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Econet launches EcoFarmer club The Herald Business Reporter Econet Wireless Zimbabwe yesterday launched the EcoFarmer Club, which offers farmers access to a bundle of services that include agricultural commodity prices, valuable farming tips, relevant local weather information and a mobile trading platform which links farmers to buyers. Speaking at the launch of the …
Zim poised for agric boom The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The country is destined for an agricultural boom, as Government is committed to comprehensively develop the sector towards achieving Vision 2030 of making Zimbabwe a middle income country, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has said. He said this while addressing stakeholders attending …
Firm invests $4bn in marijuana Own Correspondent 3-3 minutes Experts say the plant has over 25,000 uses, making it a super plant with something for everyone. CANNABIS stocks have been soaring since the maker of Corona beer boosted its investment in Canadian cannabis company Canopy Growth by $4 billion.Both companies, which are also based in …
Over 2 million people food insecure Tabitha Mutenga Features Editor 3-3 minutes Zimbabwe will require $140 million for cereals and $31 million for other food commodities to provide a full food basket for the vulnerable households. AN estimated 2,4 million rural Zimbabweans will require food assistance between October 2018 to March 2019, the 2017/2018 Zimbabwe …
Character-building role of African ‘informal’ economies 8-10 minutes People who co-exist with kombi drivers in Zimbabwe, matatu drivers in Nairobi’s traffic jammed roads, boda-boda motorcyclists in Kampala and similar situations in African cities have always wondered if those drivers are from the same mother. eMKAMBO: CHARLES DHEWA This is due to their character which …
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January disease victims in limbo 3-3 minutes SCORES of farmers in Mashonaland East who lost their entire herds to January disease have appealed to government for assistance with farming machinery as the summer cropping season approaches. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA The worst affected districts were Wedza, Chikomba and Goromonzi where farmers, according to government, lost …
President to officially open Hre Agric Show 3-3 minutes The Herald Sibongile Maruta and Andrew Muvishi President Mnangagwa will officially open this year’s edition of the Harare Agricultural Show on Friday, Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) chief executive Dr Anxious Masuka has said. The show, which started on Monday, is running under the theme “Field …
Normal to below normal rainfall forecast 6-8 minutes The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter ZIMBABWE is expected to receive normal rains with a bias towards below normal throughout the 2018/19 season, Government has announced. The Meteorological Services Department said this implies the country will receive erratic rains during the 2018/19 season. Presenting the …
Show Society to expand exhibition space 5-6 minutes The Herald Wimbainashe Zhakata and Daniel Mhonda BUOYED by this year’s high exhibitor response, Manicaland Agricultural Show Society is considering expanding exhibition space to accommodate more participants next year. Acting administrator for the society Ms Pedzisai Rusero told The Herald that they were running out of …
Dry spell cuts prisons maize output 2-3 minutes The Herald Manicaland Correspondent ZIMBABWE Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) Manicaland has expressed concern over the decrease in tonnage of maize it produced this year which has been blamed on the January mid-season dry spell. About one tonne of grain per hectare was produced from the …