Category: Agriculture (archives)

Zimbabwe Food Supplies Better Despite Poor Harvest in Some Areas – FEWSNET http://www1.voanews.com FEWSNET said most households in rural areas are now through the peak hunger season and conditions should continue to improve through July as the annual maize harvest picks up and product flows into local markets Patience Rusere | Washington 07 April 2010 …

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Of the golden leaf, greenback and sex workers http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 03 April 2010 19:13 TWELVE years ago, war veterans went on a shopping binge after President Robert Mugabe was forced to dole out Z$50 000 to each of them as compensation for their role in the liberation struggle. They splashed moneyrecklessly on all manner of …

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Zimbabwe Dairy Industry Seen on Verge of Collapse Following Decade of Land Reform http://www1.voanews.com/ Zimbabwe’s national dairy herd is down to just 22,000 cows from 192,000 in 2000 when supporters of President Robert Mugabe started seizing white-ownedfarms Gibbs Dube & Loirdham Moyo | Washington 05 April 2010 Zimbabwe’s dairy industry has declined to the verge …

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Guruve farmers defy drought http://www.thestandard.co.zw Saturday, 27 March 2010 18:42 WHEN life became really tough, Mbuya Erica Chirimanyemba’s husband deserted her and went to live in Dande, leaving her to battle with perennial droughts in the Mashonaland Central District of Guruve. For eight years, Mbuya Chirimanyemba went through all sorts of struggles to make ends …

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Early planting critical By Elita Chikwati Crop yields can be improved by ensuring early establishment at the beginning of the season. The most important factor for successful crop establishment is to ensure maximum crop seed germination and emergence through early planting. The Agritex handbook on conservation farming states that early crop establishment is planting seed …

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Mugabe attacks Zimbabwe’s land reform again http://www.zimdaily.com/beta/news271338.html By TONGAI MUDIWA Published: Tuesday March 23, 2010 ZIMBABWE – HARARE – With signs increasing that the so-called third Chimurenga is unravelling dramatically, President Robert Mugabe last weekend attacked new farmers again for taking land when they knew they could not farm. ZimDaily understand this time Mugabe chose …

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Winter wheat faces power, fuel hitches Few farmers will this winter be able to produce wheat due to several challenges affecting the sector. Farmers have cited shortages of fuel and electricity for irrigation as their major challenges, while others say they don’t have working capital. Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers’ Union president Mr Wilson Nyabonda said though …

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