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Agric sector gets essential services status Herald 31/3/2020 Minister Shiri Herald Reporter THE agriculture sector will operate with skeletal staff during the 21-day lockdown to ensure workers are not exposed to or spread the Covid-19 pandemic, Government has said. Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri encouraged farmers to make every effort …
More drought relief maize arrives Herald 30/3/2020 Ambassador Nyikayaramba Yeukai Tazira Herald Reporter The last consignment of the 42 000 tonne drought relief maize imported by Government has arrived in the country from Mozambican ports. This comes as Government steps up efforts to ease maize-meal shortfalls caused by drought in the past two seasons. …
Statutory Instrument 82 of 2020. Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention, Containment and Treatment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (No. 1)
Statutory Instrument 83 of 2020. Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention, Containment and Treatment) (National Lockdown) Order, 2020
Youths must be capacitated to venture in agriculture Chronicle 30/3/2020 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief The environment in Zimbabwe over the past decade has allowed for a unique and interesting case study regarding the evolving relationship between youth and agriculture. According to a Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (Farnpan) 2012 report …
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Health experts explain 21-day lockdown Chronicle 30/3/2020 Mthabisi Tshuma, Chronicle Correspondent HEALTH experts yesterday said the 21-day national lockdown that starts today is vital in curbing the spread of coronavirus as it allows infected people to show symptoms, get treatment and heal within that period. President Mnangagwa on Friday declared a total lockdown on …
Unlike Europe, Africa has a chance Sunday Mail 30/3/2020 Devi Sridhar AMID the constant news on Covid-19 emerging from Europe, North America and Asia, one region seems to have gone under the radar. Sub-Saharan Africa had been predicted to be a potential hotspot for the disease early on, due to the region’s close economic …
Call to review land tenure system 0 March 29, 2020 3:32 PM Source: Call to review land tenure system | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Lincoln Towindo THE Zimbabwe Land Commission (ZLC) is calling for a review of the country’s land tenure system with a view to introducing a new practice that facilitates farmers’ access to private finance. …
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