Category: Agriculture (archives)

Why building resilience of smallholder farmers matters     The Herald 12/10/2018 Sifelani Tsiko Senior Writer The frequency of droughts is increasing here in Zimbabwe and most other southern African countries. Successive years of dry conditions have depleted household resources and disrupted crop and livestock-based livelihoods, constraining access to food and income for many people relying …

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War veteran excels in strawberry farming     The Herald 12/10/2018 Mash Central Correspondent A GURUVE war veteran and highly decorated retired Zimbabwe National Army major has excelled in strawberry farming in Mashonaland Central. Having started two years ago with only 35 plants, Cde Fellow Chivhenge, who is an A1 plot holder at Number 22, …

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Wheat harvesting intensifies in Masvingo     The Herald 12/10/2018 Masvingo Bureau Harvesting of wheat has intensified here, with the province expecting to produce nearly 1 500 tonnes. Farmers are racing against time to ensure they finish harvesting before the rainy season. The hectarage put under wheat in the province dropped by 50 percent this …

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200ha to be put under irrigation in Kanyemba     The Herald 12/10/2018 Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement’s Irrigation Department in Mashonaland Central has started developing 200 hectares of communal land to put it under irrigation in Kanyemba area in Mbire District. Submitting his report in …

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Coal use key to tobacco sector growth     The Herald 12/10/2018 Africa Moyo Senior Business Reporter The use of coal as an alternative source of energy for curing is critical to the growing of tobacco in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner, Government has said. Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) board chairperson Mrs Monica …

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Outrage as fertiliser prices spike     The Herald Mike Tome  Herald Reporter The 2018 /19 agricultural season is looking bleak as prices of fertiliser have drastically shot up beyond the reach of many, farmer organisations warned yesterday.  The farmers have not been spared from the current wave of price hikes and would suffer the brunt …

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CSC courts new investor, seeks Govt approval     Cold Storage Company plant in Bulawayo The Chronicle 11/10/2018 Nqobile Tshili, Business Correspondent THE Cold Storage Company (CSC) has shortlisted a new potential investor to assist in resuscitating the troubled firm and is awaiting Government approval to implement the deal, an official has said. In the …

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Know your role in veld fire management     The Herald 10/10/2018 Veld fires have become one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time, causing so much destruction to Zimbabwe’s natural resources, property and human life. In the past decade, 104 lives have been lost as a result of veld fires during the dry …

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Banana farmers hail Practical Action     The Herald 10/10/2018 Manicaland Bureau BANANA farmers in Honde Valley have applauded a non-profit making organisations working in their area for facilitating trade relations with buyers of their produce. The farmers have been for long crying foul and complaining over buyers who manipulate prices and engage in unscrupulous …

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Youth interest in agriculture must be supported     The Herald 10/10/2018 Sifelani Tsiko Senior Writer In  Zimbabwe and most other African countries, it is increasingly becoming difficult to convince the “Facebook generation” to take up agriculture both as a job and a business. Many of our youth complain that agriculture is hard and less …

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