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Zimbabwe rainy season coming to an end eDuzeNet Bulawayo24 5.3.2019 The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has forecasted that there will be no more substantial rains as the summer season comes to an end this month. With the bulk of the maize and other crops like soya beans showing clear signs of moisture stress owing to …
Bio-fuel projects remain redundant – NewsDay Zimbabwe 5/3/2019 BY TONDERAYI MATONHO The long fuel queues being experienced across the country coupled with shortages of critical energy needs like electricity indicate mammoth challenges facing Zimbabwe, despite the abundance of alternative energy options available. The bane of not only facing biting fuel shortages and other energy …
Guruve residents urge govt to increase food handouts – NewsDay Zimbabwe 5/3/2019 BY SIMBARASHE SITHOLE AS HUNGER stalks communities in Guruve, Mashonaland Central province, following poor rains this season, hundreds of families converged at Mushoshoma Secondary School and Kadzimwenje in Bakasa ward 20, Guruve North constituency on Sunday and yesterday to receive 600 bags …
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Relief for Matepatepa farmers 5/3/2019 The Herald Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau The rehabilitation of Bindura-Matepatepa Road by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development is set to bring relief to farmers in the area who have been failing to take their produce to the market and the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) due to …
GMAZ to mobilise $80m for wheat contract farming 5/3/2019 The Herald Michael Tome Business Reporter GRAIN Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has appointed National Wheat Contract Farming Committee (NWCFC), a technical committee to lead the winter wheat contract farming for the next three years. The NWCFC appointment is a private sector response to Finance …
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Zimbabwe Food Security Outlook, February to September 2019 – Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Situation 5/3/2019 Source: Zimbabwe Food Security Outlook, February to September 2019 – Zimbabwe | ReliefWeb Late and below-normal rains and economic hardships expected to impact poor household food access Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) acute food insecurity outcomes are expected across most typical …
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Antiquated equipment cripples agric sector 4/3/2019 Source: Antiquated equipment cripples agric sector | Daily News Zimbawe’s agricultural sector needs massive retooling to increase production as it is still relying on antiquated equipment. Farming experts said as long as the situation remains like this, the sector’s capacity to produce more will be constrained, leading to an …
Hunger stalks Zimbabwe’s urbanites as 1,5 million face starvation Standard 3/3/2019 Mark Lowcock, UN under secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief, visiting the densely populated Epworth suburb, where he met with families in need. News in depth BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA A staggering 1,5 million Zimbabweans living in urban areas are facing severe food …
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Farmers accrue huge losses 4/3/2019 The Herald Manicaland Bureau Tobacco farmers in Manicaland are likely to accrue huge losses, as the quality of their crop was adversely compromised by the intense mid-season drought. Tobacco productivity in the province is at high risk due to limited and unreliable rainfall. The province received poor rains and …
Cattle face pasture shortages 4/3/2019 The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi More than 250 000 head of cattle confronted with depleted pastures in Chiredzi have received a timely boost after the district received 250mm of rainfall during the past two weeks. In an interview with The Herald last week, Chiredzi District Civil Protection Committee …