Category: Newspaper Articles

Project management pivotal in revival of irrigation schemes Herald 17/11/2020   New skills training interventions will always be required for project teams and farmers who will take over the irrigation schemes once delivered to unlock the project’s maximum benefits Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor Why is project management important? This is an interesting …

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Relief for Manicaland banana farmers  Herald 17/11/2020   Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau The easing of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions has brought relief to banana farmers here, with access to markets significantly better, although they say low prices have a negative impact on profits. When Government announced the first lockdown in March this year, agriculture was declared …

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Respect tobacco calendar dates  Herald 17/11/2020   The rains that fell last week have seen a lot of tobacco planting taking place in many districts nationwide Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight Inasmuch as most tobacco farmers are now conversant with the bulk of the requirements they need to fulfil before they can grow the crop, there are …

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Sadc must harness resources to achieve water, food security Herald 17/11/2020   Sadc member states can easily guarantee food security through irrigation systems Egline Tauya Correspondent Water, energy and food security can be achieved in Southern Africa through joint efforts and integration with other sectors of the economy. This was the conclusion of a joint …

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Scheme to benefit a million households Herald 17/11/2020   Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The tick grease application programme being spearheaded under the Presidential Livestock Inputs scheme is expected to reduce the number of animals succumbing to tick-borne diseases, particularly Theileriosis, popularly known as January Disease, which has killed over 300 000 cattle since 2017. The …

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Nkayi fights poverty . . . scales up poultry, livestock projects Chronicle 16/11/2020   The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nkayi District representative Mr Vusumuzi Tshuma (right) hands over the solar-powered incubators with all accessories to the Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Dr Sithembiso Nyoni before she handed them over …

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Tongaat readies to rollout US$40 million Kilimanjaro project  Chronicle 17/11/2020   Tongaat Hulett Harare Bureau SUGAR growing and processing concern, Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe (THZ), says it is ready to rollout US$40 million ($3,2 billion) Kilimanjaro Sugar Project to increase aggregate sucrose output. Tongaat partnered local banks last year to finance the Kilimanjaro Project, which entails …

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GMB wraps up inputs distribution  0  November 15, 2020 8:58 AM Source: GMB wraps up inputs distribution | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Wallace Ruzvidzo Sunday Mail Correspondent Grain Marketing Board (GMB), which has distributed 85 percent of inputs under the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme for the 2020/2021 summer cropping season, plans to wrap up the programme this …

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Mysterious cattle disease hits Mbire  0  November 15, 2020 10:51 AM Source: Mysterious cattle disease hits Mbire | The Standard A number of farmers in Mashonaland Central province’s Mbire district have lost more than 20 head of cattle due to an unknown disease. By SIMBARASHE SITHOLE Agriculture deputy minister Douglas Karoro, who is also the MP for Mbire, …

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