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Govt calls for Climate Fund October 25, 2017 Local News Minister Muchinguri-Kashiri Innocent Ruwende Senior ReporterGovernment should introduce a climate fund to demonstrate the country’s commitment to combating the effects of climate change, as well as attract funding from multilateral funding mechanisms, Water Resources Development and Climate Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has said. Minister Muchinguri-Kashiri said Members of Parliament …
‘Don’t interfere with input schemes’ October 25, 2017 Local News Dr Made Primrose Nyanzero Herald ReporterGovernment has warned farmers and trade unions to desist from interfering with State input support programmes. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made said this at the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Zimbabwe National Farmers Union in Harare last Friday. The …
Flue-cured tobacco growers up 39pc October 25, 2017 Business Flue-cured tobacco Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterREGISTRATION for flue-cured tobacco growers’ for the 2017/18 summer cropping season has increased by 39 percent to 91 693, data from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) shows. During the same period last year, 65 750 growers had registered with TIMB …
Govt distributes 11 000 tonnes food aid monthly October 25, 2017 Local News Makokoba residents receive food aid in this file photo Munyaradzi Musiiwa, Midlands CorrespondentGOVERNMENT has started distributing food aid to more than 200 000 households that are still in need of assistance in the country. In an interview Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Deputy …
Govt to promote specialised crops October 25, 2017 Local News Minister Joseph Made Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauGovernment is looking at promoting specialised crop and animal enterprises to meet the quality and quantity requirements for regional and international markets, a cabinet minister said yesterday. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made said President Mugabe wanted a …
‘Indigenous trees are our heritage’ October 24, 2017 MANICALAND & MASH EAST Minister of State for Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs Retired Brigadier-General Ambrose Mutinhiri hands over a road-runner chicken to Ward-14 zanu-pf Chairman Cde Taderera Gwanzura in Mahusekwa last week. — (Picture by Rutendo Rori) Rutendo Rori Marondera CorrespondentGovernment has urged people to plant more indigenous trees …
Govt targets 60pc agric export earnings October 24, 2017 Business, Top Stories Deputy Minister Marapira Livingstone Marufu Business ReporterGOVERNMENT is targeting to increase agriculture’s contribution to national export earnings to around 60 percent by next year from the current 35 percent, due to a number policy interventions that it has lined up to improve the sector. This comes after …
Adesina pledges fund for young farmers October 24, 2017 Business African Development Bank president Dr Akinwumi Adesina Business ReporterAFRICAN Development Bank (AfDB) president, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has pledged to set up a fund for young farmers using the $250 000 World Food Prize money that he won recently. Dr Adesina has been proclaimed the 2017 World …
Tobacco farmers should lead reforestation programmes 0 October 23, 2017 9:26 AM Source: Tobacco farmers should lead reforestation programmes – NewsDay Zimbabwe October 23, 2017 Tobacco is one of the leading cash crops and a major foreign currency earner in Zimbabwe. The country does not only enjoy enormous returns from tobacco sales, but it also boasts the best …
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Checheche gets state-of-the-art abattoir October 23, 2017 MANICALAND & MASH EAST Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs Mandi Chimene hands over a knapsack sprayer to a cattle farmer during the official opening of Molus Abattoir Luthando Mapepa recently in ChechecheEfforts to revitalise Chipinge’s beef industry got a major boost last Thursday when Minister of State …