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Plans afoot to create FMD zones The Herald 31 August 2017 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Government is working on re-establishing the foot and mouth disease zone fences to reduce the spread of the disease. The measures are being taken to reduce the spread of the disease as relying on vaccinations is not effective. Agriculture, Mechanisation …
Tobacco floors to decentralise The Herald 31 August 2017 Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter SEVERAL tobacco companies have expressed interest in setting up buying facilities outside Harare as authorities seek to decongest the existing auction floors. Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board chief executive Dr Andrew Matibiri told The Herald Business yesterday that all tobacco auction floors …
SA considering vaccination to stop spread of bird flu News24 31 August 2017 Senzeni Zokwana Cape Town — The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) is considering the possibility of vaccination in an attempt to stop the spread of Avian flu. Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, said during a media …
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Zim to get normal rains Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE is expected to receive normal rains during the 2017/18 season, with southern parts of the country expected to receive normal to below normal rains, a detailed local forecast from the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) reveals. The new report effectively allays fears generated by the Sadc Climate …
Translating common sense into agribusiness models August 30, 2017 in Business Knowledge generation and sharing has been happening in every community since time immemorial. However, there has not been enough recognition of the way knowledge is structured starting from individual knowledge to household knowledge to community knowledge and to inter-community knowledge sharing. The way most African communities …
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EU transforms Mutema smallholder farmers August 30, 2017 in National, News A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR European Union (EU) irrigation infrastructure support to smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe has started to pay dividends, with farmers in Mutema Irrigation Scheme, Chipinge district, harvesting their first banana crop with a ready market. BY PAIDAMOYO MUZULU The EU is disbursing the six million euro fund …
Water fundamental to meeting Global Goals Herald 30 August 2017 Correspondent Our Children, Our Future Globally, water demand is predicted to increase significantly over the coming decades. In addition to the agricultural sector, which is responsible for 70 percent of water abstractions worldwide, large increases in water demand are predicted for industry and energy production. Accelerated …
Another SA farm hit by bird flu Herald 30 August 2017 Cape Town. – The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on a commercial poultry farm in the province. The department’s veterinary services programme confirmed the disease has spread to a farm in the Paardeberg region. It said …
Fertiliser industry upbeat The Herald 30 August 2017 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Local fertiliser manufacturers are confident of meeting demand for the 2017/18 summer cropping season if the sector continues to get support from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The sector has 120 000 tonnes of fertilisers in stock and is currently working closely with …
Mat South loses 7 000ha grazing land to veld fires A man watches as a veld fire sweeps through a farm in this file picture. The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has embarked on a massive awareness programme to reduce the effects of veld fires in fire risk districts in Matabeleland South Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau THE …
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