Category: Newspaper Articles

Support of small-scale women farmers vital for agric growth August 29, 2015 Opinion & Analysis Vaidah MashangwaAGRICULTURAL transformation in Africa should promote sustainable livelihoods and contribute to the eradication of poverty. To live a life free from hunger is a fundamental human right enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Economic, …

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Gvt moves to curb disease August 28, 2015 Business Police have begun an operation to curb the illegal movement of livestock to reduce the spread of foot and mouth disease, a senior Government official has said. The disease has affected most parts of the country including Midlands, Masvingo, Manicaland, Matabeleland south and Matabeleland North provinces. Agriculture, Mechanisation …

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Zim not fully using irrigation capacity’ August 28, 2015 Business Vice President Mnangagwa Business ReporterZimbabwe is failing to fully utilise the existing irrigation capacity despite the availability of enough water reservoirs to irrigate two million hectares of land, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show Agribusiness Conference, Vice PresidentMnangagwa said like …

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New tobacco varieties out August 28, 2015 Local News Lisa Shirichena Herald ReporterThe Tobacco Research Board (TRB) has released new varieties to boost tobacco production in the country. In an interview on Tuesday, TRB assistant general manager Mr Oswel Mharapara said the new varieties had been bred to combine acceptable growth behaviour and resistance to all major …

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Issue out grain permits only – Millers August 28, 2015 in Business BULAWAYO — Millers have urged the government to issue out only grain permits, not mealie-meal ones, in order to protect local industry from cheap imports. Government, together with the private sector, plans to import about 700 000 metric tonnes of maize to cater for deficits …

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