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Brands Fresh revenue declines Herald 29/6/2020 Farmers offload bananas at a Mutare market recently Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau AGRO-MARKETING company, Brands Fresh, has recorded a significant decline in revenue in the first six months of this year due to depressed demand of bananas during the Covid-19 period. The company, which distributes fresh produce throughout …
Tobacco growers urged to destalk Herald 29/6/2020 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement has urged tobacco growers to destroy stalks as failure to comply will attract a fine of $500 per hectare. Non-compliance by farmers in removing stalks has resulted in the spread of diseases, thereby threatening …
Is ethanol blending making petrol expensive – for now? Herald 29/6/2020 Since 2013, the country has mandatorily blended ethanol with petrol at rates of between five and 85 percent Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story Respected climate change researcher Elisha Moyo last week posted a particularly interesting brief analysis on the economics/politics of ethanol blending in …
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Food secure: Khami Prison steps up efforts to increase production Chronicle 29/6/2020 Khami Medium Prison Farm has been turned into an integrated agricultural enterprise aimed at achieving food self-sufficiency at Bulawayo Prison, Mlondozi, Khami Remand, Medium and Maximum prisons. The farm draws water from Khami Dam. Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter KHAMI Medium Prison Farm, …
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Ecocash Online Application KYC Completion Aid This is a series of screenshots to direct you on the completion of the KYC requirements for Ecocash/RBZ payments. Ecocash Online Application Flow This is a further update to the process as of Monday 29 June 2020
South African Grain Information Services 26 June 2020
Agri Trends Feedlot Market Report 23 June 2020
Market Update – Pork Sector Q1 2020 Market Watch – Goat Sector Q1 2020 Market Watch – Beef Q1 2020 Market Watch – Dairy Q1 2020 Market Watch – Aquaculture Q1 Market Watch – Meat Q1 2020
Dam Levels as at 22-June-2020 DAM NAME FULL SUPPLY CAPACITY CURRENT CAPACITY % FULL DAILY TREND (millions of cubic metres) (millions of cubic metres) Kariba 64800.00 26400.2 40.7 Tugwi Mukosi 1802.6 717.0 39.8 Mutirikwi 1378.08 505.9 36.7 Manyame 480.23 323.3 67.3 Osborne 401.64 178.8 44.5 Mazvikadei 343.815 249.7 72.7 Manyuchi 309.06 145.1 47.0 Manjirenji 274.17 …
Fuel prices spark public outrage Independent 26/6/2020 AS Zimbabwe’s fuel crisis intensifies, we took time to track the number of times the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) formally announced an increase in the price of fuel over the past 12 months. We found the energy regulator had, in the period under review, issued over 30 …