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Zimbabwe should not export surplus maize, say experts July 20, 2017By Staff Reporter Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister, Joseph Made ZIMBABWE has a 900 000 tonne grain surplus from the 2016/17 season, according to a crop assessment report.Additionally, the country also had surplus yields of sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, cowpeas, groundnuts and sugarbeans during the …

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July 20, 2017 By Andrew Kunambura, Political Reporter MOZAMBICAN-registered trucks line up to offload imported maize at the Grain Marketing Board’s Murewa on Monday, July 17, 2017 – Picture by Freedom Mashava GRAIN imports into Zimbabwe have continued despite a government ban imposed five months ago and official projections of surplus production from the current …

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African govts race to halt armyworm catastrophe July 20, 2017 in Feature Story, News When my team and I visited Felix Jumbe of Peacock Seeds, a hybrid seed grower in Salima, Malawi, in March, we were shocked by the destruction caused by the fall armyworm. JOE DEVRIES Armyworm caterpillars are devastating maize plants in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi, …

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Farmers cry foul over potato production costs July 21, 2017 in News POTATO farmers yesterday cried foul over the high prices of potato seed and shortage of high-producing varieties on the local market. by VENERANDA LANGA Potato Growers’ Association chairperson Jacs Chiduku told members of the Parliamentary Thematic Committee on Indigenisation that potato production was capital-intensive, adding …

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National bull & heifer sale 2017 July 21, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Tuli heifers, one of the indigenous breeds that will be on offer at the National Sale The Brahman Breeders’ Society of Zimbabwe has the prime goal of breeding quality, adapted, purebred Brahman cattle for the ultimate advancement of the national herd of Zimbabwe …

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