Zhombe commercial beef project launched

Zhombe commercial beef project launched The Chronicle 1/12/2021 Midlands Crop and Livestock Officer Mrs Medline Magwenzi officially opens the Dendera Cattle Business Centre in Zhombe on behalf of Midlands Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Senator Larry Mavima. Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent A LIVESTOCK value chain transformative project has been officially launched in Zhombe, Kwekwe District, …

New Covid-19 strain: New measures announced

New Covid-19 strain: New measures announced The Chronicle 1/12/2021 Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter ALL travellers entering Zimbabwe will now have to undergo polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Covid-19 at all ports of entry and a mandatory quarantine at their own cost while the daily curfew now runs from 9PM to 6AM. Initially the curfew …

USAid injects US$5,7m to fight Zim hunger

USAid injects US$5,7m to fight Zim hunger – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 30/11/2021 BY FREEMAN MAKOPA THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) has availed US$5,7 million through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) towards supporting more than 150 000 food insecure households in the country’s urban and rural areas. This brings USAid’s …

NGO promotes smart agric in Gokwe

NGO promotes smart agric in Gokwe – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 30/11/2021 By AMOS BATISAYI SMALL-HOLDER farmers in Gokwe, Midlands province, have applauded initiatives by Agriculture Business Centre (ABC), a pro-business investment vehicle which is capacitating them to identify value chains with high-income generating projects. The project is funded by the European Union and is …

Start planting now: Agronomist tells farmers

Start planting now: Agronomist tells farmers – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 30/11/2021 BY NIZBERT MOYO BULAWAYO and Matabeleland North provincial agronomist Zenzele Ndlovu has urged farmers to start planting their crops as the rains that were received in the country last month signalled the beginning of the rainy season. Ndlovu on Monday told Southern Eye …

Zwl18 million worth of boreholes for Gokwe town centre

Zwl18 million worth of boreholes for Gokwe town centre – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 30/11/2021 BY OBERT SIAMILANDU GOKWE town council has approved construction of solar powered boreholes, a move that is set to address the water woes experienced in the Midlands town. Council chairperson, councillor Never Gwanzura on Monday confirmed the development. He said …

Hailstorm destroys property, farm produce in Goromonzi

Hailstorm destroys property, farm produce in Goromonzi The Herald 29/11/2021 Victor Maphosa Mashonaland East Bureau A hailstorm has left a trail of destruction after it descended heavily on Goromonzi blowing off several rooftops and destroying property worth thousands of dollars. Also destroyed is farm produce that includes ten hectares of maize, tomatoes, and cabbages belonging …

Zim launches Agritech strategy for Africa

Zim launches Agritech strategy for Africa The Herald 30/11/2021 Minister Dr Anxious Masuka Elita Chikwati  Senior Agriculture Reporter  Zimbabwe has launched the National AgriTech Strategy (2021-2025) which is aimed at digitalising the farming ecosystem and improve evidence based decision making for governments and farmers in Africa. The Agritech Strategy which will be used by African …

Collaboration among players critical to restore dairy sector’s froth

Collaboration among players critical to restore dairy sector’s froth The Herald 30/11/2021 Obert Chifamba Agric-Insight THE Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) recently revealed that the national dairy herd currently stands at 40 000, half of which are milking cows producing an average of 13 litres of milk each per day translating to 6,4 million …

Irrigation development: ARDA gets down to business

Irrigation development: ARDA gets down to business The Herald 30/11/2021 Arda chairman Mr Ivan Craig stressing a point on the adoption of smart agriculture to school children during a tour of Jalukange Irrigation scheme last week. The project was rehabilitated by Government and its partners under the PROGRESS Consortium. — Picture: Thupeyo Muleya Thupeyo Muleya  …