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Tokyo Olympics: Purcell-Gilpin storms into rowing quarter-finals by Staff reporter Byo24  25 Jul 2021 ZIMBABWEAN rower Peter Purcell-Gilpin made the most of the second chance he got at the Tokyo Olympics after he comfortably stormed into the quarter-finals of the men single scull competition through the repechage yesterday morning. Purcell-Gilpin was the first Team Zimbabwe …

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Farmers’‌ ‌debt‌ ‌chokes‌ ‌govt By The Zimbabwe Independent  – July 23, 2021 FIDELITY‌ ‌MHLANGA‌ ‌ THE government is struggling to pay on time farmers who have delivered maize to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) with the debt ballooning to billions of Zimbabwean dollars, official documents show.‌ ‌ This‌ ‌comes‌ ‌as‌ ‌legislators‌ ‌this‌ ‌week‌ ‌raised‌ ‌fresh‌ …

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Purcell-Gilpin gets the ball rolling for Team Zim Herald 26/7/2021   Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE’S rower Peter Purcell-Gilpin missed out on direct qualification to the men’s single sculls quarter-finals in the early hours of yesterday when he came fourth in heat three as the rowing competition got underway at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan. …

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Ministry to launch new tertiary Agriculture Education curriculum Herald 26/7/2021   Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement Minister Dr Anxious Masuka (left) speaks while Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Amon Murwira (second from right), University of Zimbabwe Vice Chancellor Prof Paul Mapfumo (middle) and UZ acting general manager …

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Agric recovery plan to transform communities  Herald 26/7/2021   Passion fruit Business Reporter  THE Agriculture Recovery Plan could see a major shift from subsistence to commercial farming by rural farmers in a development expected to help them achieve better livelihoods and narrow inequality gap between urban dwellers and rural residents. The plan, being implemented by …

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Future of tobacco industry bright Herald 26/7/2021   The tobacco marketing season progressed well with the average price being firmer by 12 percent as compared to that paid last year Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The 2021 tobacco marketing season officially closed on July 14. Senior Agriculture Reporter Elita Chikwati (EC) spoke to Tobacco Industry …

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SeedCo helps farmers manage losses Herald 26/7/2021   Business Reporter Farmers must safeguard and secure their harvest against deterioration and spoilage if they are to minimise post-harvest losses, SeedCo’s head of agronomy, Mrs Wendy Madzura advised. Speaking at a virtual symposium organised by Seed Co last Friday, Mrs Madzura said that farmers lose between 10 …

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Chadzamira leads agric revolution Herald 26/7/2021   Minister Chadzamira at his 120-hectare Cresta Ibeka Farm where he has a thriving winter wheat crop George Maponga  Masvingo Bureau Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Ezra Chadzamira is spearheading the revival of the agricultural sector in the province, with the senior government official leading …

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Farmer loses greenhouse to a veld fire Chronicle 26/7/2021   Michelle Nyanzira, Chronicle Reporter A 51-YEAR-OLD farmer from Bulawayo lost part of his greenhouse, 124 tomato and bell peppers plants to a veld fire. Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube said the fire incident occurred last Tuesday in Waterford suburb. “The fire reportedly burnt …

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GMB opens more grain buying points  Chronicle 26/7/2021   Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has so far established 1 250 buying points out of the targeted 1 800 across the country to facilitate smooth grain deliveries by farmers. Following the good rains in the last cropping season, Zimbabwe expects to …

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