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Shiri calls for productivity | The Herald Thandeka Moyo Bulawayo BureauGOVERNMENT is pushing for productivity on the land and there is need for stability on farms anchored on adherence to the law. In a statement yesterday, Lands, Agriculture and Rural Settlement Minister Retired Air Chief Marshall Perrance Shiri said Government will continue to give …
Curse of forgetting useful information, knowledge newsday eMKambo recently heard a story of how a veterinary doctor surprised livestock farmers, when he told them he did not have the expertise to artificially inseminate their cattle. By CHARLES DHEWA The farmers had travelled from distant areas to come and witness the first scientific experiment in the …
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Millers seek bran importation ban newsday THE Grain Millers’ Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has petitioned the government to ban the importation of bran, as this was killing the local milling industry. BY BUSINESS REPORTER In a statement yesterday, GMAZ general manager Lynette Veremu said the importation of bran was a waste of foreign currency. “We …
Quton releases new cotton hybrid seed Sifelani Tsiko Senior WriterZimbabwe’s major cotton seed producer Quton, has released new cotton hybrid seed with a higher yield potential compared to current non hybrid varieties, in a move that is set to revive the country’s cotton sector that has been on the decline for years. Speaking at …
Trade Fair roars into life Bulawayo BureauTHE 59th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) kicks off in Bulawayo today with a highly-packed business programme of top-level engagement in what organisers describe as the “biggest” international trade showcase in decades. Global focus is on Zimbabwe this week as the country, under the new …
Government targets 50 dams | The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior ReporterZimbabwe is inviting investors to construct 50 dams for the generation of hydroelectricity under the Build Operate and Transfer arrangement, a senior Government official has said. Commissioning the new drilling rigs, support trucks and 140 motorbikes acquired by Government to assist people in the …
Agric key to Zimbabwe recovery AGRICULTURE plays a strategic role in Zimbabwe’s economic development. It was the economy’s mainstay until former president Robert Mugabe ruined the sector through a chaotic land reform programme that impoverished the nation. Zimind Comment The economic history of many developed countries shows that agriculture played a critical role in …
Forex shortages weigh down oil expressers newsday THE cooking oil industry is operating at between 30% and 40% capacity, weighed down by the shortage of foreign currency to import key raw materials, an official has said.Oil Expressers Association of Zimbabwe chairperson Busisa Moyo told NewsDay that the challenges involving foreign currency allocation for the sector …
Livestock farmers seek to re-establish Tuli breed newsday BEITBRIDGE indigenous livestock farmers are keen to re-establish the dominance of the Tuli breed of cattle, which originated from the western tip of their district. By Own Correspondent Tuli is the name of a beef cattle breed that is a form of Sanga cattle and closely related …
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Irrigation as defence against climate extremes for farmers Climate Story Jeffrey GogoPhilip Chabuda, and his wife Beula, have lived all their married life tilling what are known as “acres” at Nyanyadzi Irrigation Scheme, in Chimanimani. Over the years, the couple has witnessed their harvest increasingly choked by silt – that fine top soil – …
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