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The long walk from ‘energy poverty’ newsday ROBERT Murerwa (35) is a budding communal farmer in rural Nemaire, Manicaland province. His tobacco field is located near a dam, but the state of his crop is not pleasing. The farmer depends on rain despite the availability of the sizeable water body. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Murerwa prays …
Illegal miners threaten Zhombe Dam newsday ILLEGAL gold panners are largely contributing to the siltation and contamination of Ngondoma Dam in Zhombe’s Empress area, a situation that is affecting domestic water usage, as well as crops under irrigation, Sanyati catchment council chairperson, Kizito Dzvova has said. By Stephen Chadenga Speaking at a water management awareness …
Buhera farmers look to organised beekeeping keeping bees for honey is not really a revelation for small rural farmers in dry, hot Buhera. It is an ancient technique that farmers – each owning an average 100 conventional beehives, according to research – have used to improve diets and to supplement income given poor agriculture …
Abattoir loses licence | The Herald Admire Mhaka Mutare CorrespondentMadziro Abattoir in Mutare has been deregistered after it emerged that it was offering meat inspection and grading services in violation of its licence. Acting Manicaland provincial veterinary officer Dr Charles Guri said the abattoir was licensed to offer slaughtering services but the process of …
Govt steps up fight against crop pests Obert Chifamba Manicaland Bureau ChiefEFFORTS are underway to strenghten surveillance mechanisms, management and control systems for emerging pests that can reduce crop yields drastically, a Government official has said. In a speech read on behalf of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Chief Air Marshal (Rtd) Perrance …
Zanu-PF in bid to avert Tongaat strike From George Maponga in MasvingoThe Zanu-PF leadership in Masvingo has engaged Lowveld sugar producer Tongaat Hulett and representatives of the firm’s employees to resolve a potentially catastrophic stand-off between the two parties over salary increment. Tongaat’s close to 21 000 employees through the influential Zimbabwe Sugar Milling …
Plant 8 trees every year, urges Govt 0 March 25, 2018 2:27 PM Source: Plant 8 trees every year, urges Govt | Herald (Local news) Minister Muchinguri-Kashiri Nokutenda Chiyangwa Herald ReporterGovernment has encouraged people to plant more than eight trees every year in a bid to fight the effects of climate change and promote agroforestry, …
Command Livestock rollout soon 0 March 25, 2018 3:55 PM Source: Command Livestock rollout soon | Sunday News (Business) Basil Nyabadza Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Farming ReporterTHE Government will soon distribute livestock and various animal related production materials under its Special Livestock, Fisheries and Wildlife Programme in Matabeleland South Province, an official has said. Speaking on …
Zim spends $80m on rice importation Livingstone Marufu Business ReporterZIMBABWE expects to start commercial rice production in the next season or two as the country moves to cut annual rice importation expenditure of over $80 million, a senior Government official has said. Government together with Seed Co are carrying out final feasibility studies of …
Arda drives pecan nut growing in Mat’land Mr Basil Nyabadza Prosper Ndlovu, Business EditorFARMERS in Matabeleland region could generate huge foreign currency earnings through pecan nut growing with a single tree being able to give farmers proceeds of up to $150 per year. The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) is spearheading the growing …