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CESVI rehabilitates nine irrigation schemes 6/6/2019 The Herald Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A non-governmental organisation, CESVI, has started rehabilitating and modernising nine irrigation schemes in the drought prone district of Beitbridge to boost climate change adaptation methods and enhance agricultural productivity and resilience among smallholder farmers. Climate change is a long-term shift in the …
Farmers earn US$267m from tobacco sales 6/6/2019 The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Farmers have earned US$267 million from the sale of 146 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco since the beginning of the marketing season in March. This is a decrease of 14 percent from the 171 million kilogrammes worth US$497 million that …
Govt signs US$100m agric deal 6/6/2019 Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos The Herald Kudakwashe Mhundwa Business Reporter Government has signed contracts with Belarus and John Deere for the supply of agriculture mechanisation equipment worth US$100 million, as it moves to close Zimbabwe’s mechanisation gap that is estimated to be falling short of about 543 000 agricultural …
Rejuvenated CSC rehabilitates ranches 6/6/2019 Cold Storage Company plant in Bulawayo The Chronicle Oliver Kazunga recently in Gwanda THE (CSC) has embarked on a massive rehabilitation of infrastructure at its ranches across the country as it prepares to resume full-scale operations before the end of the year. Cabinet recently approved a US$400 million joint …
Solar garden changes lives in rural Gwanda 6/6/2019 The Siphosethu solar-powered garden in Gwanda The Chronicle Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent ABOUT 25 households from Sengenzane Village in Ward 14 Gwanda District have benefited from a solar-powered garden that was established under the Amalima Programme in their ward. Amalima is a USAid-funded programme being implemented in …
‘Command agric abused by chefs’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe 5/6/2019 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI The government only managed to recover US$50,2 million from the command agriculture facility for the 2016 to 2018 cropping season, Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube has revealed. The government in 2016 launched a US$500 million command agricultural programme under which …
Horticulture key to economic growth – NewsDay Zimbabwe 5/6/2019 BY RUTENDO MATANHIKE GOVERNMENT plans to set up a horticulture department within the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture as part of efforts to boost the agricultural sector. Speaking during a Seed Co vegetable mega field day held in Harare yesterday, Agriculture secretary, Ringson Chitsiko said …
1 100ha sugar beans under threat 5/6/2019 The Herald Wimbainashe Zhakata Mutare Correspondent AN estimated 1 100 hectares of sugar beans in Chipinge District is facing severe moisture stress because of the on-going electricity load-shedding. Manicaland Agritex provincial agronomist, Mr Cephas Mlambo, yesterday confirmed that the crops were under threat.“Irrigation schemes in Chipinge are …
Forestry commission warns against illegal exploitation of firewood 5/6/2019 The Herald Courtney Matende Midlands Reporter THE Forestry Commission has warned against the illegal extraction and selling of firewood, as use of firewood for energy is expected to increase due to power cuts. The country’s national power utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), has started …
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Zim monitoring African swine fever 5/6/2019 The Herald Sifelani Tsiko Agriculture, Environment & Innovations Editor Zimbabwe must continue maintaining security measures against the spread of the African swine fever (ASF), a deadly disease threatening pig farmers across Africa, Asia and Europe, a senior Government livestock expert has warned. Despite efforts to prevent African swine …