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Deal to revamp irrigation sealed. Shame Makoshori Senior Business Reporter GOVERNMENT has struck a deal with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to revive small-scale irrigation schemes in four districts of Zimbabwe as the country moves to increase agricultural output and mitigate the effects of climate change. Climate change has resulted in erratic rainfall …
Coffee production plummets – NewsDay Zimbabwe newsday ZIMBABWE’s coffee production has declined by 16% to 430 tonnes in the 2017/18 season mainly due to price volatility and high costs of production, an official has said. By FREEMAN MAKOPA In the previous season, production was 510 tonnes. Department of Research and Specialist Services principal research economist, …
Inputs boost for cotton farmers The Herald Elita Chikwati recently in GokweCottco will from this coming season increase input packages for hardworking farmers to boost production and increase export earnings. This was said by Cottco managing director Mr Pious Manamike during a cotton stakeholders meeting at Gokwe ginnery. Mr Manamike said farmers will also …
Govt to revive horticulture sector The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterGovernment has embarked on a programme to resuscitate horticulture export markets as the international markets continue to show interest to resume trade with Zimbabwe, starting in the 2018-19 season. Major horticulture products of interest to the international markets are mange tout, sugar snaps, …
Sub-contract idle land, small farmers urged The Herald Luthando Mapepa Chipinge CorrespondentFARMERS in Manicaland Province have been urged to consider sub-contracting idle land to established farmers and agri-businesses to maximise production. Speaking at Enhoek Farm in Chipinge last week, Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs Senator Monica Mutsvangwa said the province, especially Chipinge …
Website for farmers launched | The Chronicle Michael Matope Business ReporterA UNITED Kingdom-based Zimbabwean entrepreneur, Mr Michael Matope, has launched a website www.Farmvest.biz, aimed at assisting farmers in the country by connecting them with potential local and foreign investors. Mr Matope, who runs UK-based Mitah Group Ltd, says the website initiative was inspired by the …
Poultry import permits remain frozen — Shiri Minister Perrance Shiri Midlands BureauGOVERNMENT is not issuing any permits for importation of chickens, Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister, Perrance Shiri, has said. “Permits are issued under my signature and so far we have not given anyone such permits. Unless of course you are talking of …
Dog meat peddlers resurface in Bulawayo Whinsley Masara, Chronicle ReporterBulawayo City Council and an animal rights body have warned the public to desist from buying meat from the street amid fears that dog meat vendors could be back on the market. The warning comes after three men were found skinning dogs at the municipal dumpsite …
Mandatory fuel blending ratio up Source: Mandatory fuel blending ratio up | The Herald June 16, 2018 Minister Khaya Moyo Herald ReporterGovernment has increased the mandatory blending ratio of unleaded petrol from 15 percent ethanol to 20 percent with immediate effect following a significant improvement in the supply of ethanol from Green Fuel. The move is likely …
Zim to surpass 200m kg tobacco output Source: Zim to surpass 200m kg tobacco output | Sunday Mail (Business) Livingstone MarufuZimbabwe is likely to surpass the 2017 /18 targeted tobacco output of 200 million kilogrammes, given that farmers have already delivered 190 million kgs, with over 50 days to go before the marketing season officially …