Only the vaccinated to attend, exhibit at show

Only the vaccinated to attend, exhibit at show   The Herald 1/9/2021 Elita Chikwati–Senior Agriculture Reporter  Preparations for this year’s Zimbabwe Agricultural Show have started, with exhibitors and visitors expected to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to participate or attend the event. Those not vaccinated will be expected to produce a Covid-19 test certificate from …

Quelea birds invade Kwekwe

Quelea birds invade Kwekwe   The Herald 1/9/2021 Freedom Mupanedemo-Midlands Bureau A FLOCK of quelea birds has invaded Kwekwe District, prompting wheat farmers to send an SOS to the Government for chemicals to minimise losses. Kwekwe is among the biggest wheat producing districts in the country and hosts President Mnangagwa’s family farm. The flock has …

Seed Co gears for agric season

Seed Co gears for agric season   Seed Co chief executive officer Morgan Nzwere (left) and financial director John Matorofa. The Herald 1/9/2021 Nelson Gahadza-Senior Business Reporter SEED Co Limited says it has adequate stocks to cover the anticipated strong demand for seed in the forthcoming cropping season, with this year’s projected production higher than …

The Second Republic is serious about corruption

EDITORIAL COMMENT: The Second Republic is serious about corruption The Herald 1/9/2021 Investigations into the criminal gangs forging fake offer letters for resettlement farms are uncovering the rural equivalent of the land barons that have caused so much heartache in urban areas, especially Harare Metropolitan province. There are differences, the major one being that while …

Government to resume drought relief programme in Mat South

Government to resume drought relief programme in Mat South The Chronicle 1/9/2021 Minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT is set to resume the drought relief programme in Matabeleland South next month which was suspended in April following a bumper harvest recorded in the country. Presenting a report on food security in Matabeleland …

Winter wheat under quelea birds threat

Winter wheat under quelea birds threat The Chronicle 1/9/2021 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief More than 5 000 hectares of winter wheat planted in the Midlands province is under threat from marauding quelea birds. In Kwekwe district wheat farmers have started counting their losses after 20 percent of their crop was  destroyed by quelea birds …

Good rainy season ahead

Good rainy season ahead The Chronicle 1/9/2021 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE country is projected to receive good rains in the 2021/22 rainy season which can trigger a bumper harvest if adequate preparations are put in place ahead of the coming farming season, experts have said.   Zimbabwe is basking in the glory of a …

All-female vegan rangers leading anti-poaching

All-female vegan rangers leading anti-poaching  0  August 31, 2021 11:20 AM Source: All-female vegan rangers leading anti-poaching | Newsday (News) HURUNGWE — The impact of the pandemic has increased wildlife poaching around Zimbabwe’s national parks, as people who lost their jobs hunt the animals for food. To help protect the animals, anti-poaching organisations have been formed, including a …