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Farmers urged to report quelea bird attacks   The Herald 8/9/2021 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Farmers have been urged to report quelea bird attacks early to reduce damage to wheat and barley. Wheat and barley farmers can also collect bird repellent (Anthraquinone), Bird Shield from the Grain Marketing Board, and immediately apply a foliar spray …

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Big plans for tobacco value chain   The Herald 8/9/2021 Farai Dauramanzi Herald Correspondent The tobacco industry will become more reliant in local financing and see a lot more value-added before export, with locally-made cigarettes assuming a larger share of the exports under a transformation plan approved by Cabinet yesterday. Speaking after the Cabinet meeting, …

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Tobacco merchants to finance woodlots   The Herald 8/9/2021 Business Reporter Tobacco merchants will, starting this year, be required to finance planting of trees on 0,2 hectare woodlots, to be used in curing the crop, for every hectare contracted in a move expected to reduce deforestation. Firewood is the principal source of energy for curing …

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Shurugwi small-holder farmers embrace supplementary cattle feeding The Chronicle 7/9/2021 Judith Phiri, Business Reporter SHURUGWI small-holder farmers have adopted supplementary feeding as part of drought mitigation response strategies to alleviate cattle deaths during dry seasons. Shurugwi district in the Midlands province is prone to dry spells due to poor rainfall patterns, which negatively affects both …

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Zambezi River Authority maintains water allocation for electricity generation The Chronicle 7/9/2021 Kariba Hydro Power Station Business Reporter THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) would maintain this year’s combined water allocation at 42 billion cubic meters for electricity generation at Kariba Hydro-Power Plant despite the continued steady decrease in lake levels. In June, ZRA reviewed upwards …

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Farming runs in ageless gogo’s blood The Chronicle 8/9/2021 Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter SHE looks too old and frail to work in a field, let alone clear bushes and dig holes for conservation farming on a two-hectare piece of land. But Ms Khethiwe Nkomazana’s determination is self-dependence. Born in Mpindo, Gwayi area, in a …

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