Category: Agriculture (archives)

Standardisation, certification crucial for horticulture   30/6/2019 The Sunday Mail Trade Focus Allan Majuru The development of strong standards and quality assurance is a crucial cog in ensuring Zimbabwe horticulture players are competitive on the global market. Standards are a key element of the trade landscape, encompassing regulations set by either public or private bodies …

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Zimbabwe moves to keep a lid on maize prices after drought    30/6/2019 HARARE, June 28- Zimbabwe has banned farmers from selling maize to anyone other than the state Grain Market Board as the government moves to keep. Source: Zimbabwe moves to keep a lid on maize prices after drought – Nasdaq.com HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has …

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CSC meat gets tasty. . . revival shifts gear up    30/6/2019 Sunday Mail Golden SibandaSenior Reporter Government’s planned revival of giant meat processor — Cold Storage Company (CSC) — through Bousted Beef Zimbabwe, has reached an advanced stage following revelations that CSC recently received 2 000 herd of breeding cattle from South Africa. Its …

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Perence Shiri bans buying and selling of maize in Zimbabwe eDuzeNet 28/6/2019 The Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Retired Air Marshall Perence Shiri has enacted Statutory Instrument 145 of 2019 (Grain Marketing  Control of Sale of Maize Regulations, 2019) which bans the buying and selling of maize among unauthorized persons in …

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Firm explores US$6m citrus project   28/6/2019 The Herald Herald Reporter China Industrial International Group Zimbabwe has unveiled a US$6 million investment towards citrus fruit production in Zimbabwe that will go towards supporting local farmers. The investment will see the firm entering into joint ventures with local farmers and supporting them with inputs like fertiliser …

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ED calls for sustainable agric model   28/6/2019 The Herald Enacy Mapakame in VICTORIA FALLS President Mnangagwa has called for an agricultural model that mitigates climate change and implored young innovators and researchers to come up with solutions to boost output. While fielding questions from delegates at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) annual …

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Zimbabwe to receive US$102m farming equipment in two weeks   28/6/2019 Deputy Minister Vangelis Peter Haritatos The Chronicle Africa Moyo, Harare Bureau Zimbabwe is set to take delivery of farming equipment worth a combined US$102 million within two weeks from John Deere and Belarus, as Government deepens efforts to boost productivity and ensure food security.  This …

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New dam to benefit 146 displaced villagers      Source: New dam to benefit 146 displaced villagers – NewsDay Zimbabwe June 27, 2019 GOVERNMENT has relocated about 146 families in the Masomera area to pave way for the construction of Causeway Dam, about 30km outside Marondera. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA The villagers were given idle land in the vicinity …

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Bread shortage to persist  Tabitha Mutenga Features Editor Financial Gazette 26/6/2019  THE current bread shortages are expected to spill into 2020 af­ter the country failed to meet its wheat planting target of 75 000 hectares, government has said.  Zimbabwe is facing an acute short­age of bread, whose price nearly doubled yesterday to $7, 28, as …

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The Power of Dung: Biodigesters creating opportunities for farmers   27/6/2019 The Herald Katie Kennedy Freeman Correspondent For decades, clean cooking and specifically clean cooking technology, has been more of an energy thing.   Stoves are designed by engineers, promoted by Ministries of Energy and sold in the context of improving combustion for a cleaner cooking …

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