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New vaccine for cattle tick-fever improves protection Herald 6/10/2020 The Rhodesia Herald, 9 October 1969 VETERINARY research workers in Australia have developed a vaccine giving the highest immunity yet available against tick fever in cattle. It has been estimated that the cattle tick causes a loss of some 7 million pounds a year to …
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Agric Show to hold unique exhibition 6/10/2020 Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The 2020 Zimbabwe Agricultural Show will strictly be for business exhibition, with some of its events held virtually in an effort by the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The 110th show will be held at the …
Market hubs will make horticulture bloom Herald 6/10/2020 Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight THE Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA)’s recent decision to establish market hubs for fresh produce will essentially provide the panacea that the sector has been searching for over the years to take care of its seemingly unending marketing and viability challenges. It is not …
Committee to deal with Mazowe Dam siltation Herald 6/10/2020 Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Senator Monica Mavhunga Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau Officials in Mashonaland Central Province have set up a technical committee to look into the heavy siltation of Mazowe Dam, a major source of water and the pride of …
Firm gets 5 000ha for crops Herald 6/10/2020 George Maponga Masvingo Bureau The quest to achieve food security using existing water bodies continues to gain traction in the Lowveld where Government and Lowveld sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe (THZ) have jointly increased the area under irrigated winter maize and traditional grains to nearly 5 …
Tugwi-Mukosi Tourism plan out Herald 6/10/2020 Mr Munodawafa George Maponga Masvingo Bureau THE Government has unveiled a tourism development plan for the giant Tugwi-Mukosi Dam in move expected to pave way for exploitation of tourism opportunities around the county’s largest inland water body. The plan comes as work on the dam’s master plan has …
Fertiliser firms assure farmers of enough supplies Herald 6/10/2020 Business Reporter Zimbabwe’s fertiliser industry has assured farmers that there will be adequate stocks to cater for farming needs during the forthcoming season as many companies have managed to secure foreign currency on the auction market. Some companies are using letters of credit to import …
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Farmers praise Govt for improved support Chronicle 6/10/2020 Business Reporters FARMERS have roundly lauded the Government for improved support ahead of the 2020/21 cropping season and are excited by the drive to “climate proof” the sector to ensure adequate food security. Regional and local meteorological experts have predicted that the country is set to …
Electricity tariffs increased again By Staff Writer Daily News 3/10/2020 STAFF WRITER THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings (Zesa), has increased electricity tariffs by 50 percent, making the cumulative increase 100 percent inside two weeks. The first 50 kilowatts of power shot up from $0.74 to $1.19 …
Major dam project nears completion Herald 3/10/2020 Mashonaland East Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Apollonia Munzverengi assesses construction work at Causeway Dam at Village 21 Machangara under Chief Svosve in Marondera on Thursday. Accompanying her is Zimbabwe National Water Authority Engineer Davison Madondo. —Picture: Kudakwashe Hunda Joseph Madzimure and Andrew Muvishi …