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Mash West agric show roars to life The Herald 6/10/2021 Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau THE 74th annual Mashonaland West Agricultural Show opens tomorrow. As of yesterday, preparations were almost complete. Over 60 percent of stands have been booked. The agriculture show runs for the second year under a Covid-19 environment. On Monday, Show society …
Agric colleges key to NDS1 attainment The Herald 6/10/2021 Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent AGRICULTURAL colleges are central to the achievement of National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) goals as they produce graduates that are ready to produce for the nation since they would have acquired the requisite skills. This was said recently by the Deputy Minister …
EU committed to helping agric increase production The Herald 6/10/2021 Herald Correspondent The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Zimbabwe Timo Olkkonen has said that his delegation wants the Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme (ZAGP) to succeed. ZAGP is a response to the challenges in Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector through a €40 million support package from the EU. …
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Wheat harvesting begins The Herald 6/10/2021 Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Harvesting of wheat has begun, with the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) designating 18 collection depots as the country expects a bumper harvest owing to minimum interruption of power supply by Zesa, which allowed continuous irrigation. It is envisaged that by the end of October, the …
Water levels in major dams declining The Chronicle 5/10/2021 Bongani Ndlovu, Online Reporter THE Zimbabwe Water Authority (ZINWA) has revealed that the water volumes in major dams in Zimbabwe are continuously declining while local authorities and farmers are encouraged to use water sparingly. Speaking to ZTN, ZINWA spokesperson, Ms Marjorie Munyonga said most dams have …
Chinese machinery supplier seeks to modernise Zim’s agric sector The Chronicle 6/10/2021 A Chinese manufacturer and distributor of advanced agriculture machinery and technologies is helping advance Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector by introducing smart technologies to increase the country’s agricultural productivity. Debont Corp., one of the companies that exhibited at this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural …
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Beekeeping for environmental sustainability, agriculture and livelihoods The Chronicle 6/10/2021 Fortunes Matutu, Correspondent BEEKEEPING (apiculture) plays an important role in sustainable agriculture, environmental management and enhancement of livelihoods in rural communities. It is an ideal, eco-friendly and non-land-based enterprise, which does not tax farm resources. It spans through sectoral divides including forestry, horticulture, agriculture, the …
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Deal set to increase raw milk production ByThe Zimbabwe Independent 1/10/2021 MTHANDAZO NYONI ZIMBABWE’S biggest dairy products manufacturer, Dairibord will only feel the impact of a grand cattle deal signed with platinum miner, Zimplats and Palmine after 12 months, analysts at IH Securities said this week, predicting raw milk intake to fall during the full …
Elephant surplus inspires anguish, debate ByThe Zimbabwe Independent 1/10/2021 By Linda Majuru ONE late April evening, Christina Mudzongachiso and her husband were about to head home after a day in their cotton fields in Mbire, a rural community in northern Zimbabwe. That is when a lone elephant thundered toward them. With her 18-month-old lashed to …
Concerted efforts needed to stop escalating goat thefts The Herald 5/10/2021 Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight IN recent times, cattle seem to be slowly bequeathing their spot on the list of hot merchandise on the illicit market to goats with cases of theft involving the latter becoming regular features in the country’s various media channels. Such …
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