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Farmer turns chrome fields into greenbelt The Herald Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau LOCATED about 70km from Kwekwe and 50km from Mvuma is the 120-hectare Mahamara Farm. The farm is in the midst of chrome claims and one would not think or dream of witnessing successful farming activity. The green wheat crop at Mahamara Farm …
Milk production up 12pc The Herald Business Reporter National milk production has been consistently higher this year with output having increased by 12 percent in the first six months compared to the same period last year. From January through to June 2018, output has been higher in each month with February and May being …
Cotton deliveries reach 120k tonnes Women wait to sell their cotton bales at a collection point in this file photo Harare BureauNATIONAL cotton deliveries by farmers have reached 120 000 tonnes, exceeding this year’s target by 20 percent, the latest figures from the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) have shown. Deliveries to Cottco, Zimbabwe’s …
Pork supplies increase by 2,7% THE number of slaughtered pigs has increased by 2,7% in the first-half of 2018 compared to the same period last year, an indication that the sector has started picking up following the drought experienced in the 2015/16 cropping season, an industry official has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI Pig Industry …
Mat North women urged to shun dependency syndrome WOMEN in Matabeleland North province have been urged to use natural resources found in their areas, to be innovative, empower themselves and shun the dependency syndrome. BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI This was said on Saturday at the Provincial Agricultural Trade Exhibition Show in Hwange where many women …
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Poultry farmers set sights on European market The Herald Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent About 1 000 farmers have so far received roadrunner chicks countrywide in a project that targets to supply the foreign market with organic chickens. Under the project, farmers receive chicks which they rear and sell the birds to a trust for …
‘Register early for inputs scheme’ Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri hands over inputs to beneficiaries under the Presidential Inputs Support Scheme at Alabama Farm in Chakari recently The Herald Mash Central Correspondent Farmers have been urged to register for assistance under the Presidential Inputs Support Scheme in the 2018-19 agricultural season, …
CUT in drive to boost cattle breeds The Herald Fortunate Gora Mashonaland West Correspondent Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) in conjunction with the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development has embarked on a massive artificial insemination programme in a bid to boost the quality of cattle breeds in Zimbabwe. Last …
Mash East agric shows roars into life The Herald Victor Maphosa Correspondent All is set for the Mashonaland East Provincial Agricultural Show which starts today in Marondera and is expected to attract thousands of people. Mashonaland East Provincial Agricultural Show Society general manager Mr Tonderayi Choga said he was confident of a high turnout …
Zim aquaculture export volumes down 12pc The Herald Tawanda Musarurwa Senior Business Reporter Zimbabwe’s fish exports volumes declined 12 percent between February and April 2018 from the prior comparable period due to high business costs, official figures from the Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (LMAC) show. Commercial fish farming (aquaculture) in the country is …