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Ministry spearheads tick-borne diseases vaccine production  Chronicle 30/6/2021   Matabeleland South Province Agritex Extension workers follow proceedings during a meeting Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Fisheries will spearhead a programme for the local production of vaccines for tick-borne diseases to reduce the import bill and to boost production of …

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Complement Government’s agricultural recovery plan: farmers told Herald 29/6/2021   Deputy Minister Paradza Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau FARMERS should use proceeds generated from sales of harvested Pfumvudza crops to purchase inputs as a way of complementing Government’s efforts of turning around the agricultural sector. While the Government has continued to support the agricultural sector …

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Tick grease blitz a success Herald 29/6/2021   Columbus Mabika Herald Reporter Fewer cattle died from tick-related diseases during the 2020/2021 agricultural season due to the success of $500 million national Livestock Blitz Tick Grease programme meant to fight livestock diseases, the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) said yesterday. The tick grease programme was launched …

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Project halted over concerns for new Parly’s water source Herald 29/6/2021   Construction of the new city in Mt Hampden is likely to impact the headwaters of the Gwebi River, which feeds Lake Manyame Davison Maruziva Correspondent Construction work on a project in Mount Pleasant was suspended last week following serious concerns over the loss …

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Pure rabbit breeds roll-out begins Herald 29/6/2021   Business Reporter Raymeg Holdings Limited, a corporate member of Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association (ZICORBA), this month started distributing pure rabbit breeds to ZICORBA members as efforts to improve the country’s rabbit genetic stock gather pace. The launch of the programme, expected to distribute about 2 000 …

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Firm ploughs US$5,5m into citrus production  Herald 29/6/2021   Minister of State for Special Agriculture Projects Davis Marapira(right) is led on a tour of Zhovhe Farm by Toppick Investments managing director Mrs Saliwe Marema (left) in Beitbridge recently.—Picture: Thupeyo Muleya. Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Toppick Investments, a wholly Zimbabwean owned company, has ploughed US$5,5 million …

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Commodities exchange ready to open doors  Herald 29/6/2021   Minister Masuka Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter Government has promulgated Statutory Instrument (SI) 184 of 2021 that will operationalise the much-awaited agriculture commodities exchange, the Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX). In this regard, the exchange originally scheduled for launch during the first quarter of 2021 is expected to …

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Banana farming eases poverty in the face of climate change  Chronicle 29/6/2021   Honde Valley farmers loading bananas onto trucks for sale Hazel Marimbiza EVER since banana farming in Honde Valley rural communities evolved from a subsistence crop to a commercial enterprise, lots of women farmers in the area have been pulled out of poverty. …

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