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‘Take advantage of EU market sweet potato demand’ May 12, 2017 Business Business ReporterTHE country’s export promotion agency, ZimTrade, has called upon local horticultural firms and individual farmers to take advantage of the growing demand for sweet potatoes in the European Union (EU) to snap export earnings for the country. The EU accounts for the largest …
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Byo Agric Show sees more steers sold May 12, 2017 Business Yoliswa Dube, Senior Features ReporterNINENTY-SEVEN show steers were this year sold at the recently held fatstock show during the Bulawayo Agricultural Show which runs concurrently with the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair. Conducted at the showgrounds on April 27, the fatstock show attracted 97 steers compared to …
Adhering to tobacco legislation May 11, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Tobacco affected by nematodes Buhle NkomoAll tobacco growers are urged to destroy tobacco stalks on or before May 15 in adherence to the Plant Pests and Diseases Act [Chapter 19:08]. Stalks act as a host for diseases and pests like nematodes and spider mites hence …
Universal approach needed for Zim’s agric sector May 11, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Command Agriculture has revolutionised Zimbabwe’s agriculture and could thus boost the manufacturing sector which draws 65 percent of its raw materials from farm produce Conrad Gweru CorrespondentFeeding Zimbabwe and subsequently attaining the breadbasket status will require a holistic approach to the country’s …
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Tobacco exports up 10 percent May 11, 2017 Business, Top Stories Michael Tome Business ReporterThe country has exported 45,6 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco worth $214,7 million since the beginning of the year. The 45,6 million kg are 9,6 percent more than the 41,7 million kg for the same period last year. Most of the tobacco being exported was …
When old knowledge prevents adoption of new socio-economic practices May 10, 2017 in Business One of the dominant facets of colonisation is visible in the structure of African formal food industries. Many African countries are stuck with infrastructure designed for supporting manufacturing of a few agricultural commodities, mainly for the export market. CHARLES DHEWA Such commodities include …
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Punish Command Agric saboteurs May 10, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis NOT everyone would have been happy about the success of Government’s Command Agriculture programme. But even those who initiated the programme had no idea of the amount of rainfall, so couldn’t have predicted how much it would yield at the end of the …
Milk output up 5% May 10, 2017 Business ZIMBABWE’S raw milk production increased by five percent to 5,66 million litres in March, compared to 5,37 million litres achieved in the same period last year, latest figures show. According to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture’s dairy services department, milk intake by processors grew six percent to …
Abundant rains, good harvests May 9, 2017 Business Obert Chifamba Agri-InsightAS we splashed and squelched our way through a season in which heaven’s flood-gates seemed to have been opened and no-one was there to shut them back, we still knew that the nicest thing about rains is that they would always stop. Eventually. We also knew that …
Sugarcane farmers expect increased output May 9, 2017 Business Mr Mafurutu Sugarcane farmers are expecting an average output of 100 tonnes of raw sugar per hectare up from 95 tonnes produced last year, an official said yesterday. Commercial Sugarcane Producers Association of Zimbabwe (CSPAZ) chair Tawanda Mafurutu said the increase in yield was made possible by …