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$10m for cannabis production facility The Herald Mashonaland Central Bureau At least $10 million has been acquired for the establishment of Zimbabwe’s first ever medicinal cannabis production facility in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central. Operating under the firm, NIRCAN ZW Ltd, a subsidiary of the NIRCOM A.S.I.G, the consortium has already applied to Government for …
Cashel Valley to resume bean production The Herald Manicaland Correspondent OVER 300 families are set to benefit from the resuscitation of the Cashel Valley Irrigation Scheme in Chimanimani District following calls to revive agro-processing in the bean-producing area. The revival of the scheme that covers Cashel Valley resettlement area, which includes Guhune, Biriiri …
Cotton farmers urged to de-stock The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi The Plant Quarantine Services has warned cotton farmers here to complete the de-stocking of cotton stems or risk being penalised starting nextweek. Plant health inspector in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Mr Julius Dhliwayo told farmers here …
Kunzvi, Musami dams to ease water woes Source: Kunzvi, Musami dams to ease water woes | Daily News HARARE – Government should give Harare City Council (HCC) permission to source funders who can construct Kunzvi and Musami dams in order to ease the city’s water problems. Harare mayor Herbert Gomba told the Daily News that …
Farmers hail seed market day The Herald Liberty Dube Mutare Bureau MORE than 80 seed suppliers and farmers on Tuesday converged on Nyanyadzi for the third edition of the Chimanimbeu Seed Market Day, which was organised by Towards Sustainable Use of Resources Organisation (Tsuro). Seeds for drought-resistant crops such as sorghum, finger millet, wheat, beans, …
Tread carefully on glyphosate: Africa The Herald Amzath Fassassi Correspondent As the EU considers extending its approval for the weed-killer, African researchers highlight safety concerns. African researchers have intervened in a controversial debate involving scientists and decision-makers around concerns that the agricultural chemical glyphosate might be carcinogenic, and have called for the precautionary …
Command Agric boosts wheat production The Chronicle Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE has produced 186 243 tonnes of wheat during the 2017/18 season with 80 percent of the deliveries delivered from farmers contracted under Command Agriculture. Of the 186 000 tonnes, 148 356 179 tonnes were delivered by farmers who benefited from the …
Govt secures 600 000 foot and mouth doses The Chronicle Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau THE Government has secured 600 000 doses for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and has also started re-erecting game fences at Gonarezhou separating susceptible animal population from wild buffalo to curb the spread of the disease. Authorities have expressed concern …
Rainy season to worsen cholera Source: Rainy season to worsen cholera | Daily News HARARE – The fast-approaching rainy season will most likely worsen the cholera outbreak in the country, health experts have warned. The rainy season is closely linked to the spread of cholera as sewage and soil components containing the bacteria are most …
Cotton output to go up 89% – The Financial Gazette Tabitha Mutenga Features Editor Out of the 140 000 tonnes produced this year, deliveries to Cottco amounted to 125 000 tonnes, a 131 percent increase from 54 000 tonnes produced last year. NATIONAL cotton output is expected to grow by 89 percent from 74 …