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Knowledge-driven ways to assess the socio-economic impact of agricultural interventions May 17, 2017 in Business Measuring the authentic impact of development interventions remains a big challenge for many development organisations and governments, mainly in developing countries. Terms like value for money and social return on investment are being mentioned repeatedly as organisations try to ascertain the value …

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EDITORIAL COMMENT: GMB must protect farmers May 17, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has been the buyer of choice for Zimbabwean farmers for decades, but developments in recent years have seen growers shunning the parastatal, opting to deal with private buyers. It is, however, debatable whether farmers are benefiting from these …

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Govt approves Command irrigation project May 17, 2017 Local News Dr Made Elita chikwati Senior Agriulcture ReporterCabinet has approved a special irrigation rehabilitation and development programme, which will see an additional 300 000 hectares of land being put under maize production to ensure national food security. The programme, which is an extension of the hugely successful Command Agriculture, …

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‘Livestock population declines’ May 17, 2017 Local News Abigail Mawonde Herald CorrespondentThe livestock population has fallen by nearly 40 000 beasts since last year, the Department of Livestock Production and Veterinary Services has said. Addressing delegates attending a workshop on livestock production organised by the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society, the department’s principal livestock officer Mr Passmore Nyamadzawo emphasised the need …

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Tobacco exports drop 12pc May 17, 2017 Business Buyers busy at the tobacco auction floors in Harare in this file photo Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE’S seasonal tobacco export receipts have registered a 12 percent drop so far to $216,9 million compared to $246,3 million realised during the comparable period in 2016, official data shows. As of …

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Bots cops kill 68 Zim cattle May 17, 2017 Local News Sukulwenkosi Dube- Matutu, Plumtree CorrespondentBOTSWANA police have killed 68 herd of cattle worth about $35 000 through its shoot-to-kill policy. Villagers from Bulilima and Mangwe Districts have appealed to Government to re-engage Botswana authorities to ensure that the policy is reversed. Police national anti-stock theft coordinator …

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Zim switches to new malaria drug By ZimSitRep_M | May 15, 2017 0 Comment Source: Zim switches to new malaria drug – DailyNews Live Bridget Mananavire      15 May 2017 HARARE – Zimbabwe has launched a new treatment for malaria, marking thelatest step in a program to stem growing resistance to older treatmentssuch as chloroquine. This comes as multidrug-resistant …

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Zim tobacco output rebounds By ZimSitRep_M | May 15, 2017 0 Comment Source: Zim tobacco output rebounds – DailyNews Live STAFF WRITER      15 May 2017 HARARE – Zimbabwe’s tobacco production has so far outpaced the previousyear by most measures including volume and value sold. Production and sales of tobacco rose from 66,8million kg in the priorseason to 87,9 …

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Zim fails to export sweet potatoes since 2012 May 15, 2017 in Business ZIMBABWE has not exported sweet potatoes in the European Union (EU) since 2012, despite vast opportunities the bloc presents, latest information from ZimTrade have shown. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI Sweet potatoes Information gathered from ZimTrade, the country’s export promotion body revealed the huge demand for …

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Secret to enhancing crop productivity May 15, 2017 Business John Basera Bumper HarvestAgriculture occupies a central place in the Zimbabwe’s economy and has the potential to significantly reduce poverty, enhance economic recovery and growth and also entrench economic stability. Because of the continual increase in the county’s population and the consequent necessity for the intensification of food …

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