Category: Agriculture

Gvt launches farm machinery and irrigation facility for colleges Herald 19/8/2021 Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement Permanent Secretary Dr John Bhasera (left) and Mashonaland East Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Senator Aplonia Munzverengwi at the launch of the farm machinery facility for colleges at Kushinga Phikelela College yesterday …

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Govt, UN dialogue to strengthen food systems The Herald 18/8/2021 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement and the United Nations have held the National Food Systems Dialogue (stage 3) to come up with solutions to challenges affecting food production and accessibility in the country. The stage …

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Meikles reaffirms plans to unbundle Tanganda Herald 19/8/2021 Tanganda is now in a strong financial position and set to independently sustain its operations. Nelson Gahadza-Senior Business Reporter MEIKLES Limited has reaffirmed its intention to unbundle the agricultural business, Tanganda Tea Company Limited, from the group and list it separately on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). …

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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Tobacco industry needs to keep moving forward   The Herald 19/8/2021 The transformation of the Zimbabwean tobacco industry over the last two decades, with the accompanying growth in the sector and the increase in exports, has been a national success story combining the private sector, a semi-independent regulator set up by Government, and …

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Lake Gwayi-Shangani project shaping out nicely The Chronicle 18/8/2021 Construction progress at Gwayi-Shangani-Dam (Picture courtesy of ZINWA) Business reporter CONCRETE placement is on-going at the Lake Gwayi-Shangani project in Matabeleland North Province as the Government races to meet project completion deadline by December this year. The Government renamed the massive project from a “dam” to …

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Zim commodity exchange takes off The Chronicle 19/8/2021 Harare Bureau FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday launched the Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX), an agricultural commodities trading platform with automated electronic warehousing and receipting capabilities. The ZMX was designed to curb warehousing and price discovery challenges relating to farm commodities, which local farmers …

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Farmers warned against complacency in dipping cattle  0  August 18, 2021 3:44 PM Source: Farmers warned against complacency in dipping cattle | Herald (Top Stories) Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The Department of Veterinary Services DVS) has warned farmers against complacency in dipping cattle as this will result in an increase in tick-borne diseases cases and deaths. …

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Tobacco farmers urged to start registering for 2021/22 season  0  August 18, 2021 8:44 PM Source: Tobacco farmers urged to start registering for 2021/22 season | The Herald THE countdown to the planting of irrigated tobacco has already started Precious Manomano Herald Reporter Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has encouraged tobacco farmers to start registering for the …

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Veld fires increase by 50 percent….. two killed just two weeks into fire season  0  August 18, 2021 8:49 PM Source: Veld fires increase by 50 percent….. two killed just two weeks into fire season | The Herald Ms Amkela Sidange Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The country has recorded a 50 percent increase in veld fires which have …

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Pig producers struggle for maize supplies – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 18/8/2021 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI SMALLHOLDER pig producers, accounting for 80% of the country’s pig producers, are reportedly struggling to access maize as the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has not availed an allocation for them, rendering their businesses unviable. According to Statutory Instrument 145 of …

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