Let us make livestock vaccines locally: Shiri

Let us make livestock vaccines locally: Shiri     The Herald 7/12/2018 Sharon Chigeza Mutare Correspondent THE country should make bold decisions to invest in plants that manufacture drugs and vaccines needed in the agricultural sector to reduce dependence on imports, a Cabinet minister has said. Officiating at a strategic planning workshop held in Mutare …

Tugwi-Mukosi master plan delays irk Chadzamira

Tugwi-Mukosi master plan delays irk Chadzamira     The Herald 7/12/2018 Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Ezra Chadzamira has expressed concern over delays in the completion of Tugwi-Mukosi irrigation master plan, saying the situation was affecting the take-off of several projects expected to drive the province’s development goals. Minister …

‘Farmers owe banks $500 million’

‘Farmers owe banks $500 million’    6/12/2018 Source: ‘Farmers owe banks $500 million’ – DailyNews Live BUSINESS WRITER      6 December 2018 HARARE – Zimbabwe’s banks and private players are owed over half a billiondollars by farmers due to inputs abuse, side marketing and poor yields, anofficial has said. Tafadzwa Musarara, the Grain Millers’ Association of …

Africa hardest hit by overlapping forms of malnutrition- 2018 global report

Africa hardest hit by overlapping forms of malnutrition- 2018 global report     The Herald 5/12/2018 Roselyne Sachiti Features Editor Tracy Ncube is the deputy sister in charge of the maternity wing at Maphisa District Hospital in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland South Province. With the help of her team, she has been ensuring that the mothers and …

Questions that must be answered before poor countries import or export food

Questions that must be answered before poor countries import or export food     The Herald 5/12/2018 Charles Dhewa Correspondent In the absence of evidence-based agricultural policy formulation and implementation, most developing countries always rush to import food without sufficiently understanding their national contexts. During gluts, farmers in areas where fruits are produced in abundance …

Duly’s ready for agric season

Duly’s ready for agric season     Duly’s has heeded the national clean-up campaign call and pledged to clean surrounding areas across its nationwide branch network. The Herald 6/12/2018 Princess Ncube Motor company Duly Holdings Limited (Duly’s) is ready to supply farmers with equipment for the new agriculture season under their brand, New Holland, general …

SeedCo assures farmers of adequate supplies

SeedCo assures farmers of adequate supplies   6/12/2018 The Chronicle Enacy Mapakame and Princess Ncube, Harare Bureau The country’s largest seed producer, Seed Co Limited, says it has enough capacity to meet local market’s seed requirements for the 2018/19 agriculture season. In an interview on the sidelines of the group’s financial results presentation yesterday, group …

Wheat shortage fears allayed

Wheat shortage fears allayed    6/12/2018 Business ReportersZimbabwe has enough stocks of wheat to cover the next four months, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Acting Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu said yesterday. Responding to questions from journalists after yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, Minister Ndlovu said Zimbabwe’s wheat supply was stable. “The country has enough wheat reserves to cover …