Category: Agriculture

Millers favour dialogue to court process over grain trading    Chronicle 15/8/2019 Minister Perrance Shiri Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Grain Millers’ Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says the milling industry will not participate in the ongoing litigation against Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri seeking to set aside Statutory Instrument 145 …

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Zim’s beef exports ambitions an illusion  0 August 12, 2019 5:05 AM Source: Zim’s beef exports ambitions an illusion – NewsDay Zimbabwe August 10, 2019 BY GERALD MUTSVAIRO ZIMBABWE’S chances of tapping into the lucrative European Union (EU) beef market are being dampened by low production and a myriad of diseases plaguing the sector. Zimbabwe used to be …

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Groundwater reserves resilient to climate change  0 August 12, 2019 1:38 PM Source: Groundwater reserves resilient to climate change | The Herald 12 AUG, 2019 Accessed through wells, boreholes and springs, groundwater is so valuable because it can be found almost anywhere and is generally high quality. Mark O.Cuthbert & Richard Taylor Correspondents Ground water reserves in Africa …

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First seed grading plant for Glendale  1 August 14, 2019 1:16 PM Source: First seed grading plant for Glendale | The Herald 14 AUG, 2019 Deputy Minister Karoro Daniel Chigunwe Seed Co Ltd (Zimbabwe Division) biggest seed producer, Mr Len Smit, is setting up the first seed grading plant in Glendale, Mashonaland Central Province to improve the state …

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There is no reason why we keep starving By Newsday – August 8, 2019 EDITORIAL COMMENT IT is heartening at this critical point in time that we have some very close friends out there who keep remembering us and have pledged to find us the US$500 million in food aid we need to help some more than …

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Farmers get new lease of life By Newsday – August 8, 2019 BY PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZI GWERU — When maize farming, which had been a lucrative enterprise for many years, ceased to be profitable due to a number of challenges, Francisca Paramu of Umsungwe Block in Vungu Rural District Council thought she was down and out. From as …

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Govt urges private sector to fund farmers    Herald 8/8/2019 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Government has called upon the private sector to complement its efforts of revitalising the agriculture sector by contracting farmers to produce raw materials for their industries, rather than depending on imports. This was said by Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural …

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Pay back Command Agric loans: Minister   Herald 8/8/2019  Minister Mavhunga Lawrence Chitumba Mashonaland Central Correspondent Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Monica Mavhunga has urged farmers who got money from the Command Agriculture Programme to repay the loans to facilitate rotation of the funds. She said the programme, which was introduced by …

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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Drought mitigation measures to avert starvation    Chronicle 8/8/2019 ZIMBABWE’s food security situation remains dire due to the El-Nino induced drought which has resulted in the country harvesting less than 50 percent of average annual production of maize spawning a severe depletion of the nation’s strategic grain reserves.  Government estimates the maize harvest …

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Govt approves industrial cannabis production By Newsday – August 7, 2019 By Everson Mushava President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government yesterday approved the production of industrial hemp to be used to source for foreign currency and produce fuel. Briefing the media after yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the benefits of the industrial hemp included production of …

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