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Penniless govt struggles to compensate white farmers April 1, 2016 in News HOPE for most white commercial farmers to ever get compensated by government for the farms grabbed under the chaotic fasttrack land reform programme is quickly fading amid indications the state is facing serious financial constraints after only paying for a measly 4% of the total …
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El Niño weakens 0 Companies & Markets March 31, 2016 By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor The 2016 theme, Hotter, Drier, Wetter — Face the Future, highlights the challenges of climate change and the path towards climate-resilient societies. THE El Niño weather phenomenon has begun weakening after causing a severe drought, leaving over three million …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Let’s protect our tobacco farmers March 31, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Tobacco AS the tobacco selling season, an annual phenomenon on the domestic economic calendar, starts, we trust there has been meticulous planning to ensure everything will be flawless. Tobacco has grown to become an integral part of the socio-economic fabric of this …
Agriculture key to economic revival March 31, 2016 Business Gift Mugano Zimbabwe is an agro-based economy. About 70 percent of the raw materials which goes into manufacturing sector comes from the agricultural sector. This figure excludes the services sector like hotels, restaurants and other catering services which draws their raw materials from the agricultural sector. This is a …
Agric success in leaps and steps March 31, 2016 Business Combining lessons from smallholder and commercial farming can produce a viable model Charles Dhewa Zimbabwean agriculture continues to be dominated by two main voices. The first voice advocates large scale industrial production as the only way agriculture can feed the nation and ensure formal employment through boosting …
Padenga Holdings expects solid performance March 31, 2016 Business Crocodiles Business Reporter Crocodile skins and meat producer, Padenga Holdings, expects a more solid performance this year based on an excellent crop of crocodiles on the ground coupled with “good” cash and working capital management. Ongoing initiatives to further animal welfare are expected to contribute towards improved skin …
Gokwe hit hard by the drought March 31, 2016 Opinion & Analysis Gokwe South DA Mashindi Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau ChiefEVEN in the best of times, life in Nemangwe Village, in Gokwe South, Midlands Province, is desolate and harsh. The area has light sandy soils that make agricultural activity difficult. They drain quickly after rain or …
ARDA to set up dairy project in Silobela March 31, 2016 Business Midlands CorrespondentTHE Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) plans to set up a small dairy project at its Fair Acres Estate in Silobela for the local community as part of its efforts to ensure food security and nutrition. ARDA board chairman Basil Nyabadza told …
Are you prepared for the fire season? March 31, 2016 Business VELD fires have become one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time, causing unprecedented damage to Zimbabwe’s natural resources, forests, animal habitat and even leading to the loss of life and valuable property. Simply defined, veld fires are blazes that get out of …
Nkayi women venture into green tea project March 31, 2016 Business Nkayi women harvesting umsuzwane tea in the bush recently Bianca Mlilo, Business ReporterGENERATING an income is a nightmare for many people living in rural communities in Zimbabwe. But while many rural dwellers sit and complain about Zimbabwe’s high unemployment rate, worsened by escalating company closures and retrenchments …