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Mash Central goes all out ‘Command’ 2-3 minutes The Herald Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Mashonaland Central has taken up Command Agriculture as one of its projects under its annual plan with a budget of $82 398 000 for maize, soyabeans, wheat and broiler production, Agritex crops and livestock production officer Mr Stancilae Tapererwa …
Farmers urged to brand cattle 3-3 minutes The Herald Blessings Chidakwa in Kadoma GOVERNMENT is deeply concerned with the low uptake of cattle branding in Mhondoro-Ngezi district, despite the rise in stock theft in the area. It costs $2 to apply for a cattle branding certificate. In an interview at the launch of the …
Trust eyes 10 000ha at Tugwi-Mukosi 4-4 minutes The Herald George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Masvingo Development Trust is seeking over 10 000 hectares of land for irrigation development downstream of Tugwi-Mukosi Dam. Tugwi-Mukosi Dam was commissioned in May last year, but the dam’s water has largely remained unutilised as Government and investors wait for the …
EMA exhibits at the Harare Agric Show 5-6 minutes The Herald The Environmental Management Agency is exhibiting at the ongoing 108th edition of the Harare Agricultural Show, which started on the 27th of August 2018 and ends on the 1st of September 2018. The overall theme for the exhibition is “Field to Industry: Produce, …
Erratic rains forecast for 2018/19 season 3-4 minutes Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauZIMBABWE 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 2018/19 seasonal rainfall forecast at …
GMB blast kills 4 workers 5-6 minutes Minister Perrance Shiri inspects the site of the blast at Lions Den GMB depot in Mashonaland West yesterday Walter Nyamukondiwa, Harare BureauAt least four workers were killed, while three others were seriously injured after a massive explosion, whose cause is still unknown, rocked the Grain Marketing Board’s Lions …
EMA commends grazing scheme’s contribution to national herd THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has commended Romney Integrated Grazing Scheme in Mangwe district for contributing 3 750 cattle to the national herd and said it could become one of the best performing farmer-based natural resources and rangeland management initiatives in the country. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI …
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Slow start to summer cropping preps The Herald Manicaland Correspondent PREPARATIONS for the 2018-19 summer cropping season got off to a sluggish start in Manicaland as only a few farmers have started land preparations, an official has said. Manicaland provincial agronomist Mr Thomas Sakuhuni yesterday said only a few farmers had started preparations, while …
Veld fires threaten Vumba ecology The Herald Manicaland Correspondent PEOPLE in Vumba near Mutare have said the area’s tourism potential and timber business are facing an uncertain future in the wake of rampant veld fires blamed on suspected poachers trying to trap game. A timber producer and sawmill owner in the area, Mr Munyaradzi …
Mechanise agric sector, say farmers The Herald Blessings Chidakwa in Kadoma FARMERS in Mashonaland West province have called on Government to consolidate the success of Command Agriculture by mechanising the agricultural sector. Most of the equipment being used by farmers is obsolete and inefficient, which has affected levels of production. Provincial crop and livestock …