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Looters run riot at sugar giant – The Zimbabwe Independent 30/4/2021 BY GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA A SYNDICATE comprising powerful politicians, bankers and workers looted hundreds of thousands of dollars from the agro-industrial giant Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe (THZ) after an attempt to launch a crucial project collapsed a few years ago, an audit report seen by the Zimbabwe …
Keeping soils alive and healthy is key to sustain life on our planet Home News Keeping soils alive and healthy is key to sustain life on our planet Posted on April, 26, 2021 at 08:46 am The Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) drew …
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Africa: Agriculture Will Make or Break Africa’s Free Trade Home News Africa: Agriculture Will Make or Break Africa’s Free Trade Posted on April, 30, 2021 at 09:28 am The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds the potential to lift millions of people out of poverty and end chronic food insecurity in Africa. However, its …
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RATIN | News | Africa cashew nut farmers not reaping benefits EAGC RATIN2-2 minutes The three million African farmers who supply most of the world’s cashew nuts aren’t cashing in on the booming demand due to a lack of processing facilities, a UN body said on Friday. World production and trade in raw cashew nuts …
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Loss of wetlands spells disaster for Harare’s future water supply Herald 30/4/2021 It boggles the mind that Harare has lost half of its wetlands in the last decade, a move that has reduced delivery of clean water due to siltation of supply dams in turn leading to higher costs of water production. Blessings Chidhakwa-Municipal …
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Firm pays castor bean farmers US$550 000 Herald 30/4/2021 Oil Castor pays farmer for farming castor beans. Bulawayo Bureau BIO-TECHNOLOGY firm, Oil Castor, says it has spent US$550 000 out of the US$1,2 million it set aside to pay local castor bean farmers for their deliveries. The firm runs a programme where rural castor bean …
Production costs affect dairy farmers Herald 30/4/2021 Precious Manomano-Herald Reporter Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) has expressed concern over high cost of supplementary feeding, saying this has weighed down the industry. Speaking during the Dairy Sector Strategic Planning Workshop in Harare, ZADF chairperson Mr Kudzai Chirima said the cost associated with producing milk …
Tongaat Hulett’s share price tanks nearly 20pc Herald 30/4/2021 Sugar producer Tongaat Hulett’s share price slumped nearly 20 percent following a shareholder announcement that its debt reduction milestones have been adjusted to avoid an event of default. Tongaat yesterday released a shareholder update on its debt restructuring process. The share price which opened at …
TIMB appoints new CEO Chronicle 30/4/2021 Dr Andrew Matibiri Business Reporter THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has appointed Mr Meanwell Gudu as its new chief executive officer replacing Dr Andrew Matibiri who has retired. Mr Gudu’s appointment is with effect from April 14. In a statement, TIMB chairman Mr Patrick Devinish said …