1 million households to benefit from livestock programme

1 million households to benefit from livestock programme  Herald 17/9/2020   Dr Basera Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter With tick-borne diseases the biggest killers of cattle, the Government is set to roll out a tick-grease programme to benefit one million households under the Presidential Livestock Programme  ahead of the rainy season. The programme is part of efforts …

Water project changes lives in Umzingwane

Water project changes lives in Umzingwane Chronicle 17/9/2020   Mbuzeni Irrigation Scheme beneficiaries prepare their land for planting Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent THIRTY households in Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South will soon be raising income and supplementing their diets from a community garden scheme sponsored by World Vision. Under the project, Matiliwola villagers in Ward 6 …

South Africa opens borders

South Africa opens borders Chronicle `7/9/2020   President Cyril Ramaphosa Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter SOUTH Africa’s borders including Beitbridge Border Post will open for tourists and travellers on October 1 as the neighbouring country further eased lockdown restrictions to level 1. This was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in a televised address last night. South …

700k people forcibly evicted since 2000 — Survey

700k people forcibly evicted since 2000 — Survey By Newsday.Co.Zw – September 16, 2020 By Tatenda Chitagu AT least 737 160 people across the country had their housing and land rights violated after being forcibly evicted without compensation since the launch of the land reform programme in 2000, a survey by the Zimbabwe People’s Land Rights Movement …

Call for renewed CAMPFIRE model

Call for renewed CAMPFIRE model     Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Amon Murwira presents Zimbabwe’s Revised Agro-Ecological Zones map during a post-Cabinet briefing at Munhumutapa Offices in Harare yesterday. Looking on is Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa. — Picture: Believe Nyakudjara 1. ZIMBABWE’S RESPONSE TO THE …

Mechanisation success key to farming upgrade

Editorial Comment: Mechanisation success key to farming upgrade    Herald 16/9/2020 Agricultural mechanisation has emerged as a top priority for the Government as it works round the clock to revitalise the sector, obtain self-sufficiency in food supplies and boost exports. Mechanisation boosts productivity in commercial and smallholder farming sectors and increases the value added for …

Government further opens economy

Government further opens economy Chronicle 16/9/2020   Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has further reopened the economy by approving inter-city travel and allowing the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID), Registrar-General’s Office, Immigration Department and National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) to resume services. On Monday, Cabinet extended operating hours of businesses from 6.30AM to 6.30PM …

Climate-proofed Presidential Input Scheme launched

Climate-proofed Presidential Input Scheme launched  Chronicle 16/9/2020   Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs Minister Richard Moyo test drives one of the motorbikes donat-ed to agricultural extension officers in Matabeleland North during the launch of Provincial Presidential Inputs programme at Chithekani Primary School in Insuza, Umguza, yesterday Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter THE climate-proofed Presidential Input Scheme was …