Zimbabwe tobacco sales down 23.5% after poor rains – Agricultural Commodities

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Zimbabwe tobacco sales down 23.5% after poor rains – Agricultural Commodities  0  September 1, 2020 9:09 AM Source: Zimbabwe tobacco sales down 23.5% after poor rains – Agricultural Commodities – Reuters HARARE (Reuters) – Sales of Zimbabwe’s tobacco, the second largest foreign currency earner, fell 23.52% to 178.7 million kilograms this year, official data showed on Monday, after …

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Zimbabwe Says Foreign White Farmers Can Apply to Get Back Seized Land 

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Zimbabwe Says Foreign White Farmers Can Apply to Get Back Seized Land  0  September 1, 2020 9:50 AM Source: Zimbabwe Says Foreign White Farmers Can Apply to Get Back Seized Land – The New York Times HARARE — Foreign white farmers settled in Zimbabwe whose land was seized under Robert Mugabe can apply to get it back and …

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Zimbabwe is offering land back to BIPPAs and black farmers. Betrayal or the law? Here are the facts

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ANALYSIS | Zimbabwe is offering land back to BIPPAs and black farmers. Betrayal or the law? Here are the facts By newZWire  – September 1, 2020   Betrayal or rule of law: Farmer Rob Smart and a staffer at Lesbury Estates, Headlands, February 1, 2018, after Smart returned to his land (pic: Jekesai Njikizana/AFP) The …

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Daily power cuts worsen

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Daily power cuts worsen By Mugove Tafirenyika Daily News Last updated Aug 31, 2020 Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s power crisis is worsening, with Zesa announcing yesterday its implementation of load shedding schedules lasting nearly 10 hours a day, the Daily News reports. The under pressure power utility said the increased power cuts …

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‘Agriculture revival lies in import substitution’

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‘Agriculture revival lies in import substitution’ By Blessings Mashaya Daily News Last updated Aug 31, 2020 IN THE wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Agriculture Marketing Authority (Ama) has embarked on an ambitious digitalisation programme to effectively execute its mandate as set out in the Agricultural Marketing Act. Ama recently appointed Clever Isaya to spearhead the …

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‘23 000 transformers, 76 000 cables lost to vandals in Byo’

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‘23 000 transformers, 76 000 cables lost to vandals in Byo’ NewsDay 31/8/2020 BY PATRICIA SIBANDA ZESA southern region manager Lovemore Chinaka has revealed that more than 23 000 transformers and about 76 000 cables lost to vandals in Bulawayo needed urgent replacement. The remarks came in the wake of concerns raised by the residents …

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Govt moves to maximise agricultural production

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Govt moves to maximise agricultural production 1/9/2020 The Herald Herald Reporter Former farm owners who remained on compulsorily acquired land can now regularise their tenure while those who had offer letters can apply for 99 year leases as the Government moves to maximum agricultural production and productivity through collaborative efforts of all Zimbabweans, Finance and …

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Debating land tenure reform in Zimbabwe

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Debating land tenure reform in Zimbabwe 1/9/2020 The Chronicle Ian Scoones As part of the ongoing discussions about Zimbabwe’s new land policy, land tenure is a central concern. Zimbabwe has a multi-form land tenure system, involving different legal arrangements and different forms of authority. This suits a complex land system with multiple users wanting different …

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Livestock farmers aim to cut out middlemen

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Livestock farmers aim to cut out middlemen Chronicle 1/9/2020   Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter LIVESTOCK farmers in Beitbridge District have set their eyes on establishing their own company to eliminate the middleman from the market and increase their stake in the value chain of animal rearing. Through the envisaged project, the farmers hope to create …

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Former farm owners on designated land told to urgently regularise tenure

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Former farm owners on designated land told to urgently regularise tenure  Chronicle 1/9/2020   Dr Anxious Masuka Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter GOVERNMENT says former farm owners on compulsorily acquired land but are still farming should urgently regularise their tenure before considerations can be made for the issuance of 99-year leases. In July, Government and …

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