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Incentives for sustainable tourism and environmental protection necessary

by ChronicleWildlife and Conservancies September 24, 2019No Comments

Incentives for sustainable tourism and environmental protection necessary Chronicle 24/9/2019 Nkosilathi Sibanda TOURIST activity in the country is heavily present in rural communities that are at the heart of natural conservancies. A heated discussion has arisen about how such communities can benefit from the income generated by the industry. Human settlements in areas such …

Engaging youth in agriculture key to Zim’s future food security

by ChronicleAgriculture September 24, 2019No Comments

Letters to the Editor: Engaging youth in agriculture key to Zim’s future food security Chronicle 24/9/2019 Sifelani Tsiko, Harare Bureau Making agriculture more attractive to young people can help create decent employment opportunities for them in rural areas and reverse perceptions and stereotypes that agriculture is difficult and less attractive to venture into. A number …

Zim dollar devaluation exaggerated: Real exchange rate should be US$1: ZWL$5.6 – Minister

by ChronicleFinance & Economics September 24, 2019No Comments

Zim dollar devaluation exaggerated: Real exchange rate should be US$1: ZWL$5.6 – Minister Chronicle 24/9/2019 Minister of Finance and Economic Development Professor Mthuli Ncube Business Editor THE appropriate exchange rate between the Zimbabwean dollar and the United States dollar should hover around US$1:ZWL$5,6 based on “founded quantitative estimates”, Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor …

Drought threatens beef herd

by NewsDayAgriculture September 24, 2019No Comments

Drought threatens beef herd 0 September 23, 2019 12:29 PM Source: Drought threatens beef herd | Newsday (National) BY REX MPHISA BEEF farmers in southern Zimbabwe are staring disaster in the face as their livestock is succumbing to harsh effects of drought, a Beitbridge legislator has said. Hundreds of cattle have already been reported dead while some …

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Statutory Instrument 129 of 2017 Lifestock Industry Position Paper presented to Government

by Commercial Farmers' UnionAgriculture, Agriculture (archives) September 23, 2019September 23, 2019No Comments

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Plight of Dispossessed Farmers

by TelegraphHuman Rights (archives) September 23, 2019September 23, 2019No Comments

Plight of Dispossessed Farmers 3 AUGUST 2019 • 1:43PM Follow One night last month, a colony of giant cane rats decimated the vegetable patch behind Joan Harrison’s modest Harare flat. It was a far cry from the terrifying night 15 years ago when she and her late husband packed up what they could carry and …

Zinwa makes steady progress on two Mash Central dams

by HeraldAgriculture, Agriculture (archives) September 23, 2019September 23, 2019No Comments

Zinwa makes steady progress on two Mash Central dams Herald 23/9/2019 Cletus Mushanawani Mashonaland Central Bureau Chief TWO dams in Mashonaland Central Province that were allocated money by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in the 2019 National Budget have recorded significant progress. In an interview in Bindura last week, Zimbabwe National Water …

Young farmers hail ‘flexible’ loan facility

by HeraldFinance and Economics (archives) September 23, 2019No Comments

Young farmers hail ‘flexible’ loan facility Herald 23/9/2019 Kudakwashe Chidziya Herald Correspondent YOUTHS in three districts of Manicaland last week received loans and farming inputs from Diocese of Mutare Community Care Programme (DOMCCP), in a move expected to enhance their economic participation. About 50 youths from Mutasa, Honde and Nyanga districts benefited from the …

Agric tops micro-finance loan book

by HeraldFinance and Economics (archives) September 23, 2019No Comments

Agric tops micro-finance loan book Herald 12/9/2019 Mr Chitambo Fradreck Gorwe Business Reporter Good rains anticipated countrywide during the 2019/20 farming season, have seen agriculture topping the micro-finance loan book (35 percent) as reported in the sector’s performance report for period ending June 30, 2019. Speaking to The Herald Finance and Business, Zimbabwe Association of Micro-Finance …

Odzi district to venture into fish farming