Category: Agriculture

Selected value chains to drive industrial growth The Herald 16/12/2021 Michael Tome Business Reporter THE Government is working on promoting selected value chains to realise the country’s industrialisation agenda, Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Sekai Nzenza has said. In line with provisions of the Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy (ZNIDP), targeted value chains include pharmaceuticals, …

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Indaba to tackle climate change, financing issues The Herald 16/12/2021 Cyclone Idai left a trail of destruction in 2019 Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter The Financial Markets Indaba (FMI) in conjunction with The Herald’s sister publication, Business Weekly, will early next year convene a climate change adaptation investment conference to interrogate issues around climate financing at …

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Hailstorm destroys 25ha tobacco lot The Herald 16/12/2021 Young farmer Mr Tawanda Chihwai inspects his hailstorm-damaged tobacco crop in Marondera yesterday Takawira Dapi and Ivan Zhakata A hailstorm on Tuesday destroyed 25 hectares of tobacco owned by a young farmer in Marondera, a week before the first harvest. Mr Tawanda Chihwai (34), whose farm is …

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Zim sugar sales jump 23 percent The Herald 16/12/2021 Latest industry statistics shows that the growth was driven by a combination of strong local demand and improved supply from producers Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter Zimbabwe’s total domestic sugar sales volumes  rose 23 percent to 194 334 tonnes, in the half year to September 30, 2021, compared …

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Firms urged to support groundnuts farming  0  December 15, 2021 9:22 AM Source: Firms urged to support groundnuts farming | Herald (Top Stories) Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau COMPANIES in the food manufacturing industries should complement the Government by supporting the agricultural sector where most of their raw materials are produced, an official has said. Speaking at …

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Licenses advance Uruguay firm’s business model supporting Lat-Am small farms La Tertulia farm (Photo: miriampoggiorealtor.com) POSTED BY: HEMPTODAY® DECEMBER 15, 2021 YVY Life Sciences of Uruguay said it received cultivation licenses for medical-grade cannabis to produce THC and CBD, making it the first company to hold such permits from the country’s Institute for the Regulation and Control …

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Annual raw milk output surges 12,66pc The Herald 15/12/2021 The trend shows exponential growth, after monthly output grew by 8,07 percent in September 2021 to 7,2 million litres in October Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Senior Business Reporter Zimbabwe’s raw milk production rose by 12,66 percent to 7,19 million litres in November this year compared to the same …

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Violent storms to hit the country The Chronicle 15/12/2021 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter LOCALISED heavy rains characterised by violent storms and strong winds are expected in some parts of the country for six consecutive days ending Monday next week. The thunderstorms started yesterday and the Meteorological Service Department (MSD) warned that the rains will intensify …

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Food security — taking stock of NDS1’s climate proof agric concept The Chronicle 15/12/2021 Vincent Gono, Features Editor FOOD security, as defined by the United Nations’ Committee on World Food Security, means that all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences …

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‘Hemp surging as an environmental alternative to other fibers’ Lawrence Serbin, Hemp Traders POSTED BY: HEMPTODAY® DECEMBER 14, 2021 INTERVIEW: A 31-year veteran of the hemp industry, Lawrence Serbin is president of California-based Hemp Traders, which he founded in 1994. He started Cannagrove, a producer of engineered hemp “wood” particleboard in 2018 after having researched such material since …

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