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Majority of Zimbabe’s dams full Companies & Markets March 9, 2017By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Change Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, AT least 85 percent of the country’s major dams are full and spilling after heavy, above-normal rains were received last month.The country’s major dams continue to record significant increases as …
Zimbabwe budgets at least US$62 million for corn purchases in 2017 National Report March 8, 2017By Own Correspondent Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Joseph Made ZIMBABWE has set aside US$62 million to buy corn from farmers after plantings of the grain increased 55 percent from a year earlier, and will seek funds for additional purchases, according …
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Timber industry raises flagNational ReportMarch 9, 2017By Andrew Kunambura, Political ReporterTimber-newZimbabwe’s commercial timber forests, which showcase the country’s spectacular biodiversity, have become a haven for criminal activities. Miners, settlers ravage forest reserves Conflicting legislation fuelling situation THE road bravely snakes through interlocking spurs, creating a memorable spectacle as it penetrates swanky forests dressing the high …
Southern Zimbabwe faces food crisis 0 National Report March 9, 2017By Staff Reporter Cyclone Dineo destroyed crops in the Matabeleland, Masvingo, parts of Manicaland and Midlands provinces. PARTS of southern Zimbabwe could experience food shortages in the wake of cyclone Dineo whose downpour caused floods in the region, resulting in crop fields being either washed …
More flash floods loom By ZimSitRep_M | March 8, 2017 0 Comment Source: More flash floods loom – DailyNews Live Farayi Machamire 8 March 2017 HARARE – Zimbabwe’s must brace for more flash floods as heavy rains areset to continue in some parts of the country in the coming weeks, theMeteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned. “Flooding remains a …
Managing tobacco crop in overly wet season March 9, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Drowning of tobacco plants under poor drainage, and (right) wilting of tobacco grown in a vlei due to dying roots Tobacco Research BoardIn seasons with well distributed and adequate rainfall, tobacco grows well in all districts. The crop takes up nitrogen at …
Commodity associations backbone of agric resilience March 9, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis One of the key foundations of an agricultural commodity association is the calibre of its members Charles DhewaGood rainfall seasons are usually the breeding ground for agricultural commodity associations. As farmers harvest more than they can handle individually, the need to form strong …
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Dam Levels as at 07/03/2017 DAM NAME FULL SUPPLY CAPACITY CURRENT CAPACITY % FULL DAILY TREND (millions of cubic metres) (millions of cubic metres) Kariba 64800.00 21236.8 32.8 Tokwe Mukorsi 1802.60 1050.00 58.33 Mutirikwi 1378.08 420.03 30.28 Manyame 480.23 458.09 95.4 Osborne 401.64 241.66 60.2 Chivero 247.18 257.38 104.1 Insiza 173.49 183.67 …
Command agriculture falls short of maize target National Report March 5, 2017By Own Correspondent Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Joseph Made THE government’s special maize production programme, which planned 400 000 hectares of the staple crop, only saw about 38 percent of that target planted by the second week of February, Agriculture Minister Joseph Made told Parliament …