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Rangeland mapping to improve communal pastures Chronicle 9/12/2020 Chronicle Reporter Over 7 000 farmers in Insiza and Matobo districts will benefit from a rangeland mapping exercise that was carried out by the Department of Research and Specialist Services (DR&SS) in collaboration with ICRISAT. The intervention is supported by the European Union under the Zimbabwe …
Champion farmer says tobacco can be grown anywhere in Zim Chronicle 9/12/2020 Mr Pardon Mhuri Mthabisi Tshuma, Business Correspondent NEWLY crowned 2020 national young champion farmer, Mr Pardon Mhuri, says the country can realise more gains if tobacco was grown in all parts of the country. He dispels the notion that the golden leaf …
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The world’s first attempt to relocate whole ELEPHANT families to avoid a mass cull. The world’s first attempt to relocate whole ELEPHANT families to avoid a mass cull. A specialist marksman, airborne in a tiny single engine Schweizer helicopter, takes aim at the matriarch of a herd with a dart gun. During one of the …
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Celebrating essence of the soil Herald 8/12/2020 Elliot Ziwira Senior Writer Last Saturday, Zimbabwe joined the rest of the globe in celebrating World Soil Day. Commemorated annually on December 5, the day focuses on the significance of healthy soil and advocates sustainable management of soil resources. This year, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO’s) …
Comfort zone may become danger zone overnight! Herald 8/12/2020 Fresh produce farmers need to adopt to the prevailing new normal and where possible limit the numbers of people accompanying the produce or let others find alternative transport so that there is no overcrowding in trucks that ferry produce Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight There have been …
Sable Chemicals partners Nyaradzo in tree planting Chronicle 8/12/2020 Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent FERTILIZER manufacturing company, Sable Chemicals Private Limited, has partnered Nyaradzo Funeral Services in a project that will see more than 10 000 trees being planted in Kwekwe. Nyaradzo have a target of planting 500 million trees countrywide by 2025. They have …
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Flash floods hit Byo suburbs Chronicle 8/12/2020 Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter FLASH floods yesterday hit parts of Bulawayo resulting in several houses and some roads being waterlogged following a heavy downpour that pounded the entire city for hours. The floods hit parts of Pumula suburbs, Nketa, Emganwini, Nkulumane and Cowdray Park among other areas, …
Unequal land, unequal societies – Zimbabwe Situation 7/12/2020 Source: Unequal land, unequal societies | zimbabweland A really important report from the International Land Coalition and Oxfam is just out called ‘Uneven Ground: Land Inequality at the Heart of Unequal Societies’, along with 17 supporting papers. Through new analysis it shows that land inequality is even larger than previously …
Spice of life: how turmeric became the ‘new gold’ for Sri Lanka villagers Guardian 7/12/2020 In Sri Lankan cuisine, a pinch of turmeric brings the gold colour to sodhi, the mildly spiced coconut soup eaten with the island’s carbohydrate-rich foods. Turmeric is valued in every Sri Lankan kitchen for its subtle flavour, distinct yellow colour and …
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Zesa cuts home use power costs By Blessings Mashaya Daily News 1/12/2020 ZESA Holdings(Zesa) yesterday announced a surprise 60 percent power tariff cut on one of its bands for domestic electricity usage, the Daily News reports. Zesa subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), said it had reduced the last band of its domestic tariff …