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Farmers urged to shun donor dependency July 1, 2015 in National, News AGRICULTURE deputy minister (Crops, Mechanisation and Irrigation) Davis Marapira has urged plotholders at the Ngezi-Mamina irrigation scheme in Mhondoro to desist from relying on government and donor dependency and come up with their own strategies to revive their scheme which is on the verge of collapse …
Amatheon partners Toyota Tsusho in $10m Zambia project June 29, 2015 in Business Amatheon-Agri Group — a German agribusiness and food company — has teamed up with Toyota Tsusho Corporation in a $10 million partnership project in Zambia. BUSINESS REPORTER Amatheon operates sustainable agricultural projects in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Uganda and invests in the food processing …
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‘Destroy homes’, Lochard villagers told… 2,000 families threatened with eviction…Desperate villagers in plea to President June 29, 2015 Local News This house which villagers refer to as Mahatshula is earmarked for demolition Arnold Mutemi Features EditorWHEN Dick Kufazvineyi was allocated a piece of land at Lochard Farm in Insiza district in 2011, it was the realisation …
Pastures deteriorating fast in Mat South June 27, 2015 Top Stories Marvelous Moyo Gwanda CorrespondentPASTURES are fast deteriorating in Matabeleland South due to the poor rainfalls received in the country’s drought-prone province this year. In an interview yesterday, the province’s chief livestock specialist, Simangaliphi Ngwabi, said the veld situation was getting worse in Matabeleland South as the grazing …
FAO rescues govt June 29, 2015 in National, News The government’s plans to consolidate its land policy have received a major boost after the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) offered to fund the exercise to the tune of $500 million, Lands and Resettlement minister Douglas Mombeshora has revealed. BY Fidelity Mhlanga/Elizabeth Dumbreni Mombeshora told delegates attending a …
SOS to save Mat’land cattle Paddy Zhanda THE government has appealed to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to assist livestock farmers in Matabeleland with stockfeed to avert cattle deaths caused by lack of pastures owing to the prevailing drought. BY NQOBANI NDLOVU Agriculture deputy minister (Livestock) Paddy Zhanda recently admitted that thousands of …
Shurugwi embarks on small grains project Communities in parts of Shurugwi have embarked on a small grains project aimed at creating a food safety net in the drought-prone district. By Stephen Chadenga At least 400 families in wards 1, 8, 13 and 14 have benefited from small grains such as red and white sorghum, …
Boran breed the way to go by Robin Chaibva | Sunday, Jun 28, 2015 | 184 views Mr Musolini Ganyo shows some of his Boran Breed cattle at his Panganai Kurima Farm in Hwedza last week. Farmers who have been traditionally producing food and cash crops should also consider engaging in livestock production as a way of …
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE OUTBREAK IN ZIMBABWE JUNE 2015 A NATIONAL CRISIS/EMERGENCY Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is the most contagious disease known to cattle. It is a trans-boundary animal disease caused by a virus and affects all cloven hoofed animals. It is highly infectious and spreads exceedingly rapidly in cattle and …
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Govt requires $10bn to increase irrigation area June 26, 2015 Business Government has crafted a ‘comprehensive’ irrigation development blueprint that will require $10 billion over the next 25 years to implement, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made has said. Dr Made told the just ended Water Conference that the phased master plan is …