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Drought threatens over 500k cattle in Mat North January 26, 2016 Top Stories Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls ReporterMORE than 500,000 cattle in Matabeleland North Province are likely to succumb to drought this year if no mitigatory measures are put in place as a matter of urgency after the livestock production department declared grazing pastures a write-off. To …
Editorial Comment: Food security; everyone’s responsibility January 26, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Prospects of a good harvest have vanished in the wake of the drought that has hit the country. There has been isolated rainfall in some areas, but its erratic nature has not helped matters, as most crops have suffered from sustained periods of …
New GMAZ exec to tackle maize imports January 26, 2016 Business Business ReporterTHE new Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe executive to be elected soon is expected to tackle matters relating to the importation of maize to mitigate the impact of drought that Zimbabwe is facing, a senior official of the association has said. GMAZ will hold …
Gvt targets 7pc increase in dairy production January 26, 2016 Business Busienss ReporterGOVERNMENT is targeting growth of 7 percent in the dairy sector over the next five years to be financed from proceeds of the levy on pasteurised milk imports. The Ministry of Macro-economic Planning and Investment Promotion said in its 2015 fourth quarter macro-economic bulletin, …
National herd under threat Posted by Staff Reporter 0 National Report January 21, 2016 El Nino and drought have taken a toll on sub-Sahara Africa BULAWAYO — The ongoing drought is turning out to be a major setback for the country’s national herd restocking efforts.Having already killed more than 7 000 cattle in Masvingo, Matabeleland and …
Dry spell hits Plumtree, Nkayi Posted by Staff Reporter 0 National Report January 21, 2016 Nearby districts are faring no better, as farmers from Brunapeg and Mambale did not receive sufficient rains to plough their fields. File pic “THERE is no hope for us here in Mangwe as you can see for yourself. We will all …
Heat wave, hunger ravage Matabeleland North Posted by Own Correspondent 0 National Report January 21, 2016 A snap survey in Matabeleland North’s Binga, Hwange and Tsholotsho districts showed that most crops, especially maize, were write-offs. Malcolm Nyathi VICTORIA FALLS — An El Nino stimulated dry spell, characterised by extremely hot and dry weather conditions currently …
Hunger grips Midlands province Posted by Own Correspondent 0 Top Stories January 21, 2016 The situation is now so bad that most of the villagers in Mberengwa have not yet planted any crops. Nyasha Chingono WADZANAI Maunganidze of Takavata village, Gokwe South, wakes up at 05:00 hours and dashes into a forest near their homestead …
Zim seeks $500m to avert hunger January 22, 2016 in News Zimbabwe is facing one of its worst humanitarian crisis in two decades after it emerged that nearly US$500 million is required to mitigate the effects of an El Niño-induced drought that has seen millions facing hunger while thousands of livestock have already perished, the Zimbabwe Independent …
Drying Save compounds Manicaland drought woes January 24, 2016 in Community News, Local, News THE low water levels in the “mighty” Save River that stretches from Manicaland to Mozambique is causing villagers sleepless nights. OBEY MANAYITI Emilia Sidhuna, an elderly villager from Konjana area near Checheche, said the drying up of the river had come as a blow …