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Zim agric sector needs US$1,2 bn lifeline Posted on January 17, 2020 by The Independent in Business Special Economic Zones may include farming areas such as Norton and Mazowe, which were reportedly earmarked for agriculture. Zimbabwe Independent THE 2019-2020 agricultural season has been difficult for everyone due to the extreme weather and climatic conditions which scientists interpret as part of …
Crop, livestock assessment on the cards Herald 17/1/2020 Deputy Minister Haritatos Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Government will at the end of this month embark on the first round of nationwide crop and livestock assessment. The assessment seeks to establish disease prevalence, state of pastures and water supply. In an interview yesterday, Lands, Agriculture, …
Plot-holders in quandary as Mushandike Dam dries up 17/1/2020 Ezra Chadzamira From George Maponga in Masvingo Hundreds of plot-holders at Mushandike Irrigation Scheme have been left in a quandary after the dam which used to supply irrigation water to the 800-hectare scheme dried up following a prolonged dry spell. Mushandike is Masvingo’s biggest irrigation scheme …
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EU raises US$18,7m for drought relief Herald 17/1/2020 Mr Timo Olkkonen Freeman Razemba Senior Reporter The European Union (EU) has mobilised US$18,7 million for emergency food support for vulnerable people in Zimbabwe to improve nutrition, access to basic health care and provision of potable water. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe …
Command Agric financing succeeds Herald 17/1/2020 Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube Africa Moyo Deputy News Editor The Command Agriculture special programme, whose financing model was reconfigured this season to eliminate cheating and ensure loan repayment, is working well in terms of the provision of funds by banks and the private sector, …
Subsidised roller meal diverted to black market Herald 17/1/2020 Dr Nzenza Herald Reporters Subsidised roller meal is being diverted to the black market by buyers who grab consignments as they reach the shop shelves. The buyers then offload the roller meal to informal traders who often repack it into smaller bags, with these two …
Vegetables shortage hits Bulawayo Chronicle 17/1/2020 Desmond Nleya/ Rutendo Ngara, Chronicle Reporters BULAWAYO is experiencing a shortage of vegetables due to water shortage, Chronicle has established. This has pushed prices up while removing vegetables from menus of most homes and restaurants. Vendors and supermarket shelves have gone for weeks without the popular choumolier and rape thereby pushing the price …
Farmers urged to grow fodder for livestock Chronicle 17/1/2020 Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter FARMERS in Matabeleland North have been urged to diversify and grow fodder and legumes to counter effects of drought. This comes in the wake of reports that Matabeleland North province had lost 6 466 cattle to drought by end of November last year. …
Synergies for Growth – Cooperate. Collaborate. Complement. ZIMBABWE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY By Dr A J Masuka, Chief Executive Officer, Zimbabwe Agricultural Society Every year, since 2016, as part of a broader transformation strategy to rally consensus, and to bid and unite support for the wider cause of agriculture and to complement stakeholder efforts towards agriculture-led accelerated …
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It’s definitely a drought year, what next? Financial Gazette 9 January 2020 Peter Gambara DESPITE getting assurances from our own Meteorological Services Office that we should expect a “normal to below normal” summer season, it is now clear that we are experiencing one of the worst drought seasons we have ever seen. We last experienced …