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Embrace organic farming, farmers urged 3/5/2019 Government is on a drive to promote organic farming through low input gardens mostly found in rural communities The Herald Wimbainashe Zhakata Mutare Correspondent FARMERS in Manicaland Province have been urged to embrace organic farming, which is environment-friendly and gives them access to international markets. Manicaland Agritex Livestock …
Arda pledges to support community with small grains seed 3/5/2019 The Herald Emmah Chinyamutangira Manicaland Correspondent The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) has pledged to support the Marange community with small grains seed to complement efforts being made by the Johanne Marange Apostolic Church in enhancing agricultural activities through various projects. The church’s …
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Cyclone Idai destroys Zimbabwe farms, deepening food crisis 3/5/2019 Al Jazeera Chipinge, Zimbabwe – Flash floods and landslides triggered earlier this month by Cyclone Idai has destroyed large tracts of cornfields in Zimbabwe‘s agricultural Manicaland and Masvingo provinces, heightening food insecurity in the southern African country. Farmers in the worst-affected villages of Chipinge and Chimanimani in …
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Zimbabwe Food Security Outlook Update, April 2019 – Zimbabwe – 3/5/2019 Source: Zimbabwe Food Security Outlook Update, April 2019 – Zimbabwe | ReliefWeb Atypical food price increases and below average harvest significantly impact household food access KEY MESSAGES • Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are present across most of the country due to the delayed and …
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Investor pours $30m into CFI Holdings 2/5/2019 The Herald Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent CFI Holdings’ divisions, Agrifoods and Victoria Foods, will next month go for a scheme of arrangement after their judicial manager, Grant Thornton, courted an investor, Dominion Trading, which injected $33 million working capital into the food processing giant. A scheme of …
Horticulture project to boost production 2/5/2019 The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Government has launched the Zimbabwe Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion project (ZIM-SHEP) which is expected to boost production and improve livelihoods of people in farming communities. It will contribute towards the realisation of the national vision of a middle income economy …
Tea growers need machinery 2/5/2019 Tea growers are seeking assistance to buy equipment to speed up the pruning of their plants The Herald Manicaland Bureau Tea growers in Honde Valley are seeking assistance to buy equipment to speed up the pruning of their plants in preparation for the resumption of production in September. Honde …
‘Enough inputs for winter wheat’ 2/5/2019 Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos The Chronicle Munyaradzi Musiiwa, Midlands Correspondent GOVERNMENT has set a target of 75 000 hectares of land to be put under winter wheat production this cropping season and has enough inputs to support farmers as it aims to ease spiking demand for the cash crop. …
‘Destroy tobacco stalks’ 1/5/2019 The Herald Mashonaland West Bureau Tobacco farmers in Mashonaland West Province have been urged to destroy tobacco stalks in their fields before the stipulated dates to prevent establishment and spread of diseases and pests. Tobacco stalks have to be destroyed by May 15 of each year. In an interview recently, …
52 000 in need of food aid in Chiredzi 1/5/2019 The Herald Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent MORE than 50 000 people in Chiredzi District need food urgently following drought in the 2017/18 farming season caused by the El-Nino weather phenomenon, World Food Programme (WFP) Country director, Mr Eddie Rowe, has said. In a statement …