The trouble with foot and mouth: Part 1

The trouble with foot and mouth: Part 1 August 13, 2015 Business Tapuwa Mashangwa Agriculture columnIT is always better to prevent than to cure and in agribusiness the curing part especially when bacterial, viral or fungal outbreaks are involved, always comes with direct and indirect losses that greatly affect the growth of the agricultural sector. Foot and mouth …

Govt approves plans to revive CSC

Govt approves plans to revive CSC August 11, 2015 Local News Minister Made Columbus Mabika Herald ReporterGovernment has approved plans to revive the Cold Storage Company, a move that will open new beef export markets for the country and create employment, a Cabinet minister has said. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made said …

$1.5m availed for foot and mouth disease control

$1.5m availed for foot and mouth disease control August 11, 2015 Business Treasury has released $1,5 million towards the control of the foot and mouth disease Business ReporterTREASURY has released $1.5 million towards the control of the foot and mouth disease following a spate of outbreaks across the country. The outbreak is increasingly becoming a threat to …

GMB gets $15 million to pay farmers for grain deliveries

GMB gets $15 million to pay farmers for grain deliveries August 10, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Minister Joseph Made Felex Share Harare Bureau—THE government has released $15 million to the Grain Marketing Board for payment to farmers who delivered their grain to the national granary. The development will enable farmers to prepare for the forthcoming agricultural season. This comes as …

Anti-investor laws to go…President says commission to review business legislation

Anti-investor laws to go…President says commission to review business legislation August 11, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories President Mugabe makes his keynote address at the National Heroes’ Acre yesterday (top). President Mugabe and First Lady Cde Grace Mugabe arrive for the Heroes Day commemorations in Harare yesterday Lloyd Gumbo Harare Bureau—THE government will establish a body to spearhead the …

Fertiliser producers well stocked

Fertiliser producers well stocked by Debra Matabvu | Sunday, Aug 9, 2015 | 201 views     Fertiliser and seed producers say they have sufficient stocks to meet demand this summer cropping season.   Chemplex Corporation Chief Executive Mr Misheck Kachere said: “For the past two years, we have been left with excess fertiliser; more than enough stocks. The …

‘Prepare adequately for summer cropping’

‘Prepare adequately for summer cropping’ by kuda bwititi | Sunday, Aug 9, 2015 | 242 views     Chief Reporter Two months to summer cropping, Government has been encouraged to prepare adequately to avoid low national yields similar to last season’s. A drought hit most of Sadc in 2014/15, with a number of countries recording deficits with Zambia registering …

Zim prepares for agric turnaround

Zim prepares for agric turnaround by kuda bwititi | Sunday, Aug 9, 2015 | 267 views     Irrigation Over 500 000 hectares of maize will be irrigated this summer cropping season, with seed and fertiliser manufacturers getting major incentives from Government.   The Agriculture Rural Development Authority has lately shown flickers of life and is also expected to …

Cecil the lion: What happens after the lynching?

Cecil the lion: What happens after the lynching? Posted by Hannes Wessels on 5. August 2015        by Hannes Wessels In the face of possibly the biggest media-inspired lynch mob in history let’s assume those millions who have reached a guilty verdict in the best traditions of mob-rule have their vengeance assuaged and the hangman …