First Lady encourages tree-planting

First Lady encourages tree-planting  0  November 19, 2020 4:15 PM Source: First Lady encourages tree-planting | Herald (Top Stories) First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa listens attentively as she is taught the art of grafting trees Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday launched an early National Tree Planting campaign at Gangarabwe Primary School in Chirumanzu, Midlands, …

AMA moves to bolster cotton production

AMA moves to bolster cotton production  0  November 20, 2020 2:05 AM Source: AMA moves to bolster cotton production – NewsDay Zimbabwe THE Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA), in partnership with various private agro-industry players, is setting up cotton demonstration plots across the country to improve agricultural production. BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA A combination of lack of agronomic support, inadequate …

Buse project: Creating solutions to local livestock challenges

Buse project: Creating solutions to local livestock challenges Herald 19/11/2020   Bindura University of Science Education said artificial insemination technologies will be provided to local communities to help them improve their breeds Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau The recent commissioning of the Goat Genetics and Artificial Insemination Centre at Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE), …

Cotton farmers optimistic of achieving better yields

Cotton farmers optimistic of achieving better yields Herald 19/11/2020   Business Reporter After back-to-back droughts battered Zimbabwe’s agricultural production, cotton producers are looking for better yields this season on the back of anticipated good rains. Production of raw cotton was badly affected during the past two seasons due to poor rains which also hurt output …

Employee dismissal must be driven by reason

Employee dismissal must be driven by reason  Chronicle 19/11/2020   Davies Ndumiso Sibanda WHEN many disciplinary cases are started, employers will not have applied their minds fully to the implication of what they will be doing only to realise the real implications when the legal costs far outweigh the benefits. The starting point is for …

Growing fresh farm produce to drive exports: Minister

Growing fresh farm produce to drive exports: Minister Chronicle 19/11/2020   Mr Tatenda Karimazondo Midlands Bureau GOVERNMENT has implored the horticulture sector to improve the output and quality of their produce to enable them to penetrate the export market. Zimbabwe used to be among the top exporters of horticulture produce in Africa before the economic …

Flower exports wilt as second Covid-19 wave hits Europe

Flower exports wilt as second Covid-19 wave hits Europe The Herald 18/11/2020 Midlands Bureau The second wave of Covid-19 that has hit Europe has forced many countries to re-impose lockdowns and that in turn has hit Zimbabwean farmers exporting flowers to Europe, Minister of State in Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s Office Evelyn Ndlovu said yesterday. …

Farmers start planting, showers expected

Farmers start planting, showers expected Herald 18/11/2020   Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Farmers in different parts of the country have started planting, as the country is expected to receive some light showers between Tuesday and Wednesday next week. The country has been receiving isolated rains, while some areas have received significant rains allowing farmers to …

Idle TelOne telephone lines used as snares

Idle TelOne telephone lines used as snares    Chronicle 18/11/2020 Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter ABOUT 90 percent of wire snares used by poachers to trap wildlife are copper wires stolen from idle TelOne telephone lines. This came out during a tour of Forestry Commission concessions in Hwange and Binga districts last week where environmentalists …

Retrenchee basks in horticulture farming rich pickings

Retrenchee basks in horticulture farming rich pickings Chronicle 18/11/2020   Mr Sihlangu Dlodlo at his farm in Bubi District, Matabeleland North Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter WHEN Mr Sihlangu Dlodlo (56) got retrenched early this year, the first thing to cross his mind was his neglected arable piece of land in Bubi District, Matabeleland North, acquired …