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WATCH: Farmers receive Presidential inputs as summer cropping preps go into high gear The Chronicle 29/10/2021 Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter PREPARATIONS for the summer cropping season are now in full swing across the country with some farmers in Matabeleland having started to receive inputs under the Presidential Inputs Scheme. The preparations are coming at a …

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Zimbabwe: Humanitarian Needs Overview 2020 (February 2020)  0  October 28, 2021 3:40 PM Source: Zimbabwe: Humanitarian Needs Overview 2020 (February 2020) – Zimbabwe | ReliefWeb Executive Summary Humanitarian needs are rapidly rising in Zimbabwe—as a result of the devastating 2018/2019 drought, crop losses, economic shocks and the aftermath of Cyclone Idai—leaving 7 million people in urban and rural …

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Marula project excites Mwenezi folk The Herald 28/10/2021 George Maponga Masvingo Bureau The Mwenezi community in Masvingo has paid glowing tribute to President Mnangagwa and his Government for establishing the Marula/Mapfura Processing and Value-Addition Factory at Rutenga, which they say is a landmark and game-changing investment that has put the rural area on the cusp …

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Editorial Comment: New season opens more opportunities The Herald 28/10/2021 The surge in agricultural production in the last season will be continuing in the season about to open, with the overwhelming majority of Zimbabweans with farms now coming on board and proven production systems in place. In the smallholder sector Agritex reports that more than …

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High demand for goat meat spurs farmer The Chronicle 28/10/2021 Sikhulekelani Moyo, Business Reporter GOAT farmers in Matabeleland region could reap huge profits from domestic and export markets if they invest on improving the quality of their breeds, a farmer has said. In an interview, Mr Honest Dlamini, who is a successful boer goat and …

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‘Zim to deploy strong COP26 delegation’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 27/10/2021 BY LORRAINE MUROMO LANDS and Agriculture secretary John Bhasera yesterday said government would send a strong delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26), which will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, next month to discuss climate change impacts. Bhasera told …

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Command agriculture not a fallacy: Karoro – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 27/10/2021 BY FREEMAN MAKOPA GOVERNMENT has claimed that its command agriculture programme (CAP) has been a success with several farmers readily accessing inputs. Critics have slammed the programme saying it was mired in corruption with no clear evaluation and monitoring measures. But Lands and …

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Ministry of Lands receives ICT equipment from UNDP The Herald 26/10/2021 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has received ICT equipment valued at US$154 637 from the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) to improve evidence generation and utilisation within the ministry for informed resilience-related policy decisions. The …

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Agric growth forecast revised upwards   The Herald 27/10/2021 Tapiwanashe Mangwiro-Senior Business Reporter TREASURY has revised upwards its 2021 growth projection for agriculture to 36,2 percent, citing higher than anticipated output in grains and livestock production. Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube revealed this at the 2022 pre-budget seminar held in Victoria Falls …

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