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Understanding the world of nutritional psychiatry A nutritious diet improves one’s mood and mental capacity The Herald 29/11/2018 Dr Sacrifice Chirisa Mental Health Matters In developed and developing countries, people are eating a greater variety of foodstuffs than ever before. This does not follow that they are well-nourished. In fact, many people do …
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Schools venture into fish farming The Herald 29/11/2018 Emmah Chinyamutatinga Manicaland Bureau EIGHT schools in Manicaland have embarked on fish farming to boost nutrition, economic development and income generation. Nearly 1 560 fingerlings were stocked in 69 ponds at seven primary schools and one secondary school in Mutasa District. The schools include St …
Cattle farmers feel the pinch The Herald 29/11/2018 Midlands Bureau CATTLE farmers in the Midlands province have started counting losses as the weather begins to take its toll on livestock. A number of cattle have since succumbed to the drought, with some farmers starting to press the panic button. The Veterinary Services Department has said …
Zimbabwe ready to pilot new cattle artificial insemination tech The Chronicle 29/11/2018 Nqobile Tshili, Business Correspondent ZIMBABWE is ready to pilot a new artificial insemination technology with capacity to produce 4 000 semen straws within an hour, which will boost the national herd, a Cabinet Minister has said. Artificial insemination increases fertility in …
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Cotton output for 2017-2018 cropping season increase The Chronicle 29/11/2018 Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’s cotton output for the 2017/2018 cropping season surged 95 percent compared to the previous period driven by Government’s Presidential input scheme and investments by private cotton companies. According to the Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA), the total output for …
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LAND reform blow: Zimbabwe must pay foreign investor US$195m; World Bank unit dismisses Harare’s bid to annul award – NewZimbabwe.com 28/11/2018 By UK Bureau THE US-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has rejected Zimbabwe’s application to annul an US$195 million award to a German family whose property was expropriated under the …
325 000 cotton growers receive inputs The Herald 28/11/2018 Business Reporter Nearly 325 000 cotton growers have received inputs under the Government’s Free Inputs Scheme meant to help vulnerable communities and prop up production. The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe, which is administering the programme said 324 517 farmers had already received some inputs …
Government forges ahead with massive pecan nut project The Chronicle 28/11/2018 Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT is forging ahead with the massive pecan nut project at Arda Balu Estate in Umguza district, Matabeleland North, as the country aims to tap the growing export market for the commercial crop. Last year, the Agricultural and …
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Drought-stricken Zimbabwe at impasse: Grow maize or not? – Zimbabwe Situation 28/11/2018 FEATURE-Drought-threatened Zimbabwe faces a quandary: Grow maize or not?By Lungelo Ndhlovu Ezimnyama – As Zimbabwe’s farmers head to the fields to plant, the country is facing yet another dry growing season, meteorologists predict. But that has not persuaded Sikhathele Sibanda to grow …
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Practise conservative farming, Mbire folk told The Herald 27/11/2018 Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement deputy minister Cde Douglas Karoro has urged people in Mbire District to practise conservative farming to achieve better yields and preserve the environment. Speaking at Chitsungo Mission Hospital recently Cde Karoro said some …