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TIMB reviews tobacco selling conditions 0 May 19, 2020 9:26 AM Source: TIMB reviews tobacco selling conditions | Herald (Top Stories) Dr Matibiri Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB), has relaxed part of the stringent conditions for tobacco marketing this year that were adopted to prevent and minimise the spread of …
Late opening of cotton market affects farmers 0 May 20, 2020 2:03 AM Source: Late opening of cotton market affects farmers | Herald (Business) Business Reporter Some cotton farmers have expressed concern over the late start of the marketing season as Government is yet to announce the producer price for this year. The season normally starts end …
Subsidy for cotton farmers Sunday Mail 17/5/2020 Sunday Mail Reporter Government is set to introduce a cotton subsidy for the current marketing season to cushion thousands of farmers as international lint prices plunge, The Sunday Mail Business has learnt. “It is something Treasury is seriously considering. The issue being considered is how to finance the gap …
Grain deliveries to GMB begin Herald 18/5/2020 GMB Silos Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter The latest harvest of maize, traditional grains and soya bean has started with farmers having now delivered more than 11 500 tonnes of all grains to Grain Marketing Board depots. The grain marketing season opened on April 1, but a few …
National dam levels at 51,2% Chronicle 18/5/2020 Lower Ncema Dam Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter THE cumulative national dam levels are at 51, 2 percent with Bulawayo decommissioning a third dam Lower Ncema which is only 2,1 percent full. The decommissioning last week left Bulawayo with three supply dams; Insiza, Inyankuni and Mtshabezi. Bulawayo decommissioned …
Farmers urged to deliver grain early 0 May 17, 2020 2:00 AM Source: Farmers urged to deliver grain early | The Herald Minister Shiri Herald Reporter Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri has urged farmers to deliver grain to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots to get value for money and adequately prepare for the …
Covid-19 deals blow to rural development projects 0 May 17, 2020 2:05 AM Source: Covid-19 deals blow to rural development projects | Herald (Opinion) Covid-19 has affected some of the rural projects which were being funded by non-governmental organisations Sifelani Tsiko Interview The novel coronavirus pandemic has derailed the implementation of development projects across rural Zimbabwe, invariably …
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Lockdown extended indefinitely 1 May 17, 2020 4:16 PM Source: Lockdown extended indefinitely | Sunday News (local news) Vusumuzi Dube, Senior Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has extended the national lockdown under Level Two indefinitely, promising regular two-week interval reviews to assess progress or lack of it. In an address to the nation yesterday, President Mnangagwa said the move …
Covid-19: Small-scale farmers fill city’s food supply gap 0 May 17, 2020 4:46 PM Source: Covid-19: Small-scale farmers fill city’s food supply gap – The Standard BY IGNATIUS BANDA Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second city of some 700 000 people, has experienced a shortage of vegetables this year, with major producers citing a range of challenges from poor rains to …
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Lockdown: Crops rot in fields Posted on May 15, 2020 by The Independent in Feature MIRRIAM Madzivanyika, a farmer in Mazowe — 40km north of Harare — grows a variety of crops on their 330-hectare farm she runs with her husband. Their cucumber crop is ready for harvest, but the ongoing lockdown has disrupted their operations. ANDREW KUNAMBURA “The market …