Bank dispatches harvesters

Bank dispatches harvesters Herald 11/9/2020   Agriculture Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos (in black suit), Agribank executive director for retail banking and agricultural development Mr Francis Macheka (in green T-shirt) and Agriculture Ministry director of mechanisation Mr Rabson Gumbo witness the distribution of combine harvesters to provinces around the country under Agribank’s special facility in Hatcliffe, …

Suspected poacher arrested while skinning 6 kudus

Suspected poacher arrested while skinning 6 kudus   Chronicle 11/9/2020  Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter A SUSPECTED poacher has been arrested while two others escaped after they were found skinning six kudus they allegedly trapped using wire snares in Kasibo area outside Hwange town. The trio is suspected to be part of poaching syndicates that …

‘More people to have accessed to cheap solar energy by 2030’

‘More people to have accessed to cheap solar energy by 2030’  0  September 10, 2020 4:50 PM Source: ‘More people to have accessed to cheap solar energy by 2030’ | Newsday (News) BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA Energy deputy minister Magna Mudyiwa said Zimbabwe has adopted a Sustainable Development Goal which will see more people have accessed to cheap …

US$15m investment for horticultural firm

US$15m investment for horticultural firm Herald 10/9/2020   Business Reporter Leading horticultural firm, Nhimbe Fresh Produce, has secured US$15 million for its Stone Fruit project in Marondera in the Mashonaland East Province from a yet to be disclosed United Arab Emirates investor, the company’s chief executive Mr Edwin has said. The funds will be channelled …

DDF funded scheme eyes 80 ha of wheat

DDF funded scheme eyes 80 ha of wheat  0  September 9, 2020 2:02 PM Source: DDF funded scheme eyes 80 ha of wheat | The Herald Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau Dongaronga irrigation scheme in Musengezi, resuscitated by President Mnangagwa, while he was the Vice President in 2016 during the launch of national de-siltation programme, is targeting to …

National herd move towards six million

National herd move towards six million  0  September 9, 2020 2:18 PM Source: National herd move towards six million | The Herald Herald Reporter The cattle herd is set to rise to six million by 2025 from the present 5,4 million following the launch of the Livestock Growth Plan (2020-2025) which is expected to give sustainable solutions to …

Locusts pose a food security threat to SADC

Locusts pose a food security threat to SADC Herald 9/9/2020   Patrice Talla, FAO sub-regional co-ordinator for Southern Africa Sifelani Tsiko Agriculture and Environment Editor Locusts are threatening to swarm again over Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia and urgent action is needed to prevent a serious outbreak of the African migratory locust, the Food and …

Cane farmers want Act refined to sweeten viability

Cane farmers want Act refined to sweeten viability   Herald 9/9/2020  Dr Nzenza Business Reporter Sugarcane farmers in the country’s Lowveld are pushing for sweeping reforms in the sugar industry to break the monopoly held by Tongaat Hullets Zimbabwe. They are also seeking an “urgent review” of proceeds sharing ratio formula used to determine the …

War vets reassure farmers over land

War vets reassure farmers over land  0  September 8, 2020 1:13 PM Source: War vets reassure farmers over land | Herald (Top Stories) Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association chairman Cde Christopher Mutsvangwa flanked by the association’s commissar Cde Joel Mureremba addresses a Press conference in Harare yesterday. — Picture: Memory Mangombe Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter WAR …

Minerals Act fuels miners, farmers’ fights 

Minerals Act fuels miners, farmers’ fights  0  September 8, 2020 3:31 PM Source: Minerals Act fuels miners, farmers’ fights – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY VENERANDA LANGA FARMERS yesterday bemoaned loopholes in the Mines and Minerals Act which gives more rights to miners than farmers, leading to bloody clashes and rampant pollution of agricultural land by mostly panners.   Leaders …