Category: Agriculture

World Food Programme Zimbabwe: Country Strategic Plan (CSP) Update #46, 14 May 2021  0  May 20, 2021 3:50 PM Source: World Food Programme Zimbabwe: Country Strategic Plan (CSP) Update #46, 14 May 2021 – Zimbabwe | ReliefWeb HIGHLIGHTS:  In April, WFP wrapped up it’s Lean Season Assistance programme for the 2020/2021 season, after providing 1.5 million people …

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Zimbabwe to Seek Z$60 Billion in Private Funding to Buy Grain  0  May 20, 2021 3:54 PM Source: Zimbabwe to Seek Z$60 Billion in Private Funding to Buy Grain – Bloomberg Photographer: Jekesai Njikzana/AFP Zimbabwe’s government hopes to secure 60 billion Zimbabwean dollars ($709 million) from the private sector to buy some of the country’s bumper corn harvest …

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Milk suppliers struggle to meet demand  Herald 20/5/2021   Mr Mutashu Millicent Mtombeni Herald Reporter Milk suppliers are struggling to meet demand, with some retailers already rationing the product, prompting the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) to call for a united front to address the challenges. CZR president Mr Denford Mutashu said it was important …

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New hybrid cotton seed to improve yield Herald 20/5/2021   COTTON Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau Zimbabwe will this year import over 300 tonnes of cotton hybrid seed from India to increase output of lint consistent with the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS-1). The development will also revolutionise production of the crop in the country. …

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World Bee Day: Saving bees from extinction key to food security Herald 20/5/2021   The bee keeping industry is a small, but important industry in Zimbabwe which contributes thousands of dollars directly into the economy from bee products Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor As Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in commemorating …

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Tobacco season preps start Herald 20/5/2021   Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Preparations for the 2022 tobacco season have started with farmers already procuring seed ahead of sowing seedbeds which starts June 1. Sowing of seedbed starts on June 1 for irrigated crop which is mostly grown by contracted farmers. Most smallholder farmers who rely on …

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AMA signs agric markets models deal Herald 20/5/2021   Mr Isaya Tawanda Musarurwa Senior Business Reporter The Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Knowledge Transfer Africa (KTA) that will eventually result in the development of marketing models for the local agricultural sector. For long, small agricultural players in the country …

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Government extends target for winter wheat hectarage Chronicle 20/5/2021   Maryellen Farm manager Mr Peter Evans stresses a point to three Ministers — from right: The Minister of State in the Office of the President and Cabinet in charge of monitoring and implementation of special agriculture-related programmes David Marapira, Matabeleland North Minister of State for …

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Four Western Cape poultry farms record avian flu cases Nicole McCain 19/5/2021 An outbreak of avian influenza has been detected on a chicken farm. Four commercial chicken farms in the Western Cape have had avian flu outbreaks. These cases are in addition to five outbreaks in Gauteng and North West. It is unclear whether the …

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cotton marketing season begins Herald 19/5/2021   Mr Zakariya Millicent Mtombeni Herald Reporter The cotton marketing season started yesterday amid high expectations from farmers of early payments for the crop upon delivery at the 773 buying points countrywide. Zimbabwe Farmers Union director, Mr Paul Zakariya said farmers were ready to deliver their cotton bales at …

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