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Dairibord, Dendairy merger and acquisition negotiations still ongoing NewsDay 13/1/2021 BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA DAIRIBORD Holdings Limited (DHL) merger and acquisition negotiations with fellow dairy firm Dendairy Private Limited drags on with the former issuing its 10th cautionary statement to the effect that discussions were still ongoing. The planned merger and acquisition transaction negotiations with Dendairy …

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Stockfeeds shortage hits the market NewsDay 13/1/2021 BY Taurai Mangudhla A SHORTAGE of stockfeeds has hit the market, with poultry farmers going from one supplier to another in search of the major input for their business. This comes at a time the country is faced with a shortage of maize grain, a major raw material …

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Centre develops new hybrid maize resistant to armyworm  Herald 13/1/2021   Sifelani Tsiko Agric & Innovations Editor The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) has developed new maize hybrid varieties showing promising resistance to the destructive fall armyworm pest which has been causing huge crop losses ever since the pest was first reported in …

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Heavy rains: Govt activates response teams Herald 13/1/2021   Four Chiredzi villagers, including a woman and her 11-month-old daughter who were last Thursday swept away while trying to cross the flooded Mutirikwi River are still missing amid fears they could have been eaten by crocodiles. Mukudzei Chingwere Herald Reporter The above normal rains, largely welcomed …

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Maize hectarage rises by 137pc Herald 13/1/2021   Dr John Basera Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Farmers have planted 1,4 million hectares of maize, representing a 137 percent rise in the area planted compared to the same period last year, mainly attributed to good rainfall forecast and early distribution of inputs. The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, …

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‘Good rains continue to fall, crops in condition’ Chronicle 13/1/2021   Harare Bureau Good rains continue to fall with significantly higher rainfall throughout the country with crops in good condition and most areas already surpassing 300 millimetres, says the Meteorological Services Department mid-season outlook with normal to above normal rains expected over the next three …

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