Category: Agriculture (archives)

Midlands food situation worsens . . . 88,000 households in need of aid May 11, 2016 Local News Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau ChiefTHE number of people in need of urgent food assistance in the Midlands province has doubled to 88,000 households in the past three months. Midlands provincial administrator Cecelia Chitiyo said the rise in the number …

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Irrigation project restarts 12 years on May 11, 2016 Local News Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree CorrespondentBAMBANANI Irrigation Scheme in Mangwe District is set to re-open after lying idle for the past 12 years due to a fault in the water system. Mangwe Rural District Council chief executive officer Nketha Mangoye Dlamini said a local investor had partnered with …

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Hurudza launches farming mobile app May 10, 2016 Business Timothy Maponga : Business Correspondent Hurudza Africa a local agriculture technology startup company has launched a farming mobile application dubbed in a bid to improve efficiency in the agriculture business. Hurudza Africa has revealed that the mobile application was developed after the realisation that there was no mobile application …

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Nestle Zim to increase milk output May 10, 2016 Business Nestlé Zimbabwe is targeting to increase investment in the Nestlé Dairy Empowerment Scheme (NDES) towards increasing milk production.The move to increase milk output will help to increase capacity at the company’s factories. Nestlé cluster manager for Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi Mr Ben Ndiaye said the investment is …

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No farmers, no food. True but not enough May 9, 2016 in National, News LUSAKA — Agriculture is the primary sector of all economies. It is the sector responsible for granting food and nutrition security to all human beings. Consequently it is responsible for social stability and health. And it provides work opportunities to families, men, women and …

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Promote growing of small grains, govt urged May 7, 2016 in National, News BULAWAYO Metropolitan Senator Tholakele Khumalo (MDC) has urged government to promote small grains and disseminate information on nutrition in order to achieve 30% reduction of stunting by 2020. BY VENERANDA LANGA Khumalo said this on Wednesday while introducing a motion in the Senate on food …

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Include us in policy formation: Forestry sector May 9, 2016 Business Business ReporterSTAKEHOLDERS in the forestry sector want more say in forest management, inventories and protection incentives, findings of a consultative process into the development of the National Forestry Policy have shown. Government is in the process of developing a National Forestry Policy, a step towards aligning …

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Best Fruits commences tomato paste line May 9, 2016 Business Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterBEST Fruit Processors, a joint venture between Schweppes Zimbabwe’s 100 percent owned Beitbridge Juicing Co and the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority has commenced its tomato paste line, ARDA chairman Mr Basil Nyabadza said last week. The company started a trial run of the …

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Tokwe-Mukosi Dam contractor resumes work May 9, 2016 Local News From George Maponga in MasvingoThe Italian contractor at Tokwe-Mukosi has completed mobilising dam construction equipment and 100 workers have since moved on site as the firm intensifies preparation for resumption of work after Government released money for the project. Government released $35 million to Salini Impregilio …

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Govt warns errant agric extension workers May 9, 2016 Local News Cde Zhanda Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterAgriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister Paddy Zhanda has warned extension workers to take their job seriously to ensure farmers register bumper harvests. Addressing farmers attending a field day at Mountain Home Farm in Mazowe last Friday, Deputy Minister Zhanda said …

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