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GMB grain deliveries reach 1,5 million tonnes Harare BureauThe Grain Marketing Board took delivery of a record 1,5 million tonnes of grain in the 2017/18 marketing season following a bumper harvest experienced last year after Government introduced the Command Agriculture programme. Addressing the media during a tour of the GMB Masvingo Depot on Tuesday, …
Mberengwa to get citrus plantation Midlands CorrespondentGOVERNMENT is in the process of establishing a citrus plantation at Manyuchi Dam in Mberengwa as one of the anchor projects aimed at producing export quality horticultural products, a senior Government official has said. Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister, Cde Davis Marapira, on Tuesday said Government …
Govt wants irrigation projects in every district Leonard Ncube in LupaneGOVERNMENT is planning to establish at least one irrigation project per year in each district countrywide to enhance food security, an official has said. Speaking at a meeting held at Mpofu Primary School in Lupane on Tuesday to prepare for the establishment of Bubi-Lupane …
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20 fish ponds idle in Mutasa Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland BureauAT LEAST 20 ponds are lying idle in Mutasa South as villagers await delivery of fingerlings under Government’s fish farming initiative. Government in 2016 embarked on a nationwide drive to encourage small-scale fish farming, as a way of empowering communities and promoting aquaculture as a …
Government agonises over cotton side-marketing Blessings Chidakwa recently in SanyatiGovernment is agonising over the side-marketing of cotton in Sanyati, which is seriously prejudicing the fiscus as Government, through Cottco, has heavily invested in the sector by providing free inputs to farmers. Addressing farmers during a field day in Sanyati’s Ward 6, assistant district administrator …
Russians eye horticulture investment in Norton Heather Charema in NortonRUSSIAN investors have expressed interest in investing in horticulture production in Norton, a senior Government official has said. According the Special Advisor to the President Cde Christopher Mutsvangwa, a deal will be finalised next month. In an interview, Cde Mutsvangwa said Russia was a major …
Winter wheat preps threatened by late summer season Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauPreparations for the 2018 winter cropping season have started with farmers expressing concern that they may not be able to plant the required hectarage within the planting window. Government has already started mobilising inputs to ensure early distribution to farmers and timely planting. Lands, …
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Whither Zim Met Department – The Standard “World-class meteorological, climatologically and seismological products and services (that) are timely, affordable, easily accessible and understood by all anytime and anywhere within and outside Zimbabwe,” reads the vision of Zimbabwe’s Meteorological Services Department. By Kennedy Nyavaya The reality, however, gives different echoes. the Met Department has appeared …
Integrating indigenous forest seeds in sustainable development newsday When people talk about forest nurseries or seedlings, what quickly comes into the minds of many are exotic seeds and trees, with little consideration for indigenous ones.The role played by indigenous seeds as tools for forest regeneration is often looked down upon. By Peter Makwanya The critical …
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Hybrid seed to propel yields by 20%: AATF newsday AFRICAN Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) says hybrid seed has the potential to increase crop yields by 20%, which can help militate against the effects of climate change or erratic weather. BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA AATF director of commercialisation, Donald Mavindidze, told journalists last week that breeding of …