Rainfall intensity to decrease: Met dept

Rainfall intensity to decrease: Met dept Chronicle 12/3/2021   Mkhululi Ncube, Chronicle Reporter RAINFALL frequency and intensity will be reduced countrywide as the 2020 to 2021 rainfall season is heading towards its end in April, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said. However, the MSD has warned that the possibility of tropical cyclones cannot be …

2000 ha winter maize salvaged in Chiredzi

JUST IN: 2000 ha winter maize salvaged in Chiredzi  0  March 11, 2021 3:00 PM Source: JUST IN: 2000 ha winter maize salvaged in Chiredzi | The Herald George Maponga in Masvingo Government’s intervention to speed up harvesting of last year’s winter maize in Chiredzi is paying dividends with over 2 000 hectares mopped of the staple grain …

Review Parks and Wildlife Act: Zela

Review Parks and Wildlife Act: Zela By Jeffrey Muvundusi Daily News Last updated Mar 10, 2021 THE Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) has challenged the government to review the Parks and Wildlife Act to enhance the management of the country’s variety of wildlife. In a statement to commemorate World Wildlife Day, which ran concurrently with the …

Household incomes to remain subdued

Household incomes to remain subdued By Newsday.Co.Zw – March 11, 2021 BY FIDELITY MHLANGA NOTWITHSTANDING a good agricultural season and a projected bumper harvest, incomes for general households will remain depressed this year, weighed down by economic challenges, according to a new report by Fewsnet. Government said last week it expected maize output of between 2,5 million …

Maize producer price remains static

Maize producer price remains static By Newsday.Co.Zw – March 11, 2021 BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA GOVERNMENT has kept the maize producer price at $32 000 per tonne, with Finance minister Mthuli Ncube pledging to provide $60 billion to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) to enable the parastatal to pay for this year’s grain deliveries. This was revealed by …

Marondera gets land for tobacco auction floor

Marondera gets land for tobacco auction floor    Herald 11/3/2021 Rutendo Rori Mash East correspondent Mashonaland East leading tobacco contracting company Voedsel is set to construct an auction floor in Marondera, a development which will bring convenience to farmers in the province. Marondera Municipality has formally agreed to sell 3,6 hectares of land worth more …

Centre promotes rainwater harvesting for sustainable crop production

Centre promotes rainwater harvesting for sustainable crop production Chronicle 10/3/2021   Munya Simango IN an effort to improve agricultural production and avert food shortages in Zimbabwe’s semi-arid regions, the Matopos Agricultural Centre of Excellence (Mace) in partnership with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat), facilitated a rainwater harvesting seminar for Agritex …

Zinwa shelves tariff hike after outcry

Zinwa shelves tariff hike after outcry Chronicle 11/3/2021   Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has with immediate effect suspended its plans to increase water tariffs following an outcry by various stakeholders. Zinwa had planned to effect a 25 percent tariff increment starting from March 1, resulting in a backlash from …

Food insecure urbanites benefit from Govt relief programme

Food insecure urbanites benefit from Govt relief programme  Chronicle 11/3/2021   Dr Anxious Masuka Rufaro Winter, Chronicle Reporter FORTY-TWO percent of food insecure urban households benefited from the Government’s relief programme last year. This is contained in the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (Zimvac) 2020 Livelihoods Assessment Report which was tabled before Cabinet on Tuesday. The …