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Beekeeping holds key to rural development Herald 23/9/2019 Beekeeping is a welcome economic activity to improve the lives of rural residents and improve the existing traditional farming methods. Tanaka Mahanya Features Writer Many communities within rural areas across the country have been affected by food insecurity, poverty and low household income due to limited economic …
Land destroyed by veld fires increases by 64pc Chronicle 23/9/2019 Thandeka Moyo, Chronicle Reporter THE Environmental Management Agency recorded a 64 percent increase in the amount of land destroyed by veld fires in Matabeleland North province with Lupane being the most affected district. According to the agency, most causes of the veld fires remain human …
Matabeleland benefits from US$42m Amalima project Chronicle 23/9/2019 Pride Mahlangu recently in Gwanda THE United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has facilitated the construction of dams in parts of Matabeleland region under a US$42 million facility aimed at improving food security and enhancing community livelihoods. The development drive is being run under the …
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Sable Chemicals targets 25 000 tonnes of AN Chronicle 23/9/2019 Mr Bothwell Nyajeka Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent FERTILISER manufacturing company, Sable Chemicals, is targeting to produce at least 25 000 tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate (AN) fertiliser by December this year. The country’s sole AN manufacturer hopes to resume production next month and requires US$12 …
Agric ministry requires $14 billion for 2020 fiscal year Chronicle 23/9/2019 Mr Ringson Chitsiko Ellen Chasokela, Harare Bureau The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement has said it requires at least $14 billion for the 2020 fiscal year. This came out on Friday when the ministry’s permanent secretary, Mr Ringson Chitsiko appeared …
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NRZ to move 100k tonnes maize from Tanzania Chronicle 23/9/2019 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) is set to move 100 000 tonnes of maize from Tanzania as the country seeks to cover its grain deficit. In July this year, President Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe will import 800 000 tonnes of …
CSC gets meaty Sunday Mail 22/9/2019 Dumisani Nsingo The country’s sole meat processor and marketer, Cold Storage Company (CSC)-Boustead Beef Zimbabwe, is expected to start fully operating its Masvingo and Bulawayo plants before the end of this year, a Government official has said. In an interview with our Bulawayo Bureau on Thursday, Agriculture, Lands, Water, …
‘We will not switch off Kariba’ Sunday Mail 22/9/2019 Water levels in Kariba Dam have dropped markedly as a result of the drought that plagued the 2018/2019 season. The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) — the body responsible for managing the reservoir on behalf of Zimbabwe and Zambia — has been progressively reducing water allocated …
Is the golden leaf wilting? Sunday Mail 22/9/2019 Michael Tome Business Reporter Preparations for tobacco planting season started on a low key, with the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) confirming a 22-percent decline in seed uptake this year, compared to 922 853 grammes sold in 2018. The decline in seeds demand for the 2019/20 …
CBZ commits to fund Command Agriculture Sunday Mail 22/9/2019 Dumisani Nsingo One of the country’s leading financial institutions, CBZ Holdings, has agreed in principle to fund Command Agriculture as Government intensifies preparations for the 2019/20 summer cropping season, a Government official has said. Agriculture, Lands, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister, Vangelis Peter …