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El Nino takes early toll on Mat South livestock The Chronicle 22/11/2018 Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter SOME farmers in Matabeleland South’s Matobo and Gwanda districts have started losing their livestock as the effects of the predicted erratic rains this season start to take effect. Villagers are allegedly walking long distances in search of …
GMB deliveries improve to 1,14mt – NewsDay Zimbabwe 21/11/2018 THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has received a total of 1,14 metric tonnes (mt) of maize as at November 1, 2018, a report has noted. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI According to a report prepared by the Justice Mayor Wadyajena-led Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate …
Mash East targets 200 000ha maize The Herald 21/11/2018 Victor Maphosa Mashonaland East Correspondent Farmers in Mashonaland East Province are ready for the 2018-19 farming season with the province targeting more than 200 000 hectares on maize production, Provincial Agricultural Technician and Extension Services officer Mr Leonard Munamati has said. In a recent …
Tongaat seeks bids for 4 000ha sugar project The Chronicle 21/11/2018 Walter Mswazie in Masvingo SUGAR giant, Tongaat Hullets, is seeking bids from companies or individuals with capacity to develop 4 000 hectares of virgin land to boost sugarcane production in the lowveld. The new ambitious project dubbed ‘Kilimanjaro’, is slated for January …
Zesa loses $5 million to vandals The Chronicle 21/11/2018 Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has bemoaned infrastructure vandalism, saying this year alone the parastatal has lost equipment valued at nearly $5 million. Speaking in a telephone interview yesterday, ZESA public relations manager Mr Fullard Gwasira said the theft …
STEVE HANKE EXCLUSIVE: Dollarise now ED govt told Pauline Hurungudo • 19 November 2018 4:52PM • 4 comments Daily News HARARE – Our staff writer Pauline Hurungudo interviews Steve Hanke, a professor of applied economics at The Johns Hopkins University and senior fellow at the Cato Institute. Over four decades, Hanke has advised dozens of world …
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Vakayi invests in hatchery The Herald 20/11/2018 Ishemunyoro Chingwere Business Reporter Venture capital firm, Vakayi Capital, has concluded its second investment project in Zimbabwe that will see a Ruwa-based hatchery doubling its output. The hatchery, ZimAvian (Pvt) Ltd, produces broiler and layer day-old chicks, which it mainly supplies to small-scale poultry farmers. The …
Rains expected this week: MSD The Herald 20/11/2018 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The country is expected to start receiving rains this week, with heavier falls expected from Friday, the Meteorological Services Department has said. MSD senior forecaster Mrs Linia Mashawi yesterday said heavier falls were expected over the weekend starting with the …
Sorghum: Africa’s untapped commercial agricultural potential The Chronicle 20/11/2018 Sinethemba Mafanya SORGhUM has a lot going for it. It’s climate-smart, highly nutritious and we already know how to grow it. If we put the right amount of money and thought behind it, it could also help solve our unemployment woes. The end of …
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Minister explains CSC $130m deal The Chronicle 20/11/2018 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter LANDS, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Development Minister, Retired Air Marshal Perrance Shiri, yesterday opened up on the $130 million Cold Storage Company (CSC) joint venture recapitalisation deal, which is expected to rejuvenate operations at the firm. The deal with …