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CICs to promote e-agriculture: Potraz ByNewsday 20/9/2021 BY OBERT SIAMILANDU Community information centres (CIC) being commissioned in various parts of the country can promote e-agriculture, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has said. In his speech at the commissioning of the Rafingora CIC on Friday, Potraz director-general Gift Machengete said: “Rafingora is a …
Matabeleland livestock farmer with a difference The Herald 20/9/2021 Bulawayo Bureau For Mangwe-based farmer Mr Mkhulunyelwa Nkomo, routine one-by-one follow-ups on his 500 cattle is normal practice. Starting with 20 cattle in 2000, his dream was always to become a striving livestock farmer. Every year, he gets up to 200 calves and sells some …
Farmers decry inputs price increases The Herald 20/9/2021 Elita Chikwati-Senior Agriculture Reporter Farmers have complained over the continuous increase in inputs prices which they said will affect viability and also affect the 2021/22 summer cropping season. The farmers expressed concern that while the producer prices have remained the same, prices of inputs have been …
Rebranded Arda to drive rural industrialisation The Chronicle 20/9/2021 Nqobile Tshili, Business Reporter DRIVING rural industrialisation through use of latest technology and enhanced agricultural production are top priorities of the rebranded Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda). The State-owned enterprise has announced completion of a rebranding exercise aimed at repositioning the organisation to drive economic …
Villagers speak on game-changer irrigation model 0 September 18, 2021 6:22 AM Source: Villagers speak on game-changer irrigation model | The Herald Bubi Lupane Irrigation Scheme members yesterday weed a section of the irrigation scheme where President Mnangagwa will next week launch the Arda vision 2030 programme. — Picture: Eliah Saushoma Mashudu Netsianda Bulawayo Bureau FOR almost 10 years, …
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Govt buoyant as agric sector grows to US$7,8bn 0 September 19, 2021 10:30 AM Source: Govt buoyant as agric sector grows to US$7,8bn | Sunday Mail (Business) Business Reporter Government is optimistic agriculture will grow to more than US$8,2 billion within the next four years. The sector grew to a better-than-expected US$7,8 billion in the past 12 …
Zesa eases load shedding 0 September 19, 2021 11:01 AM Source: Zesa eases load shedding | The Sunday News Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporter THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) says there has been an improvement in the generation of power at Hwange Power Station which has seen easing of the load shedding programme that the country …
ZESA Power Supply Update 17 September 2021
Consumption of wild animal meat increases risk of zoonotic diseases – UN report The Herald 17/9/2021 Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor The taking of animals for wild meat consumption poses significant threats of spreading diseases from animals to humans such as coronavirus into the human population, according to a United Nations report …
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ARDA, the sleeping giant awakens The Herald 17/9/2021 Lovemore Chikova Development Dialogue The just-completed rebranding of the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) has helped re-align the authority’s work with the developmental aspirations being pursued by the New Dispensation. This dovetails with its robust transformational strategy that is gathering momentum. In fact, ARDA is no …