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Irrigation boost for Zaka Herald 7/8/2019 Sydney Mubaiwa in ZAKA Villagers here are set to benefit from five revived irrigation schemes expected to boost food security and household income in the drought-stricken district. The irigation schemes were rehabilitated by the Government in partnership with Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO). Zaka District Development Coordinator (DDC) …
Govt targets hemp export Herald 7/8/2019 Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa addresses members of the media during a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday. — (Picture by Justin Mutenda) Herald Reporter Government will repeal the law on cultivation and processing of cannabis specifically for medicinal and scientific purposes to allow production on …
ED declares drought national disaster Chronicle 7/8/2019 President Mnangagwa Fidelis Munyoro, Harare Bureau President Mnangagwa has declared the 2018/2019 El-Nino-induced drought a State of National Disaster, paving way for the launch of the Revised Zimbabwe Humanitarian Appeal yesterday by Government and the United Nations. Addressing the media on the 28th Cabinet Decision Making Matrix yesterday, …
BCC to cull horses, as it runs out of pasture By Newsday – August 6, 2019 By Nqobani Ndlovu THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resolved to cull nearly two dozen of its horses citing overpopulation and lack of pastures, a development likely to anger animal rights activists. The culling or killing of animals has often seen …
Eliminating rabies: Africa closer than ever? Herald 6/8/2019 Domestic dogs are the most common reservoir of rabies virus, with more than 99 percent of human deaths caused by dog-mediated rabies Roselyne Sachiti Features, Health and Society Editor On Friday August 2, Bulawayo City Council placed a public notice warning of the increase in the …
Small-scale dairy production could boost Zim’s milk output Herald 6/8/2019 Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor Supporting smallholder dairy farmers with information and knowledge could help make their production systems more competitive, helping to reduce poverty, raise nutrition levels and improve the livelihoods of rural people across the country. In addition to this, …
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Costs slow agric preps Herald 6/8/2019 (file) Prices of maize seed have skyrocketed with a 25kg packet going for as much $250 in some Harare retail outlets over the weekend Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Inputs uptake for the 2019-20 summer cropping season is still low with most farmers expected to turn to Government inputs …
Tobacco exempted from 2% tax 0 August 5, 2019 2:17 PM Source: Tobacco exempted from 2% tax | Newsday (National) Government has exempted the transactions done during the purchasing of the tobacco crop from paying the 2% tax in order to eliminate double taxation. BY MISHMA CHAKANYUKA Early this year, tobacco merchants suspended purchases of the …
Adapting African agriculture to climate change Sunday Mail 4/8/2019 Laura Tuck & Hafez Ghanem Climate change is already putting huge stress on Africa’s food production systems. And, according to projections, worse is coming. As ministers for agriculture from across the continent gather in Kigali for the Africa Food Security Leadership Dialogue (August 5 and August …
$2,8bn set aside for Command Agric Chronicle 5/8/2019 Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau Government has earmarked $2,8 billion for Command Agriculture, which will extend the facility by another year and result in the planting of 210 000 hectares of maize and 30 000 hectares of soyabeans during the 2019/20 summer cropping season. …