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Cold spell to clear on Thursday but don’t put away your jackets, it will be back on Sunday! The Chronicle 19/10/2021 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE cold spell accompanied by a light drizzle being experienced in most parts of the country is expected to persist until tomorrow. Members of the public have been urged to …
Rains drench Harare’s CBD The Herald 19/10/2021 CAUGHT FLAT-FOOTED . . . People scurry for cover as rains hit Harare’s central business district (CBD) yesterday afternoon Senior Agriculture Reporter The country experienced thunderstorms and light rains in some areas yesterday and most people in the Central Business District of Harare were caught unawares. The Meteorological …
Continue producing cotton, farmers urged The Herald 19/10/2021 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Remaining cotton payments will be released soon as the Finance and Economic Development Ministry released $500 million last week with more to follow. The Government said it was making it a priority to pay the outstanding dues and ensure a smooth transition from …
Amarula value addition plant on verge of completion An amarula processing and value-addition plant that is taking shape at Rutenga Dry Port in Mwenezi. The Herald 19/10/2021 George Maponga in Masvingo The Second Republic is forging ahead with its thrust to industrialise rural areas in line with its Vision 2030 with a $50 million Amarula …
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Biodiversity and climate change: why tree planting schemes may not be the answer 0 October 18, 2021 4:55 PM Source: Biodiversity and climate change: why tree planting schemes may not be the answer | zimbabweland The first phase of the delayed Biodiversity Convention of the Parties (COP15) ended last week. There has been much talk of linking the …
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‘The success of hemp for textiles will be linked to the flax industry’ Dirk Van Puyvelde of ValTech engineering group. POSTED BY: HEMPTODAY® OCTOBER 18, 2021 INTERVIEW: Dirk Van Puyvelde is co-owner and technical and innovation manager at the Belgian companies Cretes (CREative TEchnical Solutions), a maker of straw and fiber processing machines, and Union NV SA, which makes …
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Govt projects 10% growth in agric sector – NewsDay Zimbabwe 18/10/2021 BY FREEMAN MAKOPA GOVERNMENT has projected a 10% growth in the agricultural sector during the 2021/22 farming season, an official has said. Agriculture has been contributing 34% to Zimbabwe’s gross domestic product (GDP), and Lands and Agriculture deputy minister Douglas Karoro said despite the …
How climate backlog is hindering resilient efforts in Zim – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 18/10/2021 By Peter Makwanya ZIMBABWE, like any other developing country that relies mainly on external funding for its resilience building efforts, is weighed down heavily by the baggage of unfinished climate action and restructuring efforts. As climate change adaptations require multi-sectoral …
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Young Namibians seeks to transform agriculture The Herald 18/10/2021 Many young farmers are breaking barriers through agricultural innovation. The Herald WINDHOEK. — Young Namibians are abandoning traditional ways of farming and adopting unconventional agricultural methods to transform food systems in Namibia. At his village in the Omusati region in the northern part of Namibia, Otto …
‘Police councils to protect farmers’ The Herald 18/10/2021 Conrad Mupesa–Mash West Bureau ENVIRONMENTAL Management Agency (EMA) should strictly police rural district councils’ environment control approaches to safeguard farmers’ properties, Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo has said. His clarion call came at the background that some local councils were collecting tax and …