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Good rainy season should help restore breadbasket status  Herald 12/11/2020   New agricultural equipment has helped in the early harvesting of wheat Ruth Butaumocho African Agenda Preparations have begun in earnest to ready fields and agricultural equipment for planting for most countries in Southern Africa. Weather experts have predicted normal-to-above-normal rainfall, which may translate into …

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EMA favours restoration to replace insignificant fines Herald 12/11/2020   Permanent Secretary for Tourism, Mr Munesushe Munodawafa Bulawayo Bureau THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA), says fining offenders including corporates and local authorities for environmental crimes is not deterrent enough as the amounts have been eroded by inflation and is instead advocating for restoration penalties. At …

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UK partners Zim to improve exports Herald 12/11/2020 ZIMBABWE is poised for improved export competitiveness in the horticulture sector through scaling up capacity building support for farmers with the aim of alleviating poverty in the country. Executive director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), Pamela Coke-Hamilton, on Thursday launched the United Kingdom Trade Partnerships (UKTP) …

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Agric insurance uptake remains low Chronicle 12/11/2020   Mr Tendai Karonga Business Reporter THE uptake of agricultural insurance remains very low in Zimbabwe despite the sector being the backbone of the economy. As the country intensifies preparations for the 2020/21 growing season, with some farmers already planting, there are concerns that fewer farmers are taking …

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Why agriculture value should not continue to be expressed in export earnings   Chronicle 12/11/2020  Charles Dhewa PATHWAYS for successfully converting rhetoric surrounding nutrition security into reality should include collecting and analysing data from local communities to national levels and markets. Such data can include the volume and value of agricultural commodities flowing from each …

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Tobacco growers seek funding from Govt  0  November 10, 2020 4:41 PM Source: Tobacco growers seek funding from Govt | The Herald Agriculture Reporter Tobacco growers have already planted 21 348 hectares of tobacco for the present season, with 123 159 farmers registered to grow the crop. This comes as growers are calling for funding from the Government …

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Pfumvudza weeds out bogus farmers  0  November 11, 2020 2:05 AM Source: Pfumvudza weeds out bogus farmers | The Herald Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau The Pfumvudza Programme automatically weeds out bogus farmers that have been accessing inputs from Government and reselling them since inputs cannot be collected before land preparations are complete, acting Mashonaland Central provincial Agritex …

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Chinese company in US$2,5m agric project By Staff Writer Daily News 10/11/2020 Brighton Goko STAFF WRITER gokob@dailynews.co.zw THE China and Zimbabwe Agricultural Company has started an ambitious US$2,5 million seed breeding project in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central, to help the government to revamp the agricultural sector. The investment was made through the China Industrial International Group, …

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