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Command Agric turns Shurugwi miner into successful farmer June 17, 2017 Opinion & Analysis Mr Nicholas Gara inspecting a maize cob in his five hectare plot Freedom MupanedemoSHURUGWI District in Zimbabwe’s Midlands province is a predominantly mining countryside. Endowed with vast gold, platinum and chrome deposits, it is a common dream for every dweller of this …
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Army starts massive agric programme June 19, 2017 Local News Andile Tshuma, Chronicle ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Defence Forces is set to launch a massive agricultural programme in a move that will boost food security in the country and meet the military’s food requirements. The project, dubbed “Project Sustain”, is set to commence in July to ease the …
Beitbridge seeks partners for irrigation schemes rehab June 19, 2017 Local News Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge BureauBEITBRIDGE Rural District Council (BBRDC) is seeking partners to rehabilitate major irrigation schemes in the district. Despite being located near Umzingwane and Limpopo Rivers respectively, the irrigation schemes which form the source of livelihoods for 40 percent of the 100 000 …
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Zimbabwe set to export maize June 19, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Tendai Mugabe recently in Mashonaland CentralTHE Government is targeting to export maize grown under Command Agriculture once the country has enough food and has fully stocked its strategic reserves to boost the country’s economy. This is benchmarked on the success of Command Agriculture under which several …
Sakunda targets one million hectares By ZimSitRep_M | June 18, 2017 0 Comment Source: Sakunda targets one million hectares | The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior ReporterSakunda Holdings has pledged to partner Government in sponsoring maize production to reach a target of one million hectares in the next five years. Sakunda is among private companies that played a crucial role in funding …
Funding woes hamper milk production June 16, 2017 in Business Lack of funding has hit milk production in the country despite a supply improvement, businessdigest has learnt. Kudzai Kuwaza Milk production increased by 13% to 65 million litres last year compared to 58 million litres recorded in the prior year due to import restrictions and a dairy …
The country’s sugar industry is set to record production between 421 000 tonnes and 440 000 tonnes in the 2017/18 season. ZIMBABWE’S sugar output is expected to reach 570 000 tonnes in the 2018/19 season, 90 percent of the country’s installed capacity, following good rains and the recent completion of the Tokwe-Mukosi dam, industry figures …
Exports to drive Ariston revenue Companies & Markets June 15, 2017By Shame Makoshori, Senior Business Reporter The average tea export pricing improved by 11 percent during the period. ARISTON Holdings Limited will bank on export markets to improve revenue in the wake of the enhanced quality of its horticultural produce, the listed firm has said.The firm produces …
Sakunda targets 20 percent reduction in agriculture costs National Report June 15, 2017By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor It costs US$800 to produce a hectare of maize. SAKUNDA Holdings, which has emerged as government’s biggest agriculture financier, has pledged to help cut the sector’s production costs by 20 percent in the next four years through mechanisation …
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… SADC countries ban Zim exports IN just one week, one of southern Africa’s biggest poultry producers, Irvine’s Zimbabwe, lost 15 percent of its chickens following a severe outbreak of avian influenza H5N8 at its Lanark Farm on the southern limits of Harare.Last week’s outbreak immediately sent shockwaves across the sub-region, which accesses 50 percent …