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Cattle movement not banned: Zhanda June 2, 2016 Local News Deputy Minister Zhanda Brenda Ziga Herald ReporterGovernment has never banned the movement of cattle, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Deputy Minister responsible for livestock, Paddy Zhanda, has said. Deputy Minister Zhanda yesterday dismissed reports by the media suggesting a ban. Addressing stakeholders at a multi-stakeholder workshop for the …
Mozambique backs grain import plan June 2, 2016 Business Conrad Mwanawashe, Harare BureauTHE private sector initiative to import two million tonnes of maize for livestock and human consumption by June next year received a major boost as Mozambican rail and ports authorities guaranteed a 10-day turnaround time and lower tariffs for grain destined for Zimbabwe at …
Nestle buys rights to milk-allergy test June 1, 2016 Business NESTLE SA agreed to pay DBV Technologies SA, a French developer of therapeutic skin patches, as much as 100 million euros ($110 million) for the right to sell an experimental test to detect milk allergy, the most common food allergy in children. Nestle will pay the …
Kaguvi ropes in local community in hides deal June 1, 2016 Business Midlands CorrespondentKAGUVI Vocational Training Centre in Gweru has announced a partnership deal with the local community involving collection of raw hides for the purposes of making leather products. The development comes after the country’s largest shoe manufacturer, Bata Shoe Company, donated five leather stitching …
‘Snow’ falls in Midlands June 1, 2016 Local News, Top Stories Lower Gweru villagers experience ‘snowfall’ in their area last Friday. Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau ChiefTHE Meteorological Services Department has described the “snow” that fell in Lower Gweru last Friday as a rare sleet phenomenon that has taken place in the country for the first time in …
Tongaat’s Zim sugar production down 7,4pc May 31, 2016 Business TONGAAT Hulett’s Zimbabwe operations saw their sugar production for the year ended March 31, 2016 decline 7,4 percent to 412, 000 tonnes. The South Africa-headquartered Tongaat Hulett’s Zimbabwe operations include the wholly-owned Triangle Sugar operation and its 50,3 percent holding in Hippo Valley Estates. The Zimbabwe operations’ sales …
Breeding stations plan to boost national livestock production May 31, 2016 Business Paddy Zhanda Oliver Kazunga Senior Business ReporterTHE government will set up a central breeding station to improve livestock production in the country. Responding to questions during the inaugural Zim-Asset Bulawayo stakeholder conference last Friday, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister responsible for livestock, Paddy Zhanda, said …
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Tobacco farmers operating illegally By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor SOME tobacco farmers are contravening Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) rules and regulations by evading registration which allows them to auction their crop during the tobacco marketing season, a Cabinet minister has said. Although there are over 78 000 tobacco growers who …
Of mechanisation, conservation agriculture By Own Correspondent By Farai Mabeza NESTLED in the shadows of the scenic and spectacular Mawonga Mountain, in Goromonzi district, is the Twamba family home, about 60 kilometres north of Harare. The Twamba family depends entirely on rain-fed agriculture. On top of Mawonga is a huge cross visible from kilometres …