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Role of data in accelerating agricultural transformation newsday The capacity of data to accelerate agricultural transformation in developing countries is no longer questionable. However, a remaining challenge is limited capacity to set systems for continuous data collection. Without that capacity, it is difficult for policymakers to put in place a set of coherent building blocks …

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Schweppes unit eyes jump in output newsday SCHWEPPES Zimbabwe’s fruit processing and juice blending division — Beitbridge Juicing — targets to process 25 000 tonnes of fruit in 2018, up 67% compared to the figures it achieved last year. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI Schweppes Zimbabwe’s marketing and public affairs director, Unaiswi Nleya-Nyikadzino told NewsDay in an …

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Wheat production tips | The Herald   John Basera and Tegwe Soko Time of PlantingThe optimum time for planting winter wheat is between mid-April and the last week of May and even earlier in the Lowveld. Sometimes planting time can be extended to mid-June but not normally recommended. Delayed planting results in a loss of …

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Tobacco farmers earn $164 million   Livingstone Marufu Business ReporterTobacco farmers have received $163,8 million after delivering 58,3 million kg to the floors during the first 25 days of the 2018 tobacco marketing season giving them a price rise of 3,6 percent. In 2017, farmers had delivered 58,5 million kg worth $159 million the same …

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Govt warns defaulting Command Agric beneficiaries   Blessings Chidakwa in KadomaGovernment has warned defaulting farmers under Command Agriculture that they risk becoming ineligible to benefit from future allocations. Acting director in the office of the Minister of State for Mashonaland West Provincial Minister, Mr Douglas Chiwiro, told farmers who attended a Cotton Field Day in …

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Chegutu RDC leads fight against deforestation   Mash West CorrespondentChegutu Rural District Council (RDC) is engaging tobacco contractors as part of an elaborate plan to fight deforestation in the tobacco-growing area. The local authority contends that contractors should include coal as part of the input package it provides to farmers. Speaking at a full council …

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We want command cotton, say farmers   Mash West CorrespondnetCotton farmers in Mhangura have appealed to Government to extend the Presidential Input Support Scheme until they become financially independent. The farmers made the plea to Cottco officials at a field day at River Ranch Farm in Mhangura last week. The Presidential Input Support Scheme was …

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Let’s mechanise — minister | The Herald   Walter Nyamukondiwa Mashonaland West BureauZimbabwe should expeditiously mechanise its agricultural sector to ensure maximum production on farms, a Government official has said. It is believed that increased agricultural production is likely to reduce food prices and improve living standards. Speaking at an Agricon Agricultural Equipment Demonstration Day …

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Rice trial run successful | The Herald   Martha Leboho Masvingo CorrespondentZimbabwe Super Seeds is set to expand the production of rice in the southern parts of the country after a trial run at Fuve-Panganai Irrigation Scheme in Zaka was successful. Fuve-Panganai is arguably the biggest irrigation scheme in Zaka. It specialised in maize and …

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Gutu villagers call for dam rehab   Martha Leboho Masvingo CorrespondentVillagers in Gondwi resettlement area in Gutu have appealed to Government for the rehabilitation of two small dams to enable them to venture into irrigation. The two dams in Villages 13 and 23 were washed away by cyclone-induced rains two decades ago. They were never …

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