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Arda to revamp irrigation schemes 0 January 15, 2022 8:44 AM Source: Arda to revamp irrigation schemes | Theindependent (Zimbabwe) With irrigation systems there are better chances of a good harvest. KUDZAI KUWAZA STATE-owned enterprise Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) is looking to intensify irrigation on its estates in the New Year as it completes its …
Ethanol producers fail to meet demand 0 January 15, 2022 8:50 AM Source: Ethanol producers fail to meet demand | Theindependent (Zimbabwe) BY FIDELIS MHLANGA/TINASHE KAIRIZA/MELODY CHIKONO THE country’s two ethanol producers, Green Fuel and Ethanol Fuel Company of Zimbabwe (EFCZ) are failing to produce enough ethanol forcing energy authorities to drastically reduce the petrol blending ratio …
GMB pays $60bn to maize, wheat farmers 0 January 16, 2022 9:37 AM Source: GMB pays $60bn to maize, wheat farmers | Sunday Mail Wallace Ruzvidzo Sunday Mail Correspondent THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has paid a total of $60 billion to maize and wheat farmers for deliveries made during the 2021-2022 marketing season, as the parastatal …
Dairy sector eyes US$2bn target 0 January 16, 2022 10:34 AM Source: Dairy sector eyes US$2bn target | Sunday Mail Business Reporter The dairy industry is rolling out robust initiatives and investments to grow the sector to US$1,9 billion in value by 2025. It comes after the Government last year unveiled the Livestock Growth Plan, which is …
News in depth: Tobacco contractor short-changes farmers amid bribery scam involving scribes 0 January 16, 2022 11:48 AM Source: News in depth: Tobacco contractor short-changes farmers amid bribery scam involving scribes | The Standard (Zimbabwe Stories) BY NYARADZO NYERE Contract tobacco farming provides an allure to poorly resourced farmers in Zimbabwe, but then, contractors are short-changing thousands …
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Polish hemp varieties lead grain and fiber trials in North Dakota Henola growing in fields at Bożnowice, a village in Lower Silesia, Poland. POSTED BY: HEMPTODAY® JANUARY 5, 2022 Two Polish hemp varieties were top performers again in this year’s research trials by North Dakota State University’s (NDSU) Carrington Research Extension Center. Henola, which is grown for …
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Two hemp compounds show promise in fighting covid-19 virus POSTED BY: HEMPTODAY® JANUARY 13, 2022 Two compounds present in industrial hemp show the ability to prevent the virus that causes covid-19 from entering human cells, according to researchers in Oregon. “These cannabinoid acids are abundant in hemp and in many hemp extracts,” said Richard van Breemen, a …
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Cannabis helps fight off Covid-19 virus The Herald 14/1/2022 Cape TOWN. – New research at Oregon State University (OSU) has found that hemp compounds, identified via a chemical screening technique invented at the institution, show the ability to prevent the virus that causes Covid-19 from entering human cells. Hemp, known scientifically as Cannabis sativa, …
‘Agric will power people out of poverty’ The Herald 14/1/2022 Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement, Dr Anxious Masuka Victor Maphosa in Hwedza AGRICULTURE is the vehicle which can be used in uplifting Zimbabweans out of poverty and powering the nation towards attaining Vision 2030, Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development …
Floods wreak havoc as downpours persist The Herald 14/1/2022 Herald Reporters The persistent rains falling countrywide have seen the usual seasonal flooding in some areas and blocked drains in urban areas. The rainy season started late, but since New Year rain has been falling persistently in many areas with the Meteorological Services Department forecasting more, …