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Solar water pumps bring bright future to villagers Herald 14/10/2020   From Sifelani Tsiko in Gwanda For Ms Lostina Dube, a farmer in the Sengezane area of Gwanda South district journeying to and from a dug-out water hole, commonly known as umthombo (or mufuku) on the Sengezane river bed was quite debilitating for her over …

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New investments to lead Africa agri-development Herald 14/10/2020   Big shifts are already happening in Africa’s food production, land and water use, and the integration of agri-tech and product tracing Own Correspondent At a time when the rest of the world is re-thinking its approach to commercial agriculture, Africa has a clear opportunity to refresh …

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$1,5bn more earmarked to settle cotton payments Herald 14/10/2020   Cottco acting managing director Mr Pious Manamike explains the cotton grading process to Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister, Dr Anxious Masuka during a famirialisation tour of the Chinhoyi ginning facility last Friday. Business Reporter Government is set to release an additional $1,5 billion …

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Sable Chemicals key to Pfumvudza Herald 14/10/2020   Minister Nzenza Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau Zimbabwe’s sole producer of ammonium nitrate fertiliser, Sable Chemicals in Kwekwe, has a critical role to play under Government’s Pfumvudza programme and will receive full support to meet the needs of all farmers, Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Sekai Nzenza said …

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‘Food security, better lives a priority’ Herald 14/10/2020   Farmers in Bemhiwa Village, Marange communal lands, inspect a Pfumvudza demonstration plot. More than 1,2 million households have already prepared Pfumvudza plots and received inputs from the Government Political Editor ERADICATING poverty remains a key priority of Government’s overall policy objective with the country implementing strategies …

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Ease of doing business reforms for Agric Ministry  Herald 14/10/2020   Minister Mutsvangwa Herald Reporter The Lands Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Ministry has come up with reforms that have resulted in the establishment of one-stop permit processing at head office aimed at improving the ease of doing business in the sector and to promote …

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COMMENT: Let’s plan ahead to avert disaster Chronicle 14/10/2020   The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) defines disaster management as the organisation and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies, in particular preparedness, response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters. …

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Namibia seeks alternative meat markets Herald 13/10/2020   The Meat Board of Namibia is scouting for newer markets for Namibian beef to expand opportunities for farmers WINDHOEK. – The Meat Board of Namibia (MBN) said on yesterday that it is scouting for newer markets for Namibian beef to expand opportunities for farmers. According to the …

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Rains bring relief to livestock farmers  Chronicle 13/10/2020   Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter THE rains being experienced in most parts of the country since last week have brought hope to livestock farmers as they have improved availability of water and pastures for the animals. Streams and pools in most parts of Matabeleland North have …

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