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Zim Farmers Urged to Plant Short-Term Variety Seeds Posted on January 7, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 2 Comments ↓ via Zim Farmers Urged to Plant Short-Term Variety Seeds by Blessing  Zulu 07.01.2014VOAZimbabwe Agriculture Minister Joseph Made has urged farmers to plant short-term variety seeds in areas that received late rains and remains optimistic that harvests this year will be higher than previous years. But …

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SA maize imports under threat Posted on January 6, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 5 Comments ↓ via SA maize imports under threat – DailyNews Live by Roadwin Chirara  6 JANUARY 2014 The much-hyped maize import deal between South Africa and Zimbabwe might be threatened by estimates that the neighbouring country’s harvest could be insufficient to meet its national demands. According to South Africa’s …

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Going to waste | The Herald Posted on December 12, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 6 Comments ↓ via Going to waste . . . | The Herald December 12, 2013 by Fortious Nhambura The place is deserted. There is no movement in the complex save for a security guard manning the entrance. There is no smoke from the chimneys, no noise from the machines …

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Deforestation now a serious threat Posted on December 12, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 3 Comments ↓ via ‘Deforestation now a serious threat’ | The Financial Gazette by Nelson Chenga 12 Dec 2013 EVERY year Zimbabwe is losing tree cover equivalent to three times the size of Harare, the Forestry Commission of Zimbabwe (FCZ) has revealed. While the majority of trees are being felled …

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GMB failing the nation Posted on December 12, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ via GMB failing the nation | The Financial Gazette by Maggie Mzumara 12 Dec 2013   THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) is not what it should be with silos not storing enough grain for the nation.Neither is it performing as …

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You are here: Home > Dairy sector pushes for protectionism Dairy sector pushes for protectionism December 11, 2013 in Business, Markets     …as competition bites CUT-THROAT competition in the dairy processing industry has forced local players to submit a paper to the government proposing to be shielded from the influx of cheap products. BERNARD MPOFU,ACTING BUSINESS EDITOR Currently the industry …

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