Agri Trends 15 January 2020 Grains and Oilseeds
Agri Trends 15 January 2020 Grains and Oilseeds
Dam Levels as at 14-January-2020
Dam Levels as at 14-January-2020 DAM NAME FULL SUPPLY CAPACITY CURRENT CAPACITY % FULL DAILY TREND (millions of cubic metres) (millions of cubic metres) Kariba 64800.00 5020.5 7.7 Tugwi Mukosi 1802.6 677.0 37.6 Mutirikwi 1378.08 507.9 36.9 Manyame 480.23 389.3 81.1 Osborne 401.64 196.5 48.9 Mazvikadei 343.815 264.4 76.9 Manyuchi 309.06 152.3 49.3 Manjirenji 274.17 …
NRZ land wrangle blocks investors
NRZ land wrangle blocks investors Posted on January 17, 2020 by The Independent in Main News NRZ has been forced to downsize, sending thousands of workers onto the streets due to a generally uncompetitive environment. BRIDGET MANANAVIRE CONTINUED resistance by resettled villagers to vacate a National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) farm in Matabeleland South has frustrated a joint agribusiness partnership …
Zim agric sector needs US$1,2 bn lifeline
Zim agric sector needs US$1,2 bn lifeline Posted on January 17, 2020 by The Independent in Business Special Economic Zones may include farming areas such as Norton and Mazowe, which were reportedly earmarked for agriculture. Zimbabwe Independent THE 2019-2020 agricultural season has been difficult for everyone due to the extreme weather and climatic conditions which scientists interpret as part of …
Crop, livestock assessment on the cards
Crop, livestock assessment on the cards Herald 17/1/2020 Deputy Minister Haritatos Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Government will at the end of this month embark on the first round of nationwide crop and livestock assessment. The assessment seeks to establish disease prevalence, state of pastures and water supply. In an interview yesterday, Lands, Agriculture, …
Plot-holders in quandary as Mushandike Dam dries up
Plot-holders in quandary as Mushandike Dam dries up 17/1/2020 Ezra Chadzamira From George Maponga in Masvingo Hundreds of plot-holders at Mushandike Irrigation Scheme have been left in a quandary after the dam which used to supply irrigation water to the 800-hectare scheme dried up following a prolonged dry spell. Mushandike is Masvingo’s biggest irrigation scheme …
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EU raises US$18,7m for drought relief
EU raises US$18,7m for drought relief Herald 17/1/2020 Mr Timo Olkkonen Freeman Razemba Senior Reporter The European Union (EU) has mobilised US$18,7 million for emergency food support for vulnerable people in Zimbabwe to improve nutrition, access to basic health care and provision of potable water. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe …
Command Agric financing succeeds
Command Agric financing succeeds Herald 17/1/2020 Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube Africa Moyo Deputy News Editor The Command Agriculture special programme, whose financing model was reconfigured this season to eliminate cheating and ensure loan repayment, is working well in terms of the provision of funds by banks and the private sector, …
Subsidised roller meal diverted to black market
Subsidised roller meal diverted to black market Herald 17/1/2020 Dr Nzenza Herald Reporters Subsidised roller meal is being diverted to the black market by buyers who grab consignments as they reach the shop shelves. The buyers then offload the roller meal to informal traders who often repack it into smaller bags, with these two …
Vegetables shortage hits Bulawayo
Vegetables shortage hits Bulawayo Chronicle 17/1/2020 Desmond Nleya/ Rutendo Ngara, Chronicle Reporters BULAWAYO is experiencing a shortage of vegetables due to water shortage, Chronicle has established. This has pushed prices up while removing vegetables from menus of most homes and restaurants. Vendors and supermarket shelves have gone for weeks without the popular choumolier and rape thereby pushing the price …