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‘Protect grain from pests, veld fire’ Herald 2/6/2021 Veld fire Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Farmers have been urged to protect their grain from post-harvest losses to preserve the bumper harvest that Zimbabwe is expecting, and ensure household food security. The country expects 2,7 million tonnes of maize, the highest in over 20 years, but …
Development of dams nourishes vision to achieve food security Herald 2/6/2021 Lovemore Chikova Development Dialogue Officially opening the Water Infrastructure Investment Conference in 2018, President Mnangagwa said water infrastructure development should be seen within the context of the broader economic vision of the country. “My Government under its agriculture programmes needs at least 350 …
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Nestlé in initiatives to boost milk output Herald 2/6/2021 Tawanda Musarurwa and Elita Chikwati Food and drink processor, Nestlé Zimbabwe’s dairy farmer initiatives across the country will help boost the country’s national dairy herd, with the latest Watershed Small-scale Farmer Hub showing incremental gains since its launch last year. Watershed Small-scale Farmer Hub was …
EDITORIAL COMMENT : Agric financing now being put on more secure footing Herald 2/6/2021 Upgrading and expanding all sectors of agriculture, the base of economic growth and development in Zimbabwe, has to be built on the twin foundations of skilled energetic farmers and a sustainable financial and marketing structure. And all this has to …
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Farmers urged to speed up maize deliveries 0 June 1, 2021 3:36 PM Source: Farmers urged to speed up maize deliveries | Herald (Top Stories) Mr Walter Chigodora Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Beneficiaries of the CBZ Agro-Yield (Command Agriculture) have been urged to speed up grain deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board to create a revolving fund …
Govt plans to boost women participation in agric 0 June 1, 2021 3:41 PM Source: Govt plans to boost women participation in agric | Herald (Business) Columbus Mabika Herald Reporter A plan to empower and increase women participation in the agriculture sector is underway, as the nation gears towards achieving an upper middle income economy by 2030. …
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Statutory Instruments 128. Collective Bargaining Agreements: Agricultural Sector (Tea & Coffee) 1 March 2021. Statutory Instrument 129 of 2021. Collective Bargaining Agreement: Agricultural Industry (General Agriculture Sector) 1 March 2021 Statutory Instrument 130 of 2021. Collective Bargaining Agreement: Agricultural Industry (Timber Sector) 1 January 2021 Statutory Instrument 131 of 2021. Collective Bargaining Agreement: Agricultural Industry …
Statutory Instrument 126 of 2021. Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention, Containment and treatment)(National Lockdown)(No. 2)(Amendment) Order , 2021 (No. 22)
‘Cottco boss misled govt on farmers’ dues’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe 1/6/2021 BY EVERSON MUSHAVA GOVERNMENT delayed paying cotton farmers for last year’s crop after being misled by Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) board chairman Sifelani Jabangwe, who claimed that the company had the capacity to settle the debt from lint sales, NewsDay has learnt. Cotton farmers are …
30 000 hectares of wheat germinate Herald 1/6/2021 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter More than 30 000 hectares of wheat have germinated across the country as planting intensifies in various provinces. Wheat experts have urged farmers to continue planting as the window is still open. Farmers were discouraged from planting beyond June 15. In an …