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‘Politicians underpaying farm workers’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe 25/9/2018 Progressive Agriculture and Allied Industries Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PAAWUZ) says working conditions for most farm workers are appalling and need to be urgently addressed. Its leader, Raymond Sixpence (RS), told NewsDay (ND) senior reporter Obey Manayiti that the union is trying to engage government …
GMB to open more collection points The Herald 25/9/2018 Wimbainashe Zhakata Mutare Correspondent THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) will open more collection points as part of efforts to de-congest its depots countrywide, an official has said. The move comes in the wake of complaints by farmers over delays in getting served at the depots …
Grow appropriate crops, farmers urged The Herald 25/9/2018 Fortunate Gora Mash West Correspondent Farmers in Mashonaland West Province should grow appropriate crops guided by their geographical location to overcome the effects of the El Nino phenomenon predicted by the Meteorological Services Department. In an interview recently, Mashonaland West provincial crop and livestock officer Mrs …
School ventures into banana production The Herald 25/9/2018 Martha Leboho Masvingo Bureau Helen McGhie Primary School here has ventured into banana production to boost nutrition and generate income with over three tonnes of the crop expected to be produced per annum, beginning next year. This emerged during a recent Secretary’s Merit Award handover …
City council says Nyamandlovu farmers to blame for water crisis The Chronicle 25/9/2018 Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter THE Bulawayo City council is struggling to deliver adequate water to some suburbs as farmers are using too much water from the Nyamandlovu aquifer resulting in council getting less than its allocation. In an interview, Bulawayo Town …
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Fuel situation back to normal The Chronicle 25/9/2018 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE fuel supply situation in Bulawayo has normalised after Government last week disbursed $20 million towards the importation of the petroleum product. On Friday, Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo said the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe had disbursed $20 …
Bird flue threatens Innscor profit growth Source: Bird flue threatens Innscor profit growth | Daily News 24/9/2018 HARARE – Zimbabwean fast food group Innscor Africa has said it was in danger of breaking its streak of profit growth as it scrambles to deal with bird flu in its most lucrative market. The Zimbabwe-listed firm, which comprises …
Fall army worms damage Gwanda maize crop Source: Fall army worms damage Gwanda maize crop | Daily News 24/9/2018 GWANDA – Agriculture, Lands and Rural Resettlement ministry has said the crop-devouring caterpillars known as fall army worms had damaged 30 percent of the maize crop in Gwanda. The pest is native to the Americas but has …
No evidence to support theory that smallholders produce most food SA Farmers’ Weekly 7/9/2018 Hamlet Hlomendlini Most agricultural economists don’t spend their days ploughing lands or herding cattle: this is left in the hands of farmers and their farmworkers. In fact, economists are part of the majority of South Africans who eat food but don’t …
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Veld fires ravage 208 600 hectares The Herald 24/9/2018 Blessings Chidakwa in Kadoma Mashonaland West province has witnessed a steep 16 percent increase in the number of recorded veld fires as at September 7 this year compared to the same period last year. According to EMA provincial education and publicity officer Mr Munyaradzi …