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US$50m spent on sugar imports By ZimSitRep_M | July 3, 2016 1 Comment Source: US$50m spent on sugar imports | The Sunday Mail Jul 3, 2016 Africa Moyo in Victoria FallsZimbabwe imported crude oil and sugar worth at least US$50 million in the first half of 2016 — a clear indication of the agricultural sector’s poor performance last season. Authorities attribute this …
Irrigation boost for 5 000 Chiredzi folk July 1, 2016 Local News VP Mnangagwa George Maponga in MasvingoGovernment has completed the rehabilitation of Chilonga Irrigation Scheme that will benefit over 5 000 villagers in the arid Chiredzi district. The rehabilitation of the 200-hectare Chilonga Irrigation Scheme is part of the ongoing thrust to create a greenbelt …
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Blending agric and tourism in Zim June 30, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Charles Dhewa As confirmed by the recent Sanganai/Hlangani tourism expo held in Bulawayo, Zimbabwean tourism is associated with travel, recreation and pleasure only. In the African context where most economies are agro-based, the notion of tourism should be expanded to embrace knowledge sharing and …
Implications of non-tobacco related materials in tobacco June 30, 2016 Business Tobacco should be hundred percent free of any foreign material. Non-tobacco related materials (NTRM) are of great concern as, if found, they have the capacity to destroy Zimbabwe’s entire tobacco industry. NTRM is anything that is not tobacco such as plastic, feathers, fur, egg shells, sand, metals …
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Govt embarks on food security initiative June 30, 2016 Local News Agriculture,Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made (centre), his Deputy Davies Marapira (far right) and Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) Commissioner-General Paradzai Zimondi are welcomed by Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Huang Ping at China Aid Agricultural Technology Demonstration Centre (Gwebi College) for …
‘Subsidise farmers to ensure food security’ June 30, 2016 Business Melody Mashaire, Harare BureauGovernment should subsidise farmers in order to ensure food security in the country, Minister of State for Provincial Affairs for Mashonaland Central, Advocate Martin Dinha has said. Addressing farmers at a Tobacco Stalk Destruction field day held in Mvurwi yesterday, Advocate Dinha said …
Team of experts fights rare cotton disease June 30, 2016 Local News Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau ChiefTHE Government has dispatched a team of experts to Gokwe to investigate a rare cotton disease that has destroyed a number of hectares of the plant especially in Nemangwe and Nembudziya areas. The Deputy Minister of Agriculture responsible for crop …
Agric initiative to ensure food sufficiency: VP Mnangagwa June 30, 2016 Local News Prosper Ndlovu in Victoria FallsTHE various initiatives that the Government has rolled out for the agriculture sector have potential to ensure national food sufficiency in four years, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa said yesterday. Key among them is the Targeted Command Agriculture scheme to …
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Hwange plans Zambezi water harvest June 30, 2016 Local News Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls ReporterCOMMUNITIES under Chief Hwange in Hwange District are set to benefit from a project to draw water from the Zambezi River which is being spearheaded by Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) and the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC). The two companies are working …