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GMB failing the nation Posted on December 12, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ via GMB failing the nation | The Financial Gazette by Maggie Mzumara 12 Dec 2013 THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) is not what it should be with silos not storing enough grain for the nation.Neither is it performing as …
You are here: Home > Dairy sector pushes for protectionism Dairy sector pushes for protectionism December 11, 2013 in Business, Markets …as competition bites CUT-THROAT competition in the dairy processing industry has forced local players to submit a paper to the government proposing to be shielded from the influx of cheap products. BERNARD MPOFU,ACTING BUSINESS EDITOR Currently the industry …
Tokwe-Mukosi project misses deadline GODFREY MTIMBA • 11 DECEMBER 2013 8:52AM • 0 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services0 MASVINGO – Government has again failed to meet its deadline to complete the Tokwe-Mukosi Dam project by end of November. The project, dogged by …
‘We don’t support invasion of dairy farms’ | The Herald Posted on December 4, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 9 Comments ↓ via ‘We don’t support invasion of dairy farms’ | The Herald December 4, 2013 GOVERNMENT is against the invasion of dairy farms as this has resulted in decreased milk production, forcing the country to rely on South Africa for supplies, Agriculture, Mechanisation …
‘Decision on white dairy farmers in national interest’ Posted on December 4, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 9 Comments ↓ via ‘Decision on white dairy farmers in national interest’ December 4, 2013 NewsDay Former Midlands governor Cephas Msipa said the decision to allow some white dairy white farmers to keep their properties and to continue production in the Midlands was out of national interest. …
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Participatory organic farming, training in Chaseyama November 30, 2013 in News I FIRST met Julious Piti and his wife, Taurai Mutembedzi, at their home in Chaseyama in October 2011. To arrive at the Piti family property provides a surprising contrast to the dry and dusty valley that surrounds it. This is a 14-hectare permaculture site …
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Fake seed floods market in Mbare Posted on December 1, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via Fake seed floods market in Mbare December 1, 2013 The Standard AN influx of fake maize seed and fertiliser has hit the market as black market traders seek to cash in during the planting season, The Standard has established. As has become the norm every …
Zanu PF-aligned firm fleeces rural farmers Posted on November 28, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via Zanu PF-aligned firm fleeces rural farmers 27/11/2013 NewZimbabwe A COMPANY owned by a Zanu PF activist is embroiled in a bitter wrangle with thousands of farmers countrywide over failure to provide them with inputs through contract farming. Rural farmers allege Nelson Mahupete’s NELMA Holdings approached …
COP19 Outcomes Introduction COP19 ended in Warsaw, Poland on the 23rd of November after intense negotiations. The final segment of the Conference ran well into the night on Saturday following 38 hours of non-stop negotiations. Although some progress was made on the agriculture negotiations many believed much more could have been done. Notable progress was …
Cut down on deforestation CATHY BUCKLE • 27 NOVEMBER 2013 8:01AM • 1 COMMENT SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services1 HARARE – Ask a dispossessed white Zimbabwean farmer how many cords of wood you need to cure a hectare of tobacco and he’ll shake …