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325 000 cotton growers receive inputs The Herald 28/11/2018 Business Reporter Nearly 325 000 cotton growers have received inputs under the Government’s Free Inputs Scheme meant to help vulnerable communities and prop up production. The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe, which is administering the programme said 324 517 farmers had already received some inputs …
Government forges ahead with massive pecan nut project The Chronicle 28/11/2018 Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT is forging ahead with the massive pecan nut project at Arda Balu Estate in Umguza district, Matabeleland North, as the country aims to tap the growing export market for the commercial crop. Last year, the Agricultural and …
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Drought-stricken Zimbabwe at impasse: Grow maize or not? – Zimbabwe Situation 28/11/2018 FEATURE-Drought-threatened Zimbabwe faces a quandary: Grow maize or not?By Lungelo Ndhlovu Ezimnyama – As Zimbabwe’s farmers head to the fields to plant, the country is facing yet another dry growing season, meteorologists predict. But that has not persuaded Sikhathele Sibanda to grow …
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Practise conservative farming, Mbire folk told The Herald 27/11/2018 Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement deputy minister Cde Douglas Karoro has urged people in Mbire District to practise conservative farming to achieve better yields and preserve the environment. Speaking at Chitsungo Mission Hospital recently Cde Karoro said some …
10km Tugwi-Mukosi access road complete The Herald 27/11/2018 George Maponga Masvingo Bureau A Chinese company has completed the tarring of an access road to Tugwi-Mukosi Dam in a project that chewed more than $7 million and is billed to precipitate inflow of visitors to Zimbabwe’s largest inland water body. Government awarded the contract …
Govt sows seeds of agric prosperity The Herald 27/11/2018 Business Reporter Government plans to boost agricultural production through facilitation of farmers’ partnerships with financial institutions, rolling out revised 99-year leases and dealing with price distortions, according to Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube. His pronouncements buttresses President Mnangagwa’s declaration that the country’s …
Light showers, warmer temperatures this week Nokuthaba Nkomo • 26 November 2018 10:24AM • 0 comments Daily News HARARE – In its latest weather update, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) says the country should expect light rainfall showers and warmer temperatures this week. MSD forecaster James Ngoma said Matabeleland North, northern areas of the Midlands, Bulawayo …
Agro-forestry vital for climate change mitigation – NewsDay Zimbabwe 26/11/2018 Communities need to be conscientised on the role of agro-forestry for sustainable development. Guest Column: Peter Makwanya Planting a tree, even just for the sake of it, has not been the people’s favourite past time as they normally tend to labour to even …
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Stagger planting, farmers advised The Herald 24/11/2018 Nesia Mhaka Herald Reporter The Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) has urged farmers to stagger planting dates in order to increase their chances of achieving meaningful yields as weather experts have predicted normal to below normal rainfall this season. ZFU director Mr Paul Zakariya yesterday said farmers …
Parly grills GMB top brass The Herald 26/11/2018 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) management was grilled by Parliament yesterday for failing to follow correct procedures when disposing of property and under-grade grain. The parastatal’s management appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural …