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Global cotton hectarage set to tumble February 5, 2015 Business Tinashe Kairiza Business CorrespondentThe global cotton hectarage will tumble six percent next season as prices for the crop remain persistently low, the International Cotton Advisory Committees aid. In Zimbabwe, the impact of lower prices ranging between US$0,35 cents and US$0,46 cents per kilogramme last season, has since …
Tobacco season to be pushed back February 5, 2015 Business Business ReporterThe start of the 2015 tobacco marketing season is likely to be pushed back by about a month from the traditional mid-February as farmers are still busy in the fields. Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board chief executive Dr Andrew Matibiri said that most of the …
Crest Breeders gets over $26m in land compensation February 5, 2015 in News THE Lands and Rural Resettlement ministry and CFI Holdings Limited have consented on the compulsory acquisition of part of Saturday Retreat Estate, commonly referred to as Crest Breeders International, a move that will see the latter pocketing over $26 million in compensation. BY CHARLES …
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Tobacco Industry Marketing Board to shame nesting farmers February 5, 2015 Business Andrew Matibiri THE Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) said yesterday it will place details of farmers that would have committed nesting on notice boards at auction floors, including their pictures, as a way of shaming them and discouraging others from the practice. Nesting tobacco means …
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Supply dam levels drop despite rains BULAWAYO’S water supply dams’ holding capacity continues to drop despite rains, as they are 62,69% full down from 64,7% early January, but authorities insist this is enough to last the city to August 2017. Chief Reporter Bulawayo City Council recently said water rationing would only be suspended if the …
One person missing after flash floods February 3, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior ReporterOne person is missing while several others were rescued from inside and on top of their vehicles following floods caused by heavy rains that pounded Harare on Sunday, police said yesterday. Other people were marooned at different points of the capital and …
‘Private sector key to agricultural growth’ by Enacy Mapakame | Sunday, Feb 1, 2015 | 93 views Private sector financing will be crucial to the growth of the agricultural sector as the over-reliance on Government support is unsustainable, Agriculture, Irrigation and Mechanisation Deputy Minister Paddy Zhanda has said. Government remains a key financier of agriculture in Zimbabwe. …
‘Brace for floods, storms’ February 2, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior ReporterPeople in different parts of the country have been warned to brace for floods and storms this week as the country expects heavy rains. The Civil Protection Unit yesterday urged people to listen to daily weather warnings and take heed of advice from the unit …
Govt eyes Imire Game Park February 2, 2015 in News GOVERNMENT has threatened to grab part of the privately-owned Imire Game Park in Marondera and parcel it into resettlement farming plots. Own Correspondent Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs minister Joel Biggie Matiza made the threats last Thursday as he wound up his provincial tour in Wedza. He …
Zimbabwean Minister Says White Farmers to Remain on Their Land Posted on January 30, 2015 by ZimSitRep_W — via Zimbabwean Minister Says White Farmers to Remain on Their Land – Bloomberg Business 30 January 2015 (Bloomberg) — Zimbabwe’s white farmers can avoid eviction by formally registering their farms and reducing plot sizes, Lands and Rural Resettlement Minister Douglas Mombeshora said. “We’ve asked …
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