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‘Enough seed, fertiliser available’ Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa addresses a post Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday. The Herald 27/10/2021 Zvamaida Murwira-Senior Reporter Preparations for the summer cropping season are now at an advanced stage with all inputs including seed and fertiliser available, while Government continues to provide money to …
Solar pump inspires big dreams at village garden The Chronicle 27/10/2021 Ngwenyama Nutrition Garden in Gwanda Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter VILLAGERS operating at Ngwenyama Nutrition Garden in Gwanda District expect improved production following the installation of a solar system at their garden, a development they regard as a new dawn in ensuring food and nutrition …
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‘RBZ assets can’t be attached’ 0 October 25, 2021 11:12 AM Source: ‘RBZ assets can’t be attached’ | Herald (Top Stories) Fidelis Munyoro-Chief Court Reporter The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has breathed a sigh of relief after the High Court ruled that the central bank’s assets cannot be attached in a lawsuit over more than US$26 million …
Zimbabwe’s bumper harvest: what explains the success? 0 October 26, 2021 9:58 AM Source: Zimbabwe’s bumper harvest: what explains the success? | zimbabweland As farmers turn to the next season with the beginning of the rains, the country is in a good position having reaped a bumper harvest in 2020/21. An estimated 2.7 million tonnes of maize were produced, triple …
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Lessons from Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks 0 October 26, 2021 4:40 PM The focus of climate talks has been on how little time is left is for global action. But climate change has already made tobacco farming, potentially a route out of poverty, unviable for some. Source: Lessons from Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers …
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Surplus of elephants inspires anguish, debate – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 25/10/2021 By Linda Mujuru ONE late April evening, Christina Mudzongachiso and her husband were about to head home after a day in their cotton fields in Mbire, a rural community in northern Zimbabwe. That’s when a lone elephant thundered towards them. With her 18-month-old …
Surrey to construct a 117kW solar plant in Marondera. The Herald 25/10/2021 Precious Manomano Herald Reporter Surrey has applied for a licence from the Zimbabwe Regulatory Authority (ZERA) to construct a 117 Kw solar power plant in Bromley, Marondera. In a statement, ZERA said it has received an application from Distributed Power Africa(Private) Limited for …
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Agripreneurship: Constitutive force for economic recovery The Herald 26/10/2021 Dr Keen Mhlanga Agricultural based economies are not growing at an increasing rate vindicating climate changes. The main cause for stagnant growth of countries which heavily depend on agriculture is the lack of ability to turn their farming activities into business. Majority of Zimbabwean farmers take …
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Thunder showers expected today The Herald 26/10/2021 Senior Agriculture Reporter Localised heavier downpours were recorded yesterday in Nyanga and Gweru as isolated thunder showers are also expected today in areas along the main watershed and western districts of Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South, the Meteorological Services Department(MSD) has forecasted. The department stated that warm …
Pig production gets boost The Herald 26/10/2021 Elita Chikwati-Senior Agriculture Reporter An artificial insemination station has been set up in Chegutu as part of a set of measures to raise pork production almost 40 percent to 25 000 tonnes a year by 2025 through increasing pig production among smallholder farmers. The station falls under …