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Govt, Sakunda work on $68m irrigation project August 8, 2017 Business, Top Stories Deputy Minister Marapira Livingstone Marufu Business ReporterGOVERNMENT and Sakunda will collectively invest $68 million towards installation of centre pivots to strengthen irrigation infrastructure in support of agricultural programmes for import-substitution, a senior Government official has said. The investment into developing irrigation infrastructure comes at a …
200 dams for Command Fisheries August 8, 2017 Business Kiyapili Sibanda, Business ReporterThe Government has identified 200 dams across provinces to be part of the Command Fisheries Programme aimed at enhancing food and nutrition requirements of the country. The Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate, through the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZPWMA) and the Zimbabwe …
Arda Antelope creates 320 jobs August 8, 2017 Business Vice President Mnangagwa Prosper Ndlovu recently in MaphisaABOUT 320 jobs have been created at the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) Antelope Estate in Maphisa, Matobo District, alone through revitalised agricultural production, Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. More jobs are set to be created along the …
Tobacco sales generate $540m August 8, 2017 Business Business ReporterTOBACCO sales have generated $540.9 million from 182.3 million kilogrammes that have gone under the hammer since the beginning of the marketing season in March, latest official data show. Last year, during the comparable period, 196.6 million kg had been sold raking in $578.5 million. The figures …
Avocado exports rake in $4.2 million August 8, 2017 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE’S revenue from avocado exports increased by over 301.9 percent to $4.2 million last year from $1 million in 2012 driven mainly by large-scale ovacado producers in Manicaland. In a monthly newsletter for July, the country’s national export promotion and trade development agency, …
Zim, SA cull million plus chickens on avian flue August 7, 2017 Business SOUTH Africa and Zimbabwe have culled more than one million chickens after an outbreak of avian influenza, which threatens food security in the region, the Food and Agriculture Organisation said. “This is likely to have a knock-on effect on the availability of table …
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Local organisation applies for licence to produce industrial hemp August 7, 2017 Local News Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls ReporterA LOCAL organisation has applied for a licence to produce industrial hemp, a non-narcotic fibre crop related to mbanje, which is used to make various industrial products. Industrial hemp, technical name cannabis sativa, is used to make bond …
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Cropping season inputs distribution in full swing August 5, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa stresses a point to Arda Treck Antelope Estate officials during a tour of the wheat crop under Command Agriculture in Maphisa yesterday. Among the delegation are the Minister of State Security Cde Kembo Mohadi (right), Ministers Clifford Sibanda, Cde Abednigo …
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Zim in massive rice production 0 August 6, 2017 1:45 PM Local firm Life Brand Agriculture Services plans to put 10 000 hectares of rice in Masvingo – a project set to showcase Tokwe-Mukosi Dam’s humongous impact on farming. Source: Zim in massive rice production | The Sunday Mail August 6, 2017 Lincoln Towindo Senior Reporter Zimbabwe …
Gmb buying price triggers smuggling 1 August 6, 2017 1:48 PM The Government’s maize import ban together with a high buying price at the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has triggered smuggling of grain into the country, it has emerged. Source: Gmb buying price triggers smuggling | The Sunday Mail August 6, 2017 In a bid to protect …