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Government pays $66m to cotton farmers Chronicle 23/7/2021 Dr Anxious Masuka Business Reporter GOVERNMENT paid $66 million to cotton farmers last week as part of its commitment to clear the $1,5 billion outstanding payment for cotton deliveries made in 2020. Cotton is a strategic crop in Zimbabwe and the Government has been supporting farmers …
Cold and drizzly weekend ahead Chronicle 23/7/2021 Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health Reporter ZIMBABWEANS should brace for an extremely cold and drizzly weekend and vulnerable members of the public should be adequately dressed to avoid diseases like pneumonia. The relatively cold and dry south-westerly airflow is expected to enter the country through the southern provinces …
Zim athletes brace for competition Herald 22/7/2021 Ellina Mhlanga Senior Sports Reporter ROWER Peter Purcell-Gilpin will get the ball rolling for Team Zimbabwe at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, when rowing competition begins tomorrow at Sea Forest Waterway. Five athletes — Purcell-Gilpin, swimmers Donata Katai and Peter Wetzlar, golfer Scott Vincent and sprinter Ngoni …
Grain deliveries top 570 000t Herald 22/7/2021 Minister Masuka Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Farmers have delivered over 570 000 tonnes of grain to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), with the parastatal paying them $18 billion, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister, Dr Anxious Masuka, said yesterday. He said this during the Question …
Comesa develops strategic agro-industry roadmap Chronicle 22/7/2021 Oliver Kazunga , Senior Business Reporter PLAYERS in the agro-industry sector have developed a strategic roadmap for implementation within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa), starting this year. As part of the initiative, member States within the trading bloc are expected to strengthen national …
Govt scales up 2021/2022 cropping season preps Chronicle 22/7/2021 Oliver Kazunga , Senior Business Reporter THE country has scaled up preparations for the 2021/2022 agriculture season with the aim of increasing crop production to meet and surpass national requirements. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa, told journalists during a post-Cabinet media briefing …
Agriculture extension workers receive motor bikes 0 July 21, 2021 7:05 PM Source: Agriculture extension workers receive motor bikes | The Herald Agricultural extension workers in Mashonaland Central receive motor bikes today Mashonaland Central Bureau The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement’s department of Agritex in Mashonaland Central today received 22 motor bikes from FSG …
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Youths must participate in climate change issues 21/7/2021 The Herald Achieford Mhondera Correspondent One of the key climate governance processes in Zimbabwe is the adoption and implementation of the revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The process involves an update of the NDCs submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as part of …
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Cabinet okays agric report Herald 21/7/2021 Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga Herald Reporter Cabinet has approved the report on the state of preparedness for the 2021-2022 agricultural season, partly anchored on helping rural communities to revamp and industrialise their projects. The report was presented by Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga who chairs the Cabinet …
Cottco to open all six ginneries Herald 21/7/2021 Minister Masuka Conrad Mupesa Business Reporter The Government has directed The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) to open all six of its ginneries across the country to address the shortage of wool packs bedevilling the cotton industry. Four more toll ginning facilities in various parts of …