Category: Newspaper Articles

Zimbabwe promotes female entrepreneurs to strengthen pork industry  0 February 13, 2020 2:00 AM Source: Zimbabwe promotes female entrepreneurs to strengthen pork industry | The Pig Site Targeting farmers in Mashonaland West and Mashonaland East provinces, the Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme has attracted almost 1000 producers, with women constituting 37 percent of the total. Zimbabwe’s pig industry is …

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JUST IN: Millers call for price increase  11 FEB, 2020 – 15:02  0 COMMENTS 1 IMAGES     GMAZ chairman Tafadzwa Musarara Joseph Madzimure and Talent Gore Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has appealed to Government to review the prices of the subsidy mealie meal upwards citing viability challenges. Currently, GMAZ is receiving 20 000 tonnes …

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Africa’s worst locust plague threatens continent Chronicle 12/2/2020   Africa’s worst locust plague in decades is threatening the continent at an unprecedented scope. And there’s no telling just how far the ravenous creatures will travel. Desert locusts are the most destructive of all locust species — known for their speedy growth and enormous appetites. A swarm containing …

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Zimbabwe’s decision to lift a ban on GM maize imports could benefit South Africa in the near term  0 February 11, 2020 9:18 AM Necessity is the mother of invention, and this rings true in Zimbabwe where the government is reformulating policy. The Zimbabwe government has for years maintained a ban on the importation or growing …

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Satellite data brings farming advice to remote areas of Zimbabwe  0 February 12, 2020 2:02 AM Source: Satellite data brings farming advice to remote areas of Zimbabwe – Reuters NTABAZINDUNA, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Deep in rural western Zimbabwe, where tarred roads are nonexistent, Japhet Ngwenya used to spend every season worrying that the people who advise …

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Black market ‘queuers’ disrupt maize-meal subsidy programme  Herald 11/2/2020   BLACK market queuers continue to grab the bulk of subsidised roller meal as it is delivered in supermarkets. Many consumers are forced to either give in and buy on the black market or look for alternative replacements. A survey conducted by The Herald coun­trywide showed that some …

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Scientists must invest in breeding for food security Herald 11/2/2020   Africa Moyo Deputy News Editor PLANT breeding experts have been advised to invest more in creating short season and drought-resistant seed varieties to ensure Zimbabwe becomes food secure in the face of adverse weather patterns. Seed Co managing director for Southern Africa Mr Denias …

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