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Nation on course to achieve maize target 0 September 20, 2021 6:42 PM Source: Nation on course to achieve maize target | Herald (Business) A combine harvester works on a maize field. GMB says maize deliveries have gone past 900 000 tonnes. Martin Kadzere-Senior Business Reporter Maize deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) have surpassed 900 …
Govt to fund coal-to-fertiliser plant construction 0 September 20, 2021 8:23 PM Source: Govt to fund coal-to-fertiliser plant construction | The Herald Fertiliser Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Government will provide funding for the establishment of the coal to fertiliser plant in Mkwasine in the 2022 national budget, Verify Engineering chief executive officer Mr Pedzisai Tapfumaneyi has said. The …
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CICs to promote e-agriculture: Potraz ByNewsday 20/9/2021 BY OBERT SIAMILANDU Community information centres (CIC) being commissioned in various parts of the country can promote e-agriculture, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has said. In his speech at the commissioning of the Rafingora CIC on Friday, Potraz director-general Gift Machengete said: “Rafingora is a …
Matabeleland livestock farmer with a difference The Herald 20/9/2021 Bulawayo Bureau For Mangwe-based farmer Mr Mkhulunyelwa Nkomo, routine one-by-one follow-ups on his 500 cattle is normal practice. Starting with 20 cattle in 2000, his dream was always to become a striving livestock farmer. Every year, he gets up to 200 calves and sells some …
Farmers decry inputs price increases The Herald 20/9/2021 Elita Chikwati-Senior Agriculture Reporter Farmers have complained over the continuous increase in inputs prices which they said will affect viability and also affect the 2021/22 summer cropping season. The farmers expressed concern that while the producer prices have remained the same, prices of inputs have been …
Rebranded Arda to drive rural industrialisation The Chronicle 20/9/2021 Nqobile Tshili, Business Reporter DRIVING rural industrialisation through use of latest technology and enhanced agricultural production are top priorities of the rebranded Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda). The State-owned enterprise has announced completion of a rebranding exercise aimed at repositioning the organisation to drive economic …
Villagers speak on game-changer irrigation model 0 September 18, 2021 6:22 AM Source: Villagers speak on game-changer irrigation model | The Herald Bubi Lupane Irrigation Scheme members yesterday weed a section of the irrigation scheme where President Mnangagwa will next week launch the Arda vision 2030 programme. — Picture: Eliah Saushoma Mashudu Netsianda Bulawayo Bureau FOR almost 10 years, …
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Govt buoyant as agric sector grows to US$7,8bn 0 September 19, 2021 10:30 AM Source: Govt buoyant as agric sector grows to US$7,8bn | Sunday Mail (Business) Business Reporter Government is optimistic agriculture will grow to more than US$8,2 billion within the next four years. The sector grew to a better-than-expected US$7,8 billion in the past 12 …
ARDA, the sleeping giant awakens The Herald 17/9/2021 Lovemore Chikova Development Dialogue The just-completed rebranding of the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) has helped re-align the authority’s work with the developmental aspirations being pursued by the New Dispensation. This dovetails with its robust transformational strategy that is gathering momentum. In fact, ARDA is no …
Accelerator model to transform rural life The Herald 17/9/2021 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter President Mnangagwa will next week launch the Agricultural Rural Development Authority (Arda) Vision 2030 accelerator model programme at Bubi Lupane Irrigation Scheme meant to stimulate rural industrialisation through agricultural development. This follows the launch last year of the National Development Strategy …