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January disease kills 50 000 cattle Herald 3/12/2018 Zvamaida Murwira Senior ReporterMore than 50 000 cattle worth $50 million has been lost over the past year owing to the January disease and more cattle are set to be lost if financial resources are not provided urgently, legislators have heard. At least $11 million is …
International Fund for Agricultural Development headed for Zim 3/12/2018 Source: International Fund for Agricultural Development headed for Zim | Sunday News (Business) Gilbert Houngbo Dumisani Nsingo THE President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Mr Gilbert Houngbo will this week visit Zimbabwe as part of the organisation’s efforts to affirm its partnership and …
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146 families face relocation over dam construction – NewsDay Zimbabwe 30/11/2018 GOVERNMENT is currently looking for land to relocate the over 140 families in Masomera, to pave way for the construction of Causeway Dam about 30km outside Marondera. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs minister Aplonia Munzverengi yesterday said the dam project had …
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Why Zim might just offer Africa’s best safari experience The Herald 30/11/2018 Marianne Jones Column Name AS a child, the ultimate treat was a day out to Knowsley Safari Park, a mere mile from my Merseyside home. However, it being the 70s and us not having a car, we would have to wait …
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Young farmers awards on today Our youth have the potential to revolutionise Zimbabwe’s food and agriculture sector and generate economic growth The Herald 30/11/2018 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The Federation of Young Farmers Clubs Zimbabwe Trust (FYFCZ) will today host the 2018 national young farmer’s awards to honour youths who have excelled …
NGO targets 15 000 trees The Herald 30/11/2018 Prince Mukuna Herald Reporter A Harare-based non-governmental organisation, Grow a Tree Foundation (GTF), is targeting to oversee the planting of 15 000 citrus fruit trees in schools across the country as a way to adapt and mitigate against climate change. The organisation on Wednesday launched the initiative …
Planting now in full swing The Herald 30/11/2018 Manicaland Correspondent The planting season is now in full swing in Manicaland, as most farmers took advantage of the rains received last week to plant drought-resistant varieties to counter the El Nino climatic conditions predicted for this season. In an interview with The Herald, Agritex …
Call to boost agric share of GDP The Herald 30/11/2018 Manicaland Correspondent Zimbabwe should strive to increase agriculture’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to between 16 and 20 percent as the sector is vital to the country’s economic recovery, a Government official has said. Officiating at a strategic planning workshop held …
UN in hot water over African lake – Zimbabwe Situation 30/11/2018 On 3 December, Zimbabwe will join almost 200 countries at “COP 24”, a global warming summit in Poland. But already there are signs the meeting won’t be easy. The UN photo of Lake Chad and its shrinking shoreline. Last week, the official UN …
Govt to scale back on command agric funding – NewsDay Zimbabwe 29/11/2018 FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says government will scale back its participation in the specialised farmer support programme command agriculture and rope in the private sector to provide financing as Treasury seeks to cut back spending on costly subsidies. By Business Editor Under …