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Matebeleland South farmers get 641 heifers Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda CorrespondentGOVERNMENT has distributed 641 heifers to farmers in Matabeleland South as part of the Command Livestock programme that was launched by President Mnangagwa in the province recently. President Mnangagwa handed over 1 660 heifers to beneficiaries from Matabeleland South’s seven districts when he launched the programme …
Arda makes history…Govt in massive 250-hectare pecan nut plantation Mr Basil Nyabadza, Mr Ashton Ndlovu and Dr Jeremy Hubert inspect some of the 10 000 holes prepared for the pecan nut plantation at Arda’s Balu Estate in Umguza, Matabeleland North, yesterday Nduduzo Tshuma, Political EditorTHE Government has secured an investor to set up a 250 …
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Production of day-old chicks remains low Source: Production of day-old chicks remains low | Daily News HARARE – Zimbabwe is still feeling the effects of the Avian Bird flu — months after it ravaged the poultry industry — as local production of hatching eggs has remained depressed. According to a June update from the Livestock and Meat …
Zim agriculture policy: Conspicuous by its absence? Over the years, in particular the last two ill-fated decades, substantial resources in land, labour, “free inputs”, time, emotion, social capital and cash have been poured into agriculture, with very little or no improvement in output and productivity. The bench mark year would be the year 2000 when …
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Bull sold for $24k at livestock auction Lot 28 (left) was one of the biggest earners at the 50th national bull sale, going under the hammer for $15 500 The Herald Ishemunyoro Chingwere Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’s annual premier breeding livestock auction, National Bull Sale, saw the price for the most expensive beast in the bulls …
Informal food markets: Platforms for sharing The Herald Charles Dhewa Correspondent An under-appreciated advantage of African informal food markets is how they allow farmers, traders, consumers and other actors to emotionally participate in business and change processes through sharing their aspirations and frustrations. The same cannot happen in formal markets like supermarkets and formal manufacturing …
Zim earns $217m from Virginia tobacco The Herald Tawanda Musarurwa Senior Business Reporter Zimbabwe has so far earned $216,8 million after exporting 51,3 million kilogrammes of tobacco to 52 countries, a setback of $72,8 million on export earnings realised during the same period last year. According to Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB)’s latest weekly …
Informal food markets as platforms for sharing frustrations, aspirations From a recent survey at Mkambo, there are diverse preferences in terms of units of measurement and packaging . . . Charles DhewaAN under-appreciated advantage of African informal food markets is how they allow farmers, traders, consumers and other actors to emotionally participate in business and …
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Soya beans shortage hits URL operations Mr Busisa Moyo DIVERSIFIED agro-products manufacturer United Refineries Limited (URL) says it continues to operate at between 40 and 50 percent of capacity due to low production of soya beans in the country and the region triggered by lack of irrigation infrastructure and technical skills to grow the crop. …
235 000 ha of maize planted under Command Agriculture Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri ZIMBABWE’S maize import substitution programme, known as Command Agriculture, increased hectarage by 40 percent in the current season to 235 256 hectares from 168 666 hectares last year.A Zimbabwe Annual Grain and Feed Report for June 2018 shows …
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