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DDF revamps 11 000ha irrigation schemes  Herald 30/9/2019   Elita Chikwati and Yeukai Karengezeka Government, through the Department of Irrigation Development, has rehabilitated more than 11 000 hectares and developed 750 hectares of irrigation schemes to boost agricultural production and productivity to ensure household and national food security. The department had targeted to rehabilitate 10 …

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Making a living out of fish farming   Herald 30/9/2019  Government recently registered over 240 fishing cooperatives in Masvingo in a move designed to improve household disposable incomes and grow the  economy. Provincial development officer in the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Mr Joseph Mupinga said the registration of fishing …

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Farmers Apps gain popularity countrywide Chronicle  30 SEP, 2019 – 00:09  0 COMMENTS 1 IMAGES     Pride Mahlangu, Business Reporter RURAL farmers in Matabeleland can now use a mobile app for agricultural extension services and hiring of farming equipment under a programme being co-ordinated by a group of non-governmental organisations in liaison with Government. Running under the …

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Farmers reel under massive price hikes Chronicle 30/9/2019   Fuel prices have increased several times since June and by more than 500 percent this year as the value of the local currency has slid Sifelani Tsiko  The rising prices of goods and services is negatively affecting most farming activities in some parts of Manicaland Province …

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New funding model for Command Agriculture  Chronicle 30/9/2019   Minister Perrance Shiri Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has adopted a new funding model for Command Agriculture during the 2019/20 farming season which will see it providing guarantees with banks and the private sector funding the programme to unlock the required $2,8 billion. The Government has since …

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Experts warn of heat wave   Chronicle 30/9/2019  Thandeka Moyo, Chronicle Reporter  BULAWAYO residents may have to brace for an extremely hot Saturday this week as weather experts say temperatures could be as high as 36 degrees Celsius.  According to AccuWeather, an international company that provides forecasting services worldwide, this coming Saturday will be one of …

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Zim faces 30 000 tractor deficit Sunday Mail 29/9/2019   Dumisani Nsingo Senior Reporter THE Government is working on intensifying its farm mechanisation as it forges ahead to improve agricultural productivity amid revelations the country is faced with a deficit of more than 30 000 tractors. Addressing provincial heads and farmers in Matabeleland North Province …

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Macadamia nuts offer export opportunities for Zim Sunday Mail 29/9/2019    Allan Majuru From a small orchard to a large farm, there are crops and plants that are guaranteed to get you good returns when exported. One such crop is macadamia nuts, an edible seed of the evergreen macadamia tree that belongs to the Proteaceae …

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Law for growing, processing mbanje gazetted  0 September 28, 2019 8:00 AM Source: Law for growing, processing mbanje gazetted | The Herald September 28, 2019 Crime Reporter Government has regularised the growing, processing and supply of industrial hemp (cannabis) by farmers countrywide for industrial purposes. Industrial hemp is from the plant species Cannabis sativa and has been used worldwide …

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