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Dry spell renders crops a write-off A moisture stressed maize crop Pamela Shumba, Senior ReporterLANDS, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Davis Marapira has said about 30 percent of the country’s crops are a write off due to the prolonged dry spell that has hit the country. The country has been experiencing a dry spell …
Anthrax cases on the rise 0 January 30, 2018 4:35 PM Source: Anthrax cases on the rise | Daily News HARARE – Anthrax virus infection is on the rise in rural Zimbabwe, with the Health ministry recording nine cases — four in one week — in the first two weeks of January this year. The people …
Beef prices drop 3 January 30, 2018 4:40 PM Source: Beef prices drop | Daily News Andrew Kunambura • 30 January 2018 HARARE – For beef lovers, the time of suffering and paying through the nose for steaks, braai packs and roasts could soon be coming to an end. Beef prices, which have been increasing for months, …
Agriculture a hard sell for Zim’s youth – January 30, 2018 MAZOWE — Laiza Mukute’s 14-hectare plot is a pale shadow of what it was 10 years ago. Irin The Mukute family — 43-year-old Laiza, her husband, and three sons — obtained the plot in 2001 under a land reform programme that saw thousands of commercial …
Logistical issues delay cloud seeding – January 30, 2018 THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) delayed commencing its cloud seeding programme, saying this was due to logistical issues and poor weather conditions. BY SHARON SIBINDI The programme, which was supposed to start on December 18, 2017 only started on January 10, covering Matabeleland North, South and …
Dam levels drop marginally January 30, 2018 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Sydney Kawadza Chinhoyi BureauThe mid-summer dry spell sweeping across Zimbabwe since the beginning of the year has led to a marginal 0,58 percent decline in the country’s average dam levels to 67 percent since January 15. According to the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) spokesperson …
Govt to train farmers on irrigation January 30, 2018 Local News Mellisa Mutasa Herald ReporterGovernment will soon be training farmers who benefited under the Pedstock Centre Pivot Irrigation loan facility on the operation, maintenance and management of their irrigation equipment. The training, which is being conducted by the Department of Irrigation Development, will be carried out in all …
January disease kills 2 000 cattle January 30, 2018 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterAt least2 000 cattle have died of January disease, also known as Theileriosis — a tick-borne disease common between December and March — with Government is urging farmers to intensify dipping of their livestock as a prevention measure. Government has also intensified awareness …
A grim glimpse into the winter rainfall region’s future The good news is that rainfall conditions for most of the summer rainfall region are likely to improve from mid- to late summer. The bad news is that drought conditions are expected to continue in the winter rainfall region. This is according to Johan van …
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Crop munching pest raises hunger threat ROME — A crop munching worm that can fly up to 100km at night is spreading rapidly across Africa, threatening food production and the livelihoods of millions of farmers already struggling with conflicts and drought, experts said on Friday. Reuters The larvae form of fall armyworm prefers maize, but …