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Veld fires increase by 50 percent….. two killed just two weeks into fire season  0  August 18, 2021 8:49 PM Source: Veld fires increase by 50 percent….. two killed just two weeks into fire season | The Herald Ms Amkela Sidange Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The country has recorded a 50 percent increase in veld fires which have …

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Pig producers struggle for maize supplies – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 18/8/2021 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI SMALLHOLDER pig producers, accounting for 80% of the country’s pig producers, are reportedly struggling to access maize as the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has not availed an allocation for them, rendering their businesses unviable. According to Statutory Instrument 145 of …

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GMB seizes 262 tonnes of maize   The Herald 18/8/2021 Blessings Chidakwa Herald Reporter THE Grain Marketing Board has seized 262 tonnes of maize in eight days from illegal grain dealers in three provinces of Mashonaland West, Mashonaland Central and Mashonaland East. Seizures occurred between August 4 to 12. In a statement, GMB chief executive …

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Govt eyes 350 000ha for irrigation projects   The Herald 18/8/2021 Thupeyo Muleya-Beitbridge Bureau The Government is accelerating the development of irrigation and water infrastructure to cover a total of 350 000 hectares of farming land in the next three seasons to boost agricultural production, a cabinet minister has said. Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and …

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Agric college, AGS in training partnership Herald 18/8/2021 AGS co-founder Mrs Zandie Matiwaza-Denga (left) hands over seedlings to Esigodini Agricultural College principal, Mr Sibangilizwe Dlodlo (right) while Umzingwane legislator Levi Mayihlome (third from right) and other guests look on.  Beitbridge Bureau   The Esigodini Agricultural College has received an assortment of materials from the Africa Grain …

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Zhovhe Dam drives Zim citrus production   The Herald 18/8/2021 Thupeyo Muleya-Beitbridge Bureau Beitbridge District has the potential to earn the country billions of dollars in foreign currency should farming projects visited by Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Dr Anxious Masuka recently be brought to full capacity. The minister and a team …

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Zimbabwe: Extreme weather events intensify 18/8/2020 The Herald Sifelani Tsiko-Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor From record devastating droughts to ruinous floods, veld-fires and the early end of the rainy season, the frequency of extreme weather conditions is increasing in its intensity in Zimbabwe, showing a pattern that is becoming familiar across Africa and other parts …

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Tongaat puts 700ha under wheat The Chronicle 18/8/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter TONGAAT Hulett Zimbabwe has planted 700 hectares of winter wheat and sugar beans this year as part of a commitment to contribute to national food security initiatives. In the previous cropping season, the firm delivered 7 000 tonnes of maize (grown on …

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Digital knowledge resources to transform agricultural sector The Chronicle 18/8/2021 Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter THE Government will tomorrow launch three digital knowledge resources to equip workers with new trends and technologies in the agricultural sector and maximise production. Through the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement, Government will set up the ZimAgriHub, …

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Raymeg plans massive retail outlet ByNewsday August 10, 2021 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI RAYMEG Consultants Pvt Limited, a corporate member of the Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association (Zicorba), says plans are afoot to open a multi-million-dollar retail outlet in Harare, which will serve as a hub for the supply of rabbit meat in the country. In …

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