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Zim turns to cloud-seeding 0 January 7, 2018 4:33 PM Source: Zim turns to cloud-seeding | Sunday Mail (Local News) Grace KaerasoraThe Meteorological Services Department is cloud-seeding to mitigate below-normal rainfall during early summer cropping, with Treasury channelling US$400 000 towards the exercise. Two new aircraft are being used in the countrywide programme for which Finance …
Zim meat output declines January 5, 2018 Business Business ReporterZimbabwe experienced a substantial decrease in meat production during the third quarter of last year. Official figures from the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development, said cattle and pig slaughters were down eight and 10 percent respectively during the third quarter of 2017 from the prior comparable …
Hyenas wreak havoc in Raffingora January 4, 2018 Local News, MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Fortunate Gora CorrespondentSeveral farmers in the Raffingora area of Zvimba District have lost livestock to marauding hyenas. Villagers said the problem has persisted for about six months with the hyenas targeting mostly cattle, goats and sheep. New resettlement areas such as Royal Bucks, Chinwe, …
Youths call for land audit January 4, 2018 Local News, MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Dr Mombeshora Conrad Mupesa CorrespondentZanu-PF youths in Makonde District want fresh land audits conducted under the new dispensation to unearth alleged corruption in the allocation of land. Speaking at a Makonde youth inter-district meeting at Murereka Primary School in Lion’s Den at the weekend, …
Shiri mulls three agric policy initiatives January 4, 2018 Headlines, Top Stories Farirai Machivenyika Senior ReporterGovernment is working on three agricultural policy initiatives to boost productivity and increase the sector’s foreign currency generation. This was disclosed by Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Chief Air Marshal (Retired) Perrance Shiri, while officiating at a horticulture stakeholders’ conference in Harare yesterday. …
Cane farmers joy at Nandi-Mkwasine rail line A train hauls sugar on the Nandi-Mkwasine railway line Pamenus Tuso Beria Madondo is one of the first black farmers to embark on commercial sugarcane production in the Nandi/Mkwasine area in the lowveld. He was among the first 191 black farmers to be allocated pieces of land …
Using questions to uncover solutions, cause change in 2018 – January 3, 2018 While many people have made resolutions for 2018, eMKambo is devoting this brand New Year to questions that open doors, uncover solutions and spark positive change among farmers and other agricultural value chain actors in developing countries. By CHARLES DHEWA In our …
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‘Vet dept confiscates villagers stock cards over unpaid tax’ – January 3, 2018 VILLAGERS in Bubi have accused the Veterinary Services Department of confiscating their livestock cards over unpaid cattle tax. BY SILAS NKALA The villagers claimed the cards were taken from them while at a dip tank three years ago, but efforts to recover …
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Cyanide kills 6 cattle January 3, 2018 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL John Murwira Mashonaland West Correspondentsix head of cattle and two sheep in the Kasimure area of Hurungwe died of suspected cyanide poisoning after the deadly chemical spilled into the environment from a gold mine. The incident occurred last week on Thursday and the Environmental Management …
Extension officers learn to fight armyworm January 3, 2018 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterThe Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI) under the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement is in the process of training extension officers countrywide on identification and control of the fall armyworm to reduce damage caused by the pest. The fall armyworm …