Category: Newspaper Articles

Lack of technical expertise hamper fish farming- farmers Herald 27/5/2021   Mr Wilford harvesting fish from his ponds in Mazowe district. Daniel Chigunwe Mash Central Correspondent The fish farming business is being hampered by lack of knowledge and technical expertise especially among new players, acting director Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, …

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Hamara unlocks potential of small-scale farmers    Chronicle 27/5/2021 Judith Phiri, Chronicle Reporter HAMARA Zimbabwe continues to unlock the productive potential of small-scale farmers by giving them access to quality standard inputs, world-class training and technical support and access to vibrant markets. Given this support, most small-holder farmers are now offering some of the best …

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Farmers turned into easy prey by opportunists Sunday Mail 23/5/2021   Tendai Chara Farmers are under siege from greedy individuals who are setting up dubious associations and unions, some of which are conducting unsanctioned training workshops with the intention of fleecing vulnerable and unsuspecting farmers, The Sunday Mail Society has gathered. In Harare alone, there …

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CSC’s British investor has net value of £4  0  May 22, 2021 2:58 PM Source: CSC’s British investor has net value of £4 – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA A BRITISH company, Boustead Beef, which had pledged to inject  US$130 million towards resuscitating the Cold Storage Company (CSC) has a net value of £4, it has emerged. CSC, …

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Grain deliveries top 53 000 tonnes  0  May 23, 2021 2:50 PM Source: Grain deliveries top 53 000 tonnes | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Kudakwashe Ruzive THE Grain Marketing Board has taken delivery of more than 54 000 tonnes of maize over the first seven weeks of the grain marketing season, with communal farmers leading the pack. …

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President sets national irrigation deadline…praises late Minister Shiri  0  May 23, 2021 4:06 PM Source: President sets national irrigation deadline…praises late Minister Shiri | The Sunday Mail Leroy Dzenga Senior Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has given the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Settlement three seasons to complete the national irrigation programme meant to insulate the country …

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Tugwi-Mukosi communities face food shortages  0  May 25, 2021 4:19 PM Source: Tugwi-Mukosi communities face food shortages – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY MOSES MUGUGUNYEKI MOST rural communities in Masvingo province, particularly villagers close to Tugwi-Mukosi Dam, are facing a major food crisis due to torrential rains which damaged their crops. According to the World Food Programme, 3,4 million people …

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Zim-SA water export deal: double-sided coin – The Zimbabwe Independent 14/5/2021 In April, the Minister of National Housing and Amenities Daniel Garwe announced a pact between Zimbabwe and South Africa for the erection of infrastructure, which, among other developments, will export water to the latter’s northern regions, as far as Polokwane. Eben Mabunda On the …

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Agriculture will make or break Africa’s free trade  Herald 21/5/2021   African farmers should utilise the continental free trade area to boost their fortunes Abebe Haile-Gabriel Correspondent Africa depends on its exports to the rest of the world of agricultural commodities such as cocoa, coffee, cotton, tobacco and spices to generate much-needed foreign exchange.  But …

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