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African armyworm outbreak: Govt supplies more chemicals  Chronicle 29/1/2020   Midlands Bureau Government has supplied more chemicals to deal with the African armyworm outbreak in Midlands, the province’s lands, crop and livestock officer Mrs Madeline Magwenzi has said. Experts were dispatched to the province last week to assess the requirements following an outbreak of African …

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Farmers upbeat on cotton outlook   Chronicle 29/1/2020  A cotton field Harare Bureau  COTTON farmers in Gokwe District in the Midlands Province, say they expect a bumper harvest this season despite a dry spell experienced in November and December last year. Cotton is one of Zimbabwe’s major cash crops alongside tobacco and is an important …

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Free tillage programme benefits 921 Midlands farmers   Chronicle 29/1/2020  Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief A total of 921 farmers in Midlands province have benefited from the free tillage programme targeting smallholders. The programme which was launched last December in Lower Gweru is being implemented by the District Development Fund (DDF). In an interview yesterday, …

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Letters to the Editor: Wetlands vital in protecting our biodiversity   Chronicle 29/1/2020  Sifelani Tsiko, Harare Bureau It’s now close to half a century ever since the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was signed in Ramsar, Iran as an international treaty to strengthen the management and wise use of wetland resources.  World Wetlands Day is held …

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Byo supply dams at 34% Chronicle 29/1/2020   Mr Solomon Mguni Michell Zvanyanya, Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni yesterday said the overall capacity in the city’s supply dams is sitting slightly above 34 percent and urged residents to continue using the available water sparingly.  Speaking during a day of prayer and thanksgiving at …

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Call on beef industry to improve standards   Chronicle 29/1/2020  Industrialists follow proceedings during a meeting with the European Union Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Timo Olkkonen in Bulawayo recently Pride Mahlangu, Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe beef and leather industry has been urged to improve its standards for it to excel and compete in western markets. …

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Need for sustained climate change awareness By Newsday – January 27, 2020 guest column:Peter Makwanya CONSIDERING that climate change is not a juicy subject, which people need and may not want, it is prone to divided or split attention. Climate change may not be as attractive and marketable as adverts for beverages, fast foods or other upmarket …

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Zim hunger: UN raises alarm By Newsday – January 27, 2020 Moses Matenga/Fin24.com THE United Nations (UN) has raised a red flag over looming food shortages in Zimbabwe highlighting that so far there is little evidence that enough maize is coming to feed the drought-stricken nation’s 7,7 million people, but government insists that it is prepared to …

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5 000 cattle succumb to January disease By Newsday – January 28, 2020 BY KENNETH NYANGANI BUHERA district has lost over 5 000 cattle to the January disease which is wreaking havoc in the district, a senior government official has said. Buhera district development co-ordinator (DCC) Freeman Mavhiza made the remarks last week during a tour of …

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