Category: Agriculture

Arda expects bumper harvest from 6 000 tons winter wheat from 1668ha  0  August 15, 2021 8:41 AM Source: Arda expects bumper harvest from 6 000 tons winter wheat from 1668ha | The Sunday News File picture: Arda chairperson Basil Nyabadza (left) and an official inspect wheat crop Judith Phiri, Business Reporter THE Agricultural and Rural Development Authority …

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Is Zimbabwe drilling itself dry?  0  August 15, 2021 9:24 AM Source: Is Zimbabwe drilling itself dry? | Sunday Mail (Local News) Leroy Dzenga Senior Reporter GLOBAL water demand is expected to grow by 55 percent by the year 2050. As a result of this demand, one in every five developing countries are likely to experience water …

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Tobacco in forecast busting show  0  August 15, 2021 1:32 PM Source: Tobacco in forecast busting show – The Standard Finance minister Professor Mthuli Ncube in the Parliament Building in Harare presenting the national Budget on Thursday. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA ZIMBABWE’S tobacco output reached 202,8 million kilogrammes last week, surging past official predictions, which had projected volumes to …

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Over 50 illegal firewood dealers arrested  0  August 16, 2021 5:22 AM Source: Over 50 illegal firewood dealers arrested | The Herald Some of the vehicles that were impounded and confiscated firewood at Forestry Commission offices in Chinhoyi. The commission has launched a nationwide blitz targeting illegal firewood dealers Conrad Mupesa  Mashonaland West Bureau THE Forestry Commission has arrested …

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Masuka squeals over Cabinet ministers’ snub ByNewsday 6/8/2021 BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA /REX MPHISA Lands and Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka has okayed the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) water cuts to government departments failing to pay for water timely to clear the $2,4 billion water debt, of which the Defence and War Veterans Affairs ministry is …

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Bountiful forecast for SA agriculture The Herald 6/8/2021 South Africa’s tractor sales for the first half of this year were up 27 percent year on year at 3 385 units. DURBAN. – As the harvest for the 2020/21 summer grains and oilseeds drew to a close and focus increasingly shifted towards the 2021/22 production season, …

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Additional directors for parastatals   The Herald 6/8/2021 Herald Reporter THE additional names of board members for the Tobacco Research Board (TRB), Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB), Silo Food Industries and Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA), were announced yesterday. Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Settlement Minister Dr Anxious Masuka recently announced the first …

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Bumper harvest to boost poultry sector The Chronicle 6/8/2021 Business Reporter THE bumper harvest recorded by Zimbabwe this year on the back of a successful cropping season is expected to drive increased poultry production. A good harvest means improved availability and competitive pricing of stock feed, which is a major input for poultry farming. Already, …

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Hippo profit plunges over 50pc The Herald 5/8/2021 Enacy Mapakame Sugar processor, Hippo Valley Estates Limited’s profit for the year to March 31, 2021 more than halved to $1,1 billion on fair value loss while sugar production took a dip. According to the group sugar production went down 4 percent on the back of lower …

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Coffee production boon for Zimbabweans: President The Herald 5/8/2021 Political Editor  AS Zimbabwe reaps fruits of the country’s economic development under the Second Republic which opened the country to investors, President Mnangagwa says the primary beneficiaries of the rebounding economy must be Zimbabweans. This comes as Nespresso, an operating unit of Switzerland-based Nestle Group,  partnered TechnoServe …

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