter for July, the country’s national export promotion and trade development agency, …
Door on ivory trade closing fast August 7, 2017 Business Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryThe World Elephant Society (WES), a nascent not-for-profit US conservation group, last Thursday (August 3) crushed $8 million ivory’s worth to dust, following in Kenya’s self-absorbed footsteps from a year ago. It is a stunt that is as sickening as it is nourishing. Sickening …
Zim, SA cull million plus chickens on avian flue August 7, 2017 Business SOUTH Africa and Zimbabwe have culled more than one million chickens after an outbreak of avian influenza, which threatens food security in the region, the Food and Agriculture Organisation said. “This is likely to have a knock-on effect on the availability of table …
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Livestock farmers to get 3-5-year loans August 5, 2017 Local News Prosper Ndlovu, Business EditorGOVERNMENT has concluded the process of formulating a Command Livestock financing model in which farmers will be given loans payable up to a period of five years, Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa said yesterday. About $150 million has been secured to bankroll the …
Local organisation applies for licence to produce industrial hemp August 7, 2017 Local News Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls ReporterA LOCAL organisation has applied for a licence to produce industrial hemp, a non-narcotic fibre crop related to mbanje, which is used to make various industrial products. Industrial hemp, technical name cannabis sativa, is used to make bond …
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Cropping season inputs distribution in full swing August 5, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa stresses a point to Arda Treck Antelope Estate officials during a tour of the wheat crop under Command Agriculture in Maphisa yesterday. Among the delegation are the Minister of State Security Cde Kembo Mohadi (right), Ministers Clifford Sibanda, Cde Abednigo …
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Zanu PF chefs bully Zinwa 0 August 6, 2017 12:57 PM Source: Zanu PF chefs bully Zinwa – DailyNews Live Andrew Kunambura 5 August 2017 HARARE – The struggling Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has beendirected to supply uninterrupted water to Zanu PF bigwigs and topgovernment officials who are participating in the command winter wheatprogramme even …
Zim in massive rice production 0 August 6, 2017 1:45 PM Local firm Life Brand Agriculture Services plans to put 10 000 hectares of rice in Masvingo – a project set to showcase Tokwe-Mukosi Dam’s humongous impact on farming. Source: Zim in massive rice production | The Sunday Mail August 6, 2017 Lincoln Towindo Senior Reporter Zimbabwe …