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Govt escalates war on fall armyworm January 15, 2018 MANICALAND & MASH EAST Obert Chifamba Manicaland BureauGOVERNMENT has put in place surveillance and early warning systems for emerging crop pests as part of efforts to improve plant health and pest management. In a speech read on his behalf by Minister for State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs Senator …
Farmers urged to test soil acidity January 15, 2018 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Sydney Mubaiwa in ZakaCommunal farmers here have been urged to have their soils tested to ascertain the level of acidity and alkalinity before planting or applying fertilisers. Addressing farmers in Zaka recently, Zaka District Agritex officer Mr Esau Mutuzungari said communal farmers could only …
Govt targets water harvesting as quick win January 15, 2018 Business Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryEventually, Government had to come around and recognise the significance of preventing rainwater from going to waste by collecting it for better use in the future, on a large-scale. Not a novelty. Rainwater harvesting is an age-old technique. But we were encouraged …
Tobacco registrants hit 100 000 mark January 15, 2018 Local News Nokutenda Chiyangwa Herald ReporterTobacco farmers’ registration has reached the 100 000 mark, an increase of 40 percent, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board’s latest weekly bulletin has revealed. According to the TIMB statistics, by January 8, 113 530 farmers had registered to grow the crop. This …
Cotton hectarage up 28.3 percent Lovemore Zigara, Business CorrespondentTHE area planted under cotton from the Presidential Input Support Scheme has this summer cropping season improved by 28.3 percent to 385 000 hectares. Last year, the hectarage under the white gold through the Presidential Input Support Scheme stood at 300 000ha with the country generating …
New fuel policy hits motorists 0 January 14, 2018 2:51 PM Source: New fuel policy hits motorists – The Standard January 14, 2018 Zimbabwe’s push to use cleaner and environmentally-friendly diesel will see motorists forking out a lot more for the liquid, whose price might rival that of petrol. BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA Last year, government said it would …
Oil expressers move on soya bean shortages – January 12, 2018 Oil Expressers Association of Zimbabwe (OEAZ) is targeting to increase soya beans hectarage to 120 000 within four years to avert a shortage of the most critical ingredient in cooking oil making. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI OEAZ chairman, Busisa Moyo, told NewsDay in emailed responses …
Govt to put 2 000ha under irrigation in two districts January 12, 2018 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Walter Mswazie Masvingo CorrespondentGovernment is set to put at least 2 000 hectares of land under irrigation in Chivi and Masvingo districts this year, Agriculture, Lands and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Davis Marapira has said. The development comes as the District …
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Farmers get more inputs January 12, 2018 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Blessings Chidakwa CorrespondentFarmers in Mashonaland West Province have lauded Government after receiving additional Presidential and Command Agriculture inputs this week for the 2017-2018 summer cropping season. Of late, farmers had been raising concern over the late disbursement of inputs, which has forced some of them …
New abattoir to create 1 200 jobs in Norton January 12, 2018 Business Blessings Chidakwa and Fortunate GoraABOUT 1 200 direct jobs are set to be created when an abattoir is constructed in Norton in four months’ time, an official has said. The abattoir would be constructed using funds from the Chegutu District Community Share Ownership Trust …