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FAO intervention pays off for Chivi folks December 14, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Sifelani Tsiko —For Tendai Muzondo, a farmer from Chiokoyo village in Ward 10 of Chivi district in the south-central part of Zimbabwe, livestock means everything. Her ability to survive largely depends on the well-being of her cow called “Stuff”. In addition, her family’s …
Govt to boost national herd December 14, 2016 Local News Elita Chikwati: Senior Agriculture Reporter Government plans to boost the national herd by 300 000 beasts next year. Zimbabwe has 5.5 million cattle and the intention is to increase the population to 5.8 million by end of next year.Presenting the 2017 national budget recently, Finance and Economic Development …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Be cautious this rainy season December 14, 2016 Opinion & Analysis The rainy season has begun and the nation is happy with a prospect of a good agricultural harvest after two successive failed seasons. Most parts of the country have received decent rainfall over the past week or so and farmers are busy working …
Millers welcome wheat flour restriction December 14, 2016 Business Mr Tafadzwa Musarara Oliver Kazunga, Senior business ReporterTHE move by the Government to scrap imported wheat flour from the Open General Import Licence will boost wheat production as well as improve business for the milling industry, the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has said. The millers have …
Free cotton inputs set to catapult production December 14, 2016 Business Harare BureauZIMBABWE’S cotton output is forecast to jump over 400 percent to about 150 000 tonnes in the upcoming season after Government availed free inputs to over 150 000 farmers. Last year, Zimbabwe recorded an output of 30 000 tonnes, the lowest in more than …
Avoid land invasions plant the crops Dec 11 2016 06:01 Peter Luhanga – Tractor spraying soybean field at spring RELATED ARTICLES A new alliance for the future of SA Agriculture dept forks out millions to Gupta media Land Focus: Community makes mealie magic Zim plans to compensate farmers for land grabs Don’t blame others …
Millers laud govt over wheat import restriction December 12, 2016 in Business, National, News Millers have lauded the government for putting restrictions on wheat imports, saying the move will spur local contractors to increase output. BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA In his 2017 National Budget statement last week, Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa removed the importation of wheat from the open general …
Southern Zim not coping with climate change December 12, 2016 Business Bananas have helped people in Chibuwe earn more money even though the area does not have enough rain or water for the main food crops Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryTHREE years ago Martha Chitore turned over a fifth of her one-hectare plot to growing bananas, hoping …
‘Educate communities on the importance of trees’ December 12, 2016 Top Stories Samantha Chigogo Herald CorrespondentSchoolchildren and communities should be conscientised on the importance of tree planting every year as part of Government’s initiatives to encourage communities to preserve nature countrywide, an official has said. This comes as TreeEco environmentalists, successfully engaged children at Danckwerts Primary School …
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Raw materials supply and livestock update December 9, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Low maize stocks are available from traders. Acquiring maize from South Africa is a rigorous process with the National Biotechnology Authority and is posing serious logistical challenges. All imports are being supervised to prevent diseased maize being imported. Clearance at the border is taking …