Macadamia nuts offer export opportunities for Zim

Macadamia nuts offer export opportunities for Zim Sunday Mail 29/9/2019    Allan Majuru From a small orchard to a large farm, there are crops and plants that are guaranteed to get you good returns when exported. One such crop is macadamia nuts, an edible seed of the evergreen macadamia tree that belongs to the Proteaceae …

Law for growing, processing mbanje gazetted

Law for growing, processing mbanje gazetted  0 September 28, 2019 8:00 AM Source: Law for growing, processing mbanje gazetted | The Herald September 28, 2019 Crime Reporter Government has regularised the growing, processing and supply of industrial hemp (cannabis) by farmers countrywide for industrial purposes. Industrial hemp is from the plant species Cannabis sativa and has been used worldwide …

Exploring the digital divide in agric

Exploring the digital divide in agric Herald 27/9/2019   Tinashe Sithole Correspondent If you meet two people of the same age, one rural and the other urban, the technological divide is evident. Urbanites appreciate the importance of technology in their daily lives, whereas rural folk seem to have little concern as to how technology can assist …

Irrigation scheme to benefit 29 000 Zaka families

Irrigation scheme to benefit 29 000 Zaka families   Herald 27/9/2019  Nesia Mhaka Over 29 000 families in Zaka are set to benefit from Chemvuu Irrigation Scheme, which is expected to boost food security and household income in the district that has been affected by perennial droughts in recent years. The irrigation scheme, which seeks …

Fishing industry players hopeful

Fishing industry players hopeful    Herald 27/9/2019 Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau PLAYERS in the fishing industry in Kariba remain optimistic of its recovery to yesteryear levels through concerted efforts to protect breeding grounds and curb poaching. There has been a progressive decline in catches from a high of around 20 000 tonnes in 1999 to about …

Govt should expedite distribution of inputs

Editorial Comment: Govt should expedite distribution of inputs Herald 27/9/2019   The 2019-2020 summer cropping season is here and we implore the Government — through the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement and other stakeholders — to start the distribution of farm inputs to all parts of the country. This will enable …