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Farmer-miner conflict on the increase in Shurugwi  Chronicle 7/10/2020   Mr Ezekiel Muchau with his wilting onion crop caused by unavailability of water due to farmer-miner wars in Shurugwi Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief THE target was around the first week of October for Mr Ezekiel Muchau to start taking his king onions, spinach and …

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Rains mark rainy season’s kick-off   Chronicle 7/10/2020  Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE rains experienced in most parts of the country since Monday mark the start of the 2020/21 rainy season as normal to above normal rains are projected this season, a development that may boost food security. The country’s major cities Harare, Bulawayo and …

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New vaccine for cattle tick-fever improves protection  Herald 6/10/2020   The Rhodesia Herald, 9 October 1969 VETERINARY research workers in Australia have developed a vaccine giving the highest immunity yet available against tick fever in cattle. It has been estimated that the cattle tick causes a loss of some 7 million pounds a year to …

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Agric Show to hold unique exhibition 6/10/2020    Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The 2020 Zimbabwe Agricultural Show will strictly be for business exhibition, with some of its events held virtually in an effort by the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The 110th show will be held at the …

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Market hubs will make horticulture bloom  Herald 6/10/2020   Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight THE Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA)’s recent decision to establish market hubs for fresh produce will essentially provide the panacea that the sector has been searching for over the years to take care of its seemingly unending marketing and viability challenges. It is not …

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Committee to deal with Mazowe Dam siltation   Herald 6/10/2020  Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Senator Monica Mavhunga Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau Officials in Mashonaland Central Province have set up a technical committee to look into the heavy siltation of Mazowe Dam, a major source of water and the pride of …

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Firm gets 5 000ha for crops  Herald 6/10/2020   George Maponga Masvingo Bureau The quest to achieve food security using existing water bodies continues to gain traction in the Lowveld where Government and Lowveld sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe (THZ) have jointly increased the area under irrigated winter maize and traditional grains to nearly 5 …

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