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GMB revamps silos ahead of expected bumper harvest  0  March 16, 2021 2:00 AM Source: GMB revamps silos ahead of expected bumper harvest – DailyNews Emmerson Njanjamangezi  SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw AGRICULTURE ministry permanent secretary John Basera says the Grain Marketing Board (GMB)’s maintenance works on grain storage facilities ahead of this year’s expected bumper harvest are almost …

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Stockfeed prices surge 886% eDuzeNet 15/3/2021 THE cost of procuring raw materials for manufacturing stockfeed rocketed by 886% in 2020 after maize prices rose threefold during the period, according to the stockfeed Manufacturers Association (SMA). The sMA said in a report released last week that it manufactured and bought stock worth $29,5 billion last year …

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Tobacco marketing season starts April Herald 12/3/2021   File picture. Workers at Tian Ze Tobacco Company, sorting bales at the company’s premises in Harare. Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The 2021 tobacco marketing season will open on April 7. Tobacco Industry Marketing Board chief executive, Dr Andrew Matibiri said in a letter addressed to stakeholders: “All …

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Imported maize-meal: Millers voice concern Herald 15/3/2021   Mr Masimba Dzomba Victor Maphosa Herald Reporter Imported lower-price maize meal flooding shops in parts of Zimbabwe is a substandard product being dumped in the country, say Zimbabwean millers who want permits to import maize meal suspended with immediate effect. Southern Region Millers has since written to …

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Thieves force urban farmers into early harvests  Chronicle 15/3/2021   Judge Jarachara and Melody Dube, Chronicle Reporters THIEVES are stealing green mealies from fields dotted in and around the city thereby threatening urban farmers’ food security. Following good rains this season, farmers in most parts of the country are expecting a bumper harvest. To boost …

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JUST IN: Land bank gets first board  0  March 12, 2021 5:11 PM Source: JUST IN: Land bank gets first board | The Herald Minister Masuka Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The newly formed Land and Agricultural Development Bank of Zimbabwe today got its first board of directors, but the chairperson will be announced in due course due to …

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Locust outbreak ravages parts of Zimbabwe  0  March 13, 2021 2:00 AM Source: Locust outbreak ravages parts of Zimbabwe | The Herald Mr Shingirai Nyamutukwa Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor Farmers in Masvingo, Chiredzi and parts of Manicaland are battling a new round of locust outbreaks with swarms of a local type of species damaging their …

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Land bank milestone for agric sector  0  March 13, 2021 9:52 AM Source: Land bank milestone for agric sector | The Herald Minister Masuka Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The Agricultural Finance Corporation has been revived and will now trade as the Land Agricultural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (LADBZ) to support the overall transformation process for accelerated development of …

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