Category: Agriculture

Zimbabwe had a bumper harvest: what went right and what needs work  0  September 21, 2021 9:52 AM Zimbabwe’s 2021 bumper harvest is a welcome development but, it’s important to know what’s behind this success and what challenges remain. Source: Zimbabwe had a bumper harvest: what went right and what needs work shutterstock Eness Paidamoyo Mutsvangwa-Sammie, University of …

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AMA seeks funders for production contracts  0  September 21, 2021 4:21 PM Source: AMA seeks funders for production contracts | Herald (Business) Business Reporter THE Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has invited agribusinesses and other players that depend on agricultural raw materials to enter into production and marketing contracts with farmers for the oncoming season. AMA has called …

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Presidential Rural Poultry Scheme has all ingredients for success   The Herald 21/9/2021 Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight THE soon-to-be-rolled out Presidential Rural Poultry Scheme has success written all over it. Essentially, there are more reasons for it to succeed than fail on the part of the 1,8 million households participating in the pilot programme given that …

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Dam to usher Chivhu greenbelt   The Herald 21/9/2021 Victor Maphosa Mashonaland East Bureau THE construction of the Chivhu Dam which is set to transform the town and its surrounding areas into a greenbelt is on course with Government expressing progress made thus far notwithstanding setbacks caused by heavy rains and the Covid-19 pandemic. Upon …

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Byo Agric Show endures test of time The Chronicle 21/9/2021 YEAR 2021 has proved to be a very difficult one indeed. The show has had to be postponed three times due to Covid-19 lockdowns and has now finally taken place in September, five months behind normal schedule. Due to these uncertainties, the 2021 edition will …

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Govt makes sure irrigation schemes are fully productive The Chronicle 21/9/2021 Bubi Lupane Irrigation Scheme beneficiaries working on part of the wheat on the third section of the irrigation scheme where President Mnangagwa will launch the Arda vision 2030 programme in Lupane Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu GOVERNMENT has started employing managers for 450 irrigation schemes across the …

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Fight against effects of climate change requires an ‘‘all hands on deck’ approach The Chronicle 21/9/2021 Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent THE fight against the effects of climate change requires an ‘‘all hands on deck’’ approach. Lately, the country has been grappling with veld fires which have been wreaking havoc amid the shocking revelation that the …

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Poultry sector pleads for duty extension waiver The Chronicle 21/9/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter POULTRY producers have engaged the Government seeking another import duty extension waiver on hatching eggs from outside Sadc by an additional six months to March next year. Through Statutory Instrument (SI) 245 of 2020, the Government has been able to …

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AMA seeks funders for agric raw materials The Chronicle 21/9/2021 Business Reporter THE Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has invited agribusinesses and other players that depend on agricultural raw materials to enter into production and marketing contracts with farmers for the coming season. AMA has called for the contractors to secure at least 40 percent of …

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All in place for wheat harvesting  0  September 20, 2021 11:21 AM Source: All in place for wheat harvesting | The Herald Its time for farmers to check fitness of their combine harvesters as we approach winter wheat harvesting Elita Chikwati-Senior Agriculture Reporter Preparations for the harvesting of the 2021 winter wheat crop are in place with stakeholders …

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