Category: Agriculture

Letters to the Editor: Environment protection and national security challenges    Chronicle 5/9/2019 Johnson Gonerenda, Correspondent The world over — the question of balance between equitable and sustainable resource exploitation has become central.  The emergence in our time of matters such as greenhouse carbon emissions and competing theories on global warming, its causes, effects and extent …

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Speedily craft Tugwi-Mukosi irrigation plan, Govt urged    Herald 4/9/2019 Minister Chadzamira George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Government has been urged to speedily craft the Tugwi-Mukosi irrigation master plan to enable communities in Masvingo to start benefiting from idle water in Zimbabwe’s largest inland water body. The call comes as concerns continue to grow across the …

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Byo dam levels drop 42%    Chronicle 4/9/2019 The Bulawayo City Council Nqobile Tshili,Chronicle Reporter  BULAWAYO’s dam levels have dropped to 42 percent at a time when water consumption has drastically increased above daily limits after council suspended the water shedding exercise in July. The Bulawayo City Council has since warned that it might be …

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Cost of farming skyrockets By Newsday September 3, 2019 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI FARMERS have painted a gloomy picture for the upcoming 2019/20 agricultural season due to the high cost of inputs and electricity shortages, among other challenges, raising fears of yet another crippling drought next year. Farmers who spoke to NewsDay said the season looks bleak, …

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Appeal for dam at Cashel Valley Herald 3/9/2019   Cde Sacco Takunda Maodza Manicaland Bureau Chief CHIMANIMANI East legislator Cde Joshua Sacco has proposed the construction of a dam at Cashel Valley, as the irrigation scheme at the estate is on the verge of collapsing owing to climate change and global warming. Cde Sacco has …

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Rushinga attracts investors   Herald 3/9/2019  Some of the commercial activities the district is well known for include cattle fattening, goat rearing and marketing Cletus Mushanawani Mashonaland Central Bureau Chief RUSHINGA Rural District Council, which made its debut exhibition at the just-ended Zimbabwe Agricultural Show in Harare, is now reaping the rewards as several entities …

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Cottco targets large-scale farmers    Herald 3/9/2019 Mr Pious Manamike Martin Kadzere and Patrick Chitumba The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe has started engaging commercial farmers as it seeks to grow production of cotton, managing director Mr Pious Manamike said. Currently, the majority of growers are small-scale, producing an average of a hectare. Speaking during Midlands …

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Chronic illness sufferers face nutrition challenge  Chronicle 3/9/2019   A man tends to a nutrition garden in this file photo Nqobile Tshili, Features Reporter ZIMBABWE is facing a drought which at its peak will result in approximately 5,5 million people in rural areas and 2,2 million urban dwellers being food insecure. The drought is a …

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Leather industry players form new association  Chronicle 3/9/2019   Prof Mthuli Ncube Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business Reporter TANNERS and leather product manufacturers have formed a new association with a view to effectively lobby Government to enact policies aimed at growing the industry. Tanners Footwear Leather Manufacturers of Zimbabwe (TAFLZ) chairperson, Mr Arnold Britten, confirmed the …

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Fuel prices go down   Chronicle 3/9/2019  Mr Eddington Mazambani Natasha Kokai/Yeukai Tazira, Harare Bureau THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) yesterday announced a reduction in fuel prices due to the FOB (Free on Board) price movements and the revised duty regime. Blend, which was at $10.01, is now $9.86 while diesel now costs $10.25 …

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