Category: Agriculture

Massive prize on offer for Intwasa programme winners Chronicle 25/11/2020   Dr Anxious Masuka Mkhululi Ncube, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has come up with a national competition for the Intwasa/Pfumvudza Climate Proof Programme to spur farmers into high productivity for a bumper harvest in the 2020-2021 farming season. The Government introduced the Intwasa/ Pfumvudza concept, a …

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Heavy rains expected 24/11/2020    Herald Reporter Heavy storms coupled with localised heavy downpours, strong winds and lightning are expected across the country until Saturday, following the storms across the southern, western and central areas yesterday. The Meteorological Services Department (MSD), in conjunction with the Department of Civil Protection, has put out an alert with …

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Wheat deliveries up three-fold The Sunday Mail 22/11/2020 Wallace Ruzvidzo Sunday Mail Correspondent WHEAT deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) have risen three-fold to more than 151 000 tonnes this year compared to the 46 000 tonnes delivered by this time last year. The grain utility is receiving over 4 000 tonnes of the …

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3 000 new tractors by next year: Minister 22/11/2020 The Sunday Mail Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Chief A TOTAL of 3000 new tractors are expected to be imported into the country by next year as Government continues to boost the agriculture sector, a Cabinet Minister has said. Speaking during the launch of the Zunde ra …

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Government to clear $1,5billion cotton arrears The Chronicle 24/11/2020 Midlands Bureau Chief GOVERNMENT has pledged to clear $1,5 billion owed to cotton farmers by ginners in the next few weeks as it intensifies support for the sector to ensure increased output. Over 60 percent of cotton inputs have so far been distributed to depots across …

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Parliament acts on mining activities along rivers Chronicle 24/11/2020   Rumbidzayi Zinyuke, Manicaland Bureau Parliament is seeking to come up with sustainable solutions to the rampant mining activities happening along rivers across the country that are having a negative impact on food production. The interventions are expected to help restore the source of livelihoods of …

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SA’s Musina SEZ counts on Zim for resources  0  November 24, 2020 2:03 AM Source: SA’s Musina SEZ counts on Zim for resources | Herald (Business) Lindiwe Sisulu Business Writer South Africa will look to Zimbabwe for resources for its proposed Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and this might include transfer of water from dams such as …

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Unlocking goat potential in Zim through going back to basics  0  November 21, 2020 3:10 PM Source: Unlocking goat potential in Zim through going back to basics – NewsDay Zimbabwe IN a recent newspaper report, President Emmerson Mnangagwa made some insightful remarks about the potential of goat farming to building a new, shared and uplifting economy in Zimbabwe. …

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KILLING THE HOLY GHOST How the Musina-Makhado SEZ will parch the people of Zimbabwe By Kevin Bloom• 19 November 2020  From left, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa (Photos: Gallo Images / Deaan Vivier | EPA-EFE / Zhang Ling / Xinhua) | EPA-EFE / Aaron Ufumeli)  Less Four Zim dams …

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Govt on high alert as deadly poultry virus looms NewsDay 20/11/2020 THE Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) has urged farmers to be on high alert for outbreaks of the H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) following reports that the contagious disease was detected in European countries over the past week. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI The deadly …

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