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Sadc countries urged to promote understanding of biosafety issues July 26, 2017 Opinion & Analysis Sifelani TsikoSADC countries have been urged to step up efforts to promote public awareness on biosafety issues surrounding modern biotechnology applications and products to help people make informed decisions on the opportunities and risks associated with these emerging technologies. Biosafety experts …

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Govt to maintain maize price – NewsDay Zimbabwe   FINANCE minister Patrick Chinamasa says the government will maintain the $390 per tonne maize price in the 2017/2018 agricultural season, despite it being the highest in Southern Africa amid concerns that it is unsustainable. By Fidelity Mhlanga Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa Critics claim the high producer …

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Fall armyworm: Did we kill pest or merely scorched it? July 25, 2017 Business Obert Chifamba Agri-InsightThere is nothing worse than fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in cocoon stage and pupating in dry maize cobs, crop residues or in pastures of thick grasses such as Star and Bana. I remember the anxiety that gripped the country when the …

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165 companies to showcase at Gweru Agric Show July 25, 2017 Business Lovemore Zigara, Midlands CorrespondentCHINESE Ambassador Mr Wuang Pin will officially open the Midlands Agricultural Show (MAS) in Gweru this week where about 165 companies will participate. Organisers of the annual event say preparations for the show are in full swing with 90 percent of stands …

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Maize deliveries pour in. . . GMB receives an average 90 000t per week July 25, 2017 Local News Grain Marketing Board silos Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauTHE Grain Marketing Board is receiving an average 90 000 tonnes of maize a week with Government yesterday saying deliveries were fast appoaching the 500 000 tonnes required for the Strategy …

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Wood fuel as a source of energy – NewsDay Zimbabwe     Wood as a forest resource and a source of energy has dominated the world’s rural energy data bases in the form of firewood for both heating and lighting. guest column: Peter Makwanya As a result, wood resources have suffered so much depletion mainly …

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Agric Show preps gather momentum July 24, 2017 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterPreparations for the 2017 Harare Agricultural Show have started, with the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) saying registrations for exhibitors have already surpassed last year’s figures. The show will run from August 21 to 24 under the theme “Seed to Food: Innovate, Consolidate, Sustain”. …

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Tongaat to export more sugar July 24, 2017 Local News Minister Bimha From Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziGovernment has allowed Zimbabwe Sugar Sales to export more sugar, amid a projected rise in sugar output this milling season. With Tongaat Hullet Zimbabwe’s mills having a combined crushing capacity of 640 000 tonnes of sugar per annum, Minister of …

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