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evels’ taking artistes to stardom Tongaat eyes increase in sugar cane supply May 28, 2014 Business Business ReporterSouth African sugar producer Tongaat Hullet anticipates cane supply from indigenous private farmers in Zimbabwe to increase to more than 1 800 000 tonnes by 2017-18 from 1 017 000 tonnes delivered during the current season.Indigenous private sugar cane …
Winter wheat output expected to decline May 28, 2014 Business Production of winter wheat in Zimbabwe is expected to decline this year following a reduction in area put under the crop this winter from 4 000 hectares last year to about 3 000 hectares Production of winter wheat in Zimbabwe is expected to decline this year …
Joseph Made must resign Posted on May 28, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 6 Comments ↓ via NewsDay Editorial: Joseph Made must resign – NewsDay Zimbabwe May 28, 2014 The clash between Agriculture minister Joseph Made and his deputy Paddy Zhanda over the Grain Marketing Board (GMB)’s lack of capacity to buy this year’s maize crop is grand standing at its best. It is …
Parliament wants farming inputs fraudsters named Posted on May 28, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 3 Comments ↓ via Parliament wants farming inputs fraudsters named May 28, 2014 by Veneranda LangaNewsDay THE Public Accounts Parliamentary Portfolio Committee yesterday recommended that seed houses, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and officials responsible for Operation Maguta should release the names of people who benefited from farming inputs …
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$517 million realised from tobacco auction floors so far May 27, 2014 in Business, General Business THE value of tobacco sold as of Friday last week was $517 707 11 up 11% from the same period last year buoyed by the increase in the number of tobacco farmers, according to latest statistics from the Tobacco Industry …
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Zhanda erred, GMB has capacity, says Made May 27, 2014 in News AGRICULTURE minister Joseph Made yesterday quashed claims by his deputy Paddy Zhanda that the State-run Grain Marketing Board (GMB) had no capacity to buy this year’s maize crop as its grain silos were in a sorry state. VENERANDA LANGASENIOR PARLIAMENTARY REPORTER Addressing a …
Climate issues require clear policies May 26, 2014 in News The climate change debate comes full circle for Africa today as African Climate ministers descend in Harare for a crucial meeting occasioned by severe weather and extreme climate events which are exacerbating multiple stresses such as food insecurity and spread of diseases on the continent. …
Cotton farmers hold on to their crop, buyers yet to get licences May 23, 2014 in Business COTTON farmers in Zimbabwe are in a fix and holding on to their crop amid reports the Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) is yet to approve companies to start buying the crop. Tarisai MandizhaBusiness Reporter The development has left …
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Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreaks in Zimbabwe Posted on May 21, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via FMD Outbreaks in Zimbabwe Affect Cattle 20 May 2014 TheBeefSite ZIMBABWE – The Zimbabwean veterinary authorities have reported three new outbreaks of foot and mouth disease at various farms in Masvingo, affecting beef cattle of all ages under an extensive production system. The World …
Sugar output set to drop May 22, 2014 Business Production of sugar cane in Zimbabwe is projected to drop by three percent to 3,8 million tones this year due to a 12 percent decline in the area harvested, though the yield per hectare is expected to increase.The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation said the scenario …