Category: Agriculture (archives)

Expedite command livestock scheme: Mat’land farmers March 16, 2017 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterLIVESTOCK farmers in Matabeleland have called on the Government to expedite the introduction of Command Agriculture in the livestock sector to boost the economy and the entire meat value chain. The Government introduced the Command Agriculture initiative last year as part of efforts …

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Malaria kills 151countrywide March 16, 2017 Local News Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle CorrespondentMALARIA has killed 151 people countrywide since January and Government has predicted that more cases will be recorded this year due to heavy rains. The Ministry of Health and Child Care said flood victims are among people who are likely to suffer from malaria. “The Ministry …

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Zanu-PF satisfied with crop situation March 16, 2017 Local News Cde Ignatius Chombo Harare BureauThe Zanu-PF Politburo yesterday expressed satisfaction with the crop situation in the country, amid indications that maize output will surpass the national annual consumption. This year’s success is attributed to good rains, a well-structured Government Command Agriculture programme and support given to …

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Safety precautions in handling hazardous substances March 15, 2017 Business Hazardous substances are an integral part of our day to day living. Their use is wide spread across individual, household and industrial activity yet their mismanagement can cause fatal irreversible environmental and health impacts. What is the role of EMA? The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) plays …

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Tobacco marketing season starts today March 15, 2017 Local News Dr Matibiri Zvamaida Murwira and Runyararo MuzavaziThe 2017 tobacco marketing season will open this morning, with more than 1 000 bales expected to be sold across the three action floors in Harare today. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made will be guest of honour …

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Govt moves to quell malaria March 14, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis   A simple malaria cycle Julia Mugadzaweta Features WriterZimbabwe has recorded a huge milestone in the fight against malaria, but lately fresh threats to the impressive record have emerged. The incessant rains and consequent flooding have created breeding conditions for mosquitoes, a prospect likely to …

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What is malaria? March 14, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Malaria is a disease. Mosquitoes spread malaria. When the mosquito bites you, it sprays saliva over the wound to stop it from bleeding. That is how the Plasmodeum parasite gets into the human body and spreads through the body of the victim. The Plasmodeum parasite causes …

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Realign Water Act with Constitution March 14, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Sifelani Tsiko Syndication Writer Zimbabwe needs to speed up the realignment of the Water Act with the new Constitution. This will help bring clean water and sanitation to thousands of people who lack access to the precious commodity, water and legal experts say. Andrew Mushita, …

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Of wrong farming methods, natural resource mismanagement March 14, 2017 Business Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight UNTIL last Friday, I did not know that shifting cultivation is still being practised and that stream bank cultivation had also changed to “river” bed cultivation. Yes, this is happening in Mafungautsi State Forest, 11 kilometres south of Gokwe Town in the Midlands …

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Command agriculture under scrutiny By ZimSitRep_M | March 13, 2017 0 Comment THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agriculture will this week tour different agricultural colleges across the country to assess gaps in implementation of government’s command agriculture, as well as the crop yields under the programme. Source: Command agriculture under scrutiny – NewsDay Zimbabwe March 13, 2017 By VENERANDA LANGA Committee …

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