Category: Agriculture (archives)

Command Agric: Provinces speak •Ministers unanimous on bumper crop •concerned about storage space March 22, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Lloyd Gumbo Senior Reporter—MOST provinces countrywide are expecting a bumper harvest largely due to Command Agriculture and the Presidential Inputs Support Scheme, with ministers of state for provincial affairs bidding for the programmes to continue. Ministers of State …

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Turning Maphisa into an agro-processing hub March 22, 2017 Business Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa (left) tours Arda Antelope in Maphisa in Matabeleland South accompanied by Arda Board chairman Basil Nyabadza and other dignitaries in this file photo Business Editor, Prosper NdlovuIN pursuit of a new trajectory of accelerated economic growth and wealth creation, the Government formulated a …

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ZPCS embarks on fish project on Zambezi River March 22, 2017 Local News A boat captain starts the engine and a prison officer lowers nets into the Zambezi River as the Principal Correctional Officer Jack Mukhuli, Acting officer commanding Matabeleland North Assistant Commissioner Moddie Nkomo and Provincial ZPCS spokesperson Assistant Principal Correctional Officer Bothwell Bhosha look …

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Boost for Command Agric as Govt, millers strike deal March 22, 2017 Local News Emmerson Mnangagwa Takunda Maodza recently in SwitzerlandGOVERNMENT has already secured funds to purchase grain while millers have availed $8 million for the repair of damaged Grain Marketing Board silos. This was revealed by Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday last week at …

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TIMB takes over afforestation fund March 20, 2017 in Business The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) will manage the afforestation fund made up of tobacco levies, a Cabinet minister has said. BY TARISAI MANDIZHA The fund was being managed by Treasury which, for two consecutive seasons failed to disburse the $13,2 million collected in tobacco levies …

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First day top price: Precursor to tobacco price ceilings? March 21, 2017 Business Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made (centre) joins in the bidding for tobacco with buyers using the new e-marketing system during the official opening of the tobacco selling season last week while TIMB board chair Monica Chinamasa (left) and official …

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Vegetable shortage hits Byo March 21, 2017 Business fruits and vegetables Lackson Munkombwe, Business Correspondent AN acute shortage of green vegetables has hit Bulawayo, with vendors saying the insufficient supply of the nutritious commodity could push up the price on the market. A snap survey conducted in the city centre last week revealed that most …

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Tobacco exports rake in $190m March 21, 2017 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE has so far generated about $190 million from 38 million kilogrammes of tobacco that have been exported to different parts of the world, latest statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) show. The golden leaf has been exported at an average …

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Cotton farmers grieve over disillusioned market price March 20, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Mrs Angeline Mureya with her sorghum harvest Leroy Dzenga Features WriterOver the years, the mere mention of Gokwe without prefixing it with the word cotton was “blasphemous” in local agriculture. Since independence, the district made cotton production its trademark activity. However, a …

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Utilising land and water for a bumper harvest March 20, 2017 Business Farmers without irrigation should take the time ‘after harvesting’ to sample their soils for analysis and to determine pH imbalances and if need be they must be corrected promptly John Basera and Dr Gorden Mabuyaye Bumper HarvestWith the drive to rebuild and grow our economy …

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