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Pay us in cash, say cotton growers Herald 20/8/2019 Chipo Katsidzira Manicaland Correspondent Cotton farmers in Manicaland have called on buyers to pay them in cash to cushion them from high operating costs. Cotton harvesting is currently 80 percent complete, although some farmers are facing challenges in selling their products. Manicaland Agritex livestock and …
Private companies urged to invest in agric Herald 20/8/2019 Deputy Minister Haritatos Joseph Madzimure and Yeukai Tazira Government is calling on private players to invest in agriculture as the country continues to work tirelessly to reclaim its status as Africa’s breadbasket, Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Settlement, Vangelis Haritatos has …
‘Lack of maintenance a threat to dams’ Herald 20/8/2019 Harava Dam Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter Zimbabwe has several dams with potential of causing serious risk to the viability of multi-million dollar agriculture projects and the public due to lack of maintenance over the past decade, according to a report by African Development Bank. …
200% cost of living allowance for Tongaat employees Chronicle 20/8/2019 Hippo Valley Estates Walter Mswazie, Business Correspondent THE country’s sugar giant, Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe (THZ), has awarded its employees close to 200 percent cost of living adjustment allowance to cushion them from the prevailing economic hardships. In an internal correspondence seen by Business Chronicle, the company’s acting …
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Kariba falls from glory to ghost Herald 19/8/2019 Padenga Crocodile Farm has had to extend its pipeline after the Lake Kariba water level fell 30 percent Isdore Guvamombe Assistant Editor Kariba Dam, which for 60 years towered over one of Africa’s mightiest rivers — the Zambezi — impounding one of the world’s largest reservoirs …
Pest-resistant cotton seeds hailed Herald 19/8/2019 Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau The Cotton Research Institute (CRI) is developing cotton seed varieties that are resistant to pest and diseases in the wake of increasingly unpredictable weather patterns. Speaking at a cotton field day at Panmure Farm in Shamva recently, Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural …
Uproar as irrigation equipment lies idle Herald 19/8/2019 Cde Madiro Takunda Maodza Manicaland Bureau Chief A state-of-the-art irrigation facility installed by Government at Almar Farm in Manicaland Province under the Brazilian “More Food International Programme” is lying idle over four years after it was commissioned as the Department of Irrigation has been dragging its …
A meat eaters’ paradise…and much more Sunday Mail 19/8/2019 Abattoir supervisor Sam Chingara looks at some of the carcases in the cold room. – Pictures by Believe Nyakudjara Prince Mushawevato BINDER Abattoir, located in the heart of Goromonzi’s resettlement area, is providing a lifeline for the local community. The abattoir is supported by indigenous …
Bulk domestic electricity users to pay more Mr Fullard Gwasira 19/8/2019 Michell Zvanyanya, Chronicle Reporter DOMESTIC electricity consumers who use more than 50 KWh of electricity every month will be required to pay more for the extra units as Zesa has implemented a lifeline tariff rate to cushion the less privileged electricity users. The system …
Hortiflor Expo Zimbabwe 2019 Postponed To 2020 0 August 16, 2019 11:33 AM Source: Hortiflor Expo Zimbabwe 2019 Postponed To 2020 – Perishable News Harare – Yesterday it was decided to postpone the international horticulture trade exhibition “HortiFlor Expo” scheduled for September 16-18. Following news of fears of fresh unrest in Zimbabwe, have forced organizers of the …