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Tobacco deliveries surpass target 9/7/2019 The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Tobacco deliveries have surpassed the national projected production target of 185,7 million kilogrammes, with farmers having delivered 211 million kilogrammes since the marketing season started in March. A record 252 million kilogrammes was delivered to the market during the 2017 marketing season. Statistics …
Bread supplies to improve 9/7/2019 The Chronicle Harare Bureau Bread supplies are set to improve in the coming days following the arrival of 19 000 tonnes of wheat which was bonded in Beira. The wheat was released after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe paid US$7 million last week. The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe …
Gwenhoro Dam running dry: Zinwa 8/7/2019 The Herald Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent A potential water disaster is looming in Gweru amid indications that main potable water supplier, Gwenhoro Dam, is now at 18 percent capacity and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) is on the verge of decommissioning the main water source. The dire …
Manicaland tops in livestock production 8/7/2019 The Herald Ellen Chasokela Herald Reporter Manicaland has registered a remarkable increase in cattle and goat production in the 2018/2019 season, a crop and livestock assessment report has revealed. The overall number of cattle is 5 774 525 and 4 360 838 goats for 2018/2019 season compared to …
Agriculture funds underutilised 7/7/2019 The Chronicle Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement utilised only $4 million from the $24 million it received from Treasury for irrigation rehabilitation due to lack of capacity to implement its programmes. The Ministry also failed to develop and maintain 10 000 hectares …
Revisiting the Beitbridge-Harare highway 5/7/2019 Independent The state of the Beitbridge-Harare highway is now a cause for concern as the number of human fatalities grows by each day due to deadly accidents in the narrow strip that links Zimbabwe and South Africa. The latest accident along the busy highway being the collision of a …
Electricity tariffs hike looms Source: Electricity tariffs hike looms – NewsDay Zimbabwe July 5, 2019 By Staff Reporter Government says it will soon review electricity tariffs to reflect costs because current charges are no longer sustainable. Zimbabwe is currently facing its worst power shortages in years after low water levels at Kariba Dam forced the power …
Poultry industry makes giant strides 6/7/2019 Lynn Munjanja Herald ReporterThe broiler industry has recorded phenomenal growth since 2009 from 18 million chicks yielding 26 000 tonnes per annum to 91 million chicks yielding 143 000 tonnes as at last year. This came out during a meeting held at ART Farm in Harare on Thursday.Poultry …
Zim food crisis looms as wheat flour shortages continue 7/7/2019 Reports of an armed gang robbing a bread truck during a delivery in Harare, and making off with 500 loaves of bread, has focused attention on the plight of Zimbabweans who are facing severe hunger. This followed earlier reports that the largest bakery in …
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Support agriculture, businesses told 4/7/2019 The Herald Enacy Mapakame Zimbabwe needs to invest more in agro-based businesses as it pushes for the implementation of the National Industrial Development Policy as well as the attainment of the 2030 goal of becoming an upper middle income economy. Only four African countries rank among the upper middle …