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Zimbabwe requires food assistance – The Financial Gazette Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri FOOD assistance will be required in Zimbabwe across most deficit crop-producing areas between August 2018 and January 2019 as a result of harsh weather conditions late last year, a food security agency has warned.The Famine Early Warning Systems Network …
Brace for fuel price hikes: BMI The hike in fuel prices is anticipated to have a ripple effect on the economy and could lead to price jumps in essential consumer goods, denting Zimbabwe’s economic growth prospects. MOTORISTS should brace for more fuel price hikes as oil prices continue to move northwards while government insists on …
Agric firm bags awards – The Zimbabwe Independent FARMEC, a subsidiary of Zimplow, scooped three awards at a recently held Massey Ferguson dealers’ conference in Johannesburg, reflecting its trasnformation as a company. Staff Writer. The company scooped the best AGCO distributor in Africa, best service/parts and best Massey Ferguson dealer in Africa awards for 2017 …
Brothers who value land The Herald Leroy Dzenga Features WriterTwo brothers, Prosper and Prince Chikwara, 25 and 23 years respectively, saw an opening they could gainfully exploit.Coming from Matabeleland South province where vegetables are scarce for the better part of the year, they saw an opportunity. The Chikwara brothers did not sleep on their dream …
Need to conserve water remains The Herald This year the country received abundant rains which resulted in the filling up and spilling of a significant number of dams across the country. Due to the good rains that the country experienced, the country’s national dam level average is currently around 80%. This national dam level figure …
Milk imports decline The Herald Kudzanai Sharara in NyangaInvestments made in the dairy sector at both farm and processing level coupled with the implementation of SI64, have seen the amount spent on importation of milk and milk-based products reduce significantly in the last few years. According to Zimbabwe Dairy Industry Trust chairman Theodora Marimo, the …
Tobacco deliveries surpass 220 million kg The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterThis year’s flue-cured tobacco deliveries have surpassed 220 million kilogrammes, an increase of 32 percent from volumes sold by farmers during the same period last year. Stakeholders in the industry have pegged this year’s volume at 235 million kg, registering the second highest …
Heifer programme spreads to more provinces The Herald Abigail Mawonde Herald CorrespondentGOVERNMENT has extended its heifer distribution programme under Command Agriculture to six more provinces, in a move aimed at spreading economic empowerment to a majority of rural communities. This follows a successful launch of the programme in Matabeleland South by President Mnangagwa last month. …
Boost for livestock sector . . . Shiri officially launches stockfeeds plant Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterLands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri on Tuesday officially launched the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) stockfeed manufacturing plant in Norton, which is expected to complement Government’s efforts to boost livestock production through the Special Livestock, Fisheries and …
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Zimbabwe’s coffee sector collapses – The Financial Gazette Zimbabwe’s coffee sector has collapsed GOVERNMENT is working on a plan to rebuild the coffee sector after output plummeted from almost 15 000 metric tonnes (mt) in 1989 to less than 200 mt in the past few years.According to a paper titled Strategic Review of the Coffee …