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President to launch tractor facility  24/6/2020   President Mnangagwa Herald Reporters President Mnangagwa is tomorrow expected to launch the John Deere agricultural equipment supply facility that is part of Government’s mechanisation development programme, said Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa, presenting the 21st Cabinet Decision Matrix yesterday. Government entered into a US$50 million deal …

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Cottco board to focus on improving productivity Chronicle 24/6/2020   Harare Bureau Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) chairman Dr Abraham Babs Nyoni says his board will focus more on further improving cotton productivity to sustain higher yields. He said good cotton quality would also be the priority of his board. After peaking at 352 000 …

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Move to boost sesame production  Herald 22/6/2020   Dr Basera Elita Chikwati Zimbabwe is targeting 100 000 tonnes of sesame crop during the 2020/21 summer farming season as it moves to boost production of export crops to increase foreign currency earnings. The growing of sesame is also being promoted to increase feedstock for cooking oil …

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Milk production drops 3 percent Herald 23/6/2020   The country’s raw milk production in  the first five months to May declined by 3 percent to 31.35 million litres from 32.22 million litres in the same period last year, official data  shows. Milk production in the country has been on a steady increase since 2009. However, successive droughts …

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Middle Sabi farmers target export markets Herald 23/6/2020   Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Farmers in Chipinge have partnered two companies that are funding the resuscitation of banana and citrus plantations targeting export markets. A2 farmers in the Middle Sabi have so far put almost 200 hectares of various fruits that include bananas, avocados, lemons and …

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Cottco deal may lure back growers that had jumped ship  Herald 23/6/2020   It is prudent to the benefiting farmers to build on the capacity they are getting from Cottco and gradually start exploring ways of getting back to viable ways and give Government space to focus on other crops or even new projects Obert …

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