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Zimbabwe judge gets top Sadc post The Chronicle 31/10/2018 Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court Reporter FORMER Bulawayo High Court senior judge Justice Francis Bere has been elected president of the Sadc Administrative Tribunal (SadcAT) during the court’s elections held in Gaborone, Botswana on Monday. Justice Bere, who was recently elevated to the Supreme Court, joined the …
Colonial water regulations hit African smallholders African governments must realign water laws to benefit small-scale growers The Herald 31/10/2018 Tom Collins Correspondent The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has released a report detailing how colonial-era water laws are unintentionally side-lining millions of smallholder farmers in Africa due to outdated water permit systems. According …
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Empower women farmers: Wadyajena The Herald 31/10/2018 Herald Reporter Chairman of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Climate, Water and Rural Resettlement Cde Justice Mayor Wadyajena yesterday called for cheap inputs for smallholder farmers to boost productivity. He said there was need to empower women as they had the potential to transform …
Grow small grains, Mbire folk urged The Herald 31/10/2018 Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Settlement Minister Perrance Shiri has urged farmers in Mbire to adopt small grains which are drought resistant in the wake of rising temperatures and low rainfall in the area. Speaking in Kanyemba area, …
Firm ploughs millions into wheat production The Chronicle 31/10/2018 Business Reporter NORTHERN Farming Private Limited has invested US$16 million towards production of wheat and is targeting to harvest 47 000 metric tonnes this year. Northern Farming is a contract-farming company in Zimbabwe that provides inputs, working capital, agronomy and market linkage to selected …
Tobacco earnings decline The Chronicle 1/10/2018 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE has since the beginning of the year earned $544,1 million from tobacco exports reflecting a decrease of 2,2 percent from the comparable period in 2017. In a weekly bulletin for the period ended October 26, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board …
Seed, fertiliser firms reduce prices File picture of maize seed on sale. The Chronicle 31/10/2018 Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau SEED and fertiliser producers yesterday started reducing prices following Monday’s meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Briefing journalists after the Cabinet meeting yesterday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa confirmed the meeting. “After …
Rhino horn: Alarm as China eases 25-year ban on rhino and tiger parts 31/10/2018 Experts worry this will increase demand for the animals and jeopardise efforts to protect them. Source: Rhino horn: Alarm as China eases 25-year ban on rhino and tiger parts – BBC News Rhino horn is highly prized in traditional Chinese medicine CARL …
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Lack of title deeds worries farmers Pauline Hurungudo • 30 October 2018 12:13PM • 0 comments Daily News HARARE – Commercial farmers have lamented lack of security of tenure or title deeds that can enable them to borrow from banks to buy machinery or pay for seasonal expenses such as seeds or fertiliser. Commercial Farmers Union …
Low levels of agric productivity costly for Govt: Paper Low productivity in agriculture is compromising competitiveness of locally produced agro-products The Herald 30/10/2018 Business Reporter The low levels of productivity in the agricultural sector necessitated Government to pay unsustainable high producer prices that have resulted in budget deficits amounting to several billions of …
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