Sadc agric sector beyond Covid-19

Sadc agric sector beyond Covid-19  Chronicle 17/5/2021   The Sadc Synthesis Report on the State of Food and Nutrition Security and Vulnerability in southern Africa 2020 showed that about 44,8 million people, living in both urban and rural areas, are food insecure Tawanda Matema and Cyril Prinsloo COVID-19 has affected global value chains by interrupting …

Rhinos return gets thumbs-up from President

Rhinos return gets thumbs-up from President Sunday Mail 16/5/2021   Online Reporter President Mnangagwa has described the imminent reintroduction of the black and white rhino at Gonarezhou National Park as a “momentous conservation achievement” for the country after the animals were wiped out from the park by poachers in 1991. Commenting on Twitter on Thursday, …

Subsistence farmers need insurance too

Subsistence farmers need insurance too  Sunday Mail 16/5/2021   Dr Muradzikwa Tawanda Musarurwa The low uptake of agricultural insurance in Zimbabwe can be linked to changes that occurred in the sector, which insurance companies have failed to respond to. The turn of the millennium saw the country’s agricultural sector undergoing a seismic shift, as the …

Dried fruits are a sustainable export option for start-ups

Dried fruits are a sustainable export option for start-ups   Sunday Mail 16/5/2021  Mr Allan Majuru Trade Focus –Allan Majuru   ZIMBABWE’s education is taking a paradigm shift, moving from theory to a deliberate focus on developing solutions that create value and contribute more to economic development. As a result of the changes in curriculum, …

Zimbabwe’s cotton farmers sweating for no gain

Zimbabwe’s cotton farmers sweating for no gain  May 15, 2021 6:45 PM As world celebrates Farmers’ Day, country’s cotton farmers suffer – Anadolu Agency Source: Zimbabwe’s cotton farmers sweating for no gain    GOKWE, Zimbabwe After building her home in Zimbabwe, sending her children to school, and becoming the breadwinner after her husband fell ill, all …

EU hands over heifers

EU hands over heifers  1  May 16, 2021 10:54 AM Source: EU hands over heifers | The Standard BY DONALD NYANDORO The European Union (EU) has handed over 153 in-calf heifers to small-scale farmers in 62 districts as a way of increasing milk production milk in the country. Speaking at handover ceremony in Marirangwe, Lands deputy minister Vangelis …

Mealie-meal price to go down

Mealie-meal price to go down  0  May 16, 2021 11:13 AM Source: Mealie-meal price to go down | Sunday News (Business) Judith Phiri, Business Reporter THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe has welcomed Government’s position to stop issuing maize and mealie-meal import permits with effect from end of the month, as the country is on course for …