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Oranges bug ‘hacks insect behaviour’
Oranges bug ‘hacks insect behaviour’ 2 July 2015 The tell-tale signs of infection New research suggests that a bacterium, thought to be the cause of a deadly disease of citrus plants, aids its own spread by altering insect behaviour. Asian psyllids – the insects behind the spread of citrus greening – were shown …
Tobacco Season Ends
Tobacco Season Ends Staff Reporter 2 Jul 2015 Curtain for 2015 tobacco auction marketing season is expected to come down on July 15 THE curtain for 2015 tobacco auction marketing season is expected to come down on July 15 2015, with final deliveries being accepted on July 14 2015 and tobacco clean up sales will be …
ZCFU Seeks Funding For Research
ZCFU Seeks Funding For Research 2 Jul 2015 “We know we can’t find funding of research from government right now but I think sourcing from other avenues is possible”. Kenneth Matimaire MUTARE — The Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) is seeking funding for agricultural research, which plays a pivotal role in the development of the …
No Free Inputs For Farmers
No Free Inputs For Farmers Tabitha Mutenga 2 Jul 2015 “Communal and A1 farmers have been benefitting from the Presidential Input Scheme but government is considering reviewing the modus operandi of this scheme”. GOVERNMENT will this year stop dishing out free agricultural inputs to communal and A1 farmers, but will instead introduce a subsidy on agricultural …
Cotton Farmers Sing The Blues
Cotton Farmers Sing The Blues Tabitha Mutenga 2 Jul 2015 For decades, cotton has been a major success story for Zimbabwe, supporting livelihoods for thousands of smallholder farmers. IT has become the norm each year for cotton farmers and merchant to engage in bitter pricing disputes that have contributed to the demise of a once vibrant …
Fresh vegetables exports to EU up 269pc
Fresh vegetables exports to EU up 269pc July 3, 2015 Business Business ReporterZimbabwe’s exports of fresh leguminous vegetables (peas and beans) to the European Union rose by 269 percent in the last five years, signalling the recovery of the local horticultural industry. According to figures from the ZimTrade, leguminous exports to the EU rose from $5,4 …
Winter potato farming begins
Winter potato farming begins July 3, 2015 Business Brighton Gumbo Business ReporterFARMERS in frost prone areas have started planting winter potatoes to curb the risk associated with frost on the crop’s output. Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) executive director, Paul Zakariya said farmers in the Lowveld had started planting the crop. He said those in other parts of …
DPC takes over Tetrad judicial management
DPC takes over Tetrad judicial management July 3, 2015 Business Harare BureauTHE Deposit Protection Corporation Zimbabwe has taken over the provisional judicial management of Tetrad Investment Bank, following the resignation of Winsley Militala in a step towards liquidation of the bank. In a statement, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe said “within the framework of promoting the …
West tampering with our rainfall patterns: Sikhanyiso Ndlovu
West tampering with our rainfall patterns: Sikhanyiso Ndlovu 05/06/2015 00:00:00 by Bulawayo Correspondent Shock explanation for poor agricultural production … Sikhanyiso Ndlovu RELATED STORIES A TOP Zanu PF official’s hypothesis for the failure of the party’s land redistribution programme is that Britain and America have imposed sanctions on the …
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