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Zim lacks equipment to test for GMOs by shamiso yikoniko | Sunday, Aug 2, 2015 | 779 views Most Zimbabweans could be unknowingly consuming genetically modified food as the country does not have effective mechanisms to monitor the importation and sale of such products. The Government Analyst Laboratory — mandated to screen GMOs — does not …
Drive to give region more dams A CAMPAIGN code named “Give a Dam” has been initiated in Matabeleland to promote the construction, rehabilitation of small dams and irrigation schemes in rural areas. By Melody Chimhau The campaign is a joint collaboration between local communities, district councils, government, non-governmental organisations and international aid agencies. It …
Transforming agriculture in Africa July 30, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis Brian Mudumi and Takudzwanashe MundengaThe great story about China’s miracle economic growth and development is not about emulating the Asian country model. It is about defying dependency on a single model and working from what works best from the ground with a country’s own history …
ACHM: Leaders in land, water and wildlife restoration July 30, 2015 Opinion & Analysis Pamenus TusoELEVEN years ago, Hwange communal lands, situated on a 20,000 acre piece of land near Victoria Falls, were characterised by sandy soils leached of all nutrients after decades of uninterrupted grazing and cultivation. The bulk of the population in this area …
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Sand abstraction ends Gwanda villagers’ water woes July 28, 2015 Opinion & Analysis A member of a Mozambican delegation, Albertina Simai, pumps water using the Rowa Pump installed by Dabane in Gqalaza village, Gwanda District ward 7 during a tour of the sand abstraction system projects by Dabane Trust while her colleagues look on Marvelous MoyoProblems …
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Cotton price tumble leaves farmers destitute July 28, 2015 Opinion & Analysis Patrick ChitumbaAs if the fall in cotton prices is not enough, cotton farmers are watching helplessly as their profit margins are further eroded by unscrupulous officials demanding bribes to process payments. After toiling under the hot Gokwe sun to harvest their crop, farmers who …
COLLAPSE DUE TO CHEAP IMPORTS – ASSOCIATION Poultry prices down 23pct, industry facing collapse due to cheap imports – association Posted date: July 08, 2015in: Agribusiness, World, Zimbabwe1 Comment BULAWAYO, July 8 (The Source) – Players in the poultry industry in Zimbabwe have cut chicken prices by 23 percent, with indications that the market was flooded by cheap imports, …
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Zimbabwe loses crocodile export market share – ITC Posted date: July 06, 2015in: Agribusiness, Business, Companies, Economy, ZimbabweNo Comments By Bernard Mpofu, HARARE, July 6 (The Source) – Zimbabwe has marginally lost its market share of reptile skin exports after it registered a six percent growth in 2014 against a world average of seven percent, figures obtained from the International Trade …
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Millers, bakers renew MoU July 24, 2015 Business Conrad Mwanawashe Business ReporterMILLERS and bakers have renewed a Memorandum of Understanding which requires the grain processors to procure 75 percent of flour locally. The National Bakers Association of Zimbabwe president Mr Givemore Mesoemvura said the current MoU was due to expire on August 8. “The MoU between the …
Farmers seek ban on vegetable imports July 23, 2015 Business LOCAL farmers want the government to ban imports of fruits and vegetables from neighbouring countries which they say are making it difficult for them to secure markets for their produce. “Some farmers have had their produce rotting in the fields because they failed to get buyers for …