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Colonial water regulations hit African smallholders     African governments must realign water laws to benefit small-scale growers The Herald 31/10/2018 Tom Collins Correspondent The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has released a report detailing how colonial-era water laws are unintentionally side-lining millions of smallholder farmers in Africa due to outdated water permit systems. According …

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Empower women farmers: Wadyajena     The Herald 31/10/2018 Herald Reporter Chairman of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Climate, Water and Rural Resettlement Cde Justice Mayor Wadyajena yesterday called for cheap inputs for smallholder farmers to boost productivity. He said there was need to empower women as they had the potential to transform …

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Grow small grains, Mbire folk urged     The Herald 31/10/2018 Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Settlement Minister Perrance Shiri has urged farmers in Mbire to adopt small grains which are drought resistant in the wake of rising temperatures and low rainfall in the area. Speaking in Kanyemba area, …

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Firm ploughs millions into wheat production     The Chronicle 31/10/2018 Business Reporter NORTHERN Farming Private Limited has invested US$16 million towards production of wheat and is targeting to harvest 47 000 metric tonnes this year. Northern Farming is a contract-farming company in Zimbabwe that provides inputs, working capital, agronomy and market linkage to selected …

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Tobacco earnings decline     The Chronicle 1/10/2018 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE has since the beginning of the year earned $544,1 million from tobacco exports reflecting a decrease of 2,2 percent from the comparable period in 2017. In a weekly bulletin for the period ended October 26, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board …

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Seed, fertiliser firms reduce prices     File picture of maize seed on sale. The Chronicle 31/10/2018 Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau SEED and fertiliser producers yesterday started reducing prices following Monday’s meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Briefing journalists after the Cabinet meeting yesterday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa confirmed the meeting. “After …

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Low levels of agric productivity costly for Govt: Paper     Low productivity in agriculture is compromising competitiveness of locally produced agro-products The Herald 30/10/2018 Business Reporter The low levels of productivity in the agricultural sector necessitated Government to pay unsustainable high producer prices that have resulted in budget deficits amounting to several billions of …

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Vet Dept begins $5m fencing of Gonarezhou     The Herald 30/10/2018 Tawanda Mangoma   in Mhlanguleni The Veterinary Services Department is erecting a $5 million electric fence around Gonarezhou National Park to minimise cases of human and wildlife conflict and the outbreak of diseases such as anthrax and foot and mouth. When The Herald toured …

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Farmers get 2 000t maize seed under Presidential scheme     The Herald 30/10/2018 Daniel Mhonda Mutare Correspondent ABOUT 2 051 tonnes of maize seed have so far been distributed to farmers in the seven districts of Manicaland under the Presidential Inputs Support Scheme for the 2018-19 cropping season. Manicaland provincial agricultural extension officer Mrs …

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Smallholder farmers as engines of economic growth     Mr Douglas Siziba of Enaleni Farm in Umguza inspects his crop which is ripe and ready for the market in this file picture The Chronicle 30/10/2018 Liam Condon GIVEN that there are over 5 000 languages worldwide, communication can sometimes still be very difficult. However, there …

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