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Comprehensive agric land audit begins Monday The Herald 20/10/2018 Elita chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The Zimbabwe Land Commission (ZLC) will begin the national comprehensive agricultural land audit on Monday.The audit seeks to identify land use patterns, optimal farming activities and influence appropriate policies for increased productivity, poverty alleviation and sustainable utilisation of agricultural …
Zim plans to reintroduce land bank Financial Gazette 18/10/2018 Tabitha Mutenga Features Editor The Zimbabwe Land Commission is working on improving the 99-year lease by introducing a basket of rights that will make it bankable. Banks are reluctant to accept the 99-year lease because it is not tradable. Addressing farmers at the Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union’s …
Favourable global market spurs Padenga – The Financial Gazette Ndakaziva Majaka, Markets Editor 18/10/2018 Padenga chief executive Gary Sharp and some high-end luxury products made from crocodile skin and sold in international retail outlets such Hermès, Cartier, Louis Vuitton and Prada. CROCODILE skin producer Padenga is set to record a revenue increase of at least …
30t of fertiliser go up in smoke The Herald 19/10/2018 Daniel Chigunwe Correspondent FERTILISER worth more than $35 000 went up in smoke after a 30-tonne haulage truck belonging to Masvaure Motors developed a mechanical fault and caught fire recently. The fertiliser belongs to the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB). The haulage truck …
GMB introduces medical aid for farmers 1 The Herald 19/10/2018 Martha Leboho The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has introduced a medical aid scheme for farmers to ensure their well-being given their strategic importance to the nation. The parastatal’s corporate communications officer Mr Joseph Katete yesterday confirmed that his organisation now had a medical …
Amtec diversifies into farm equipment The Herald 19/10/2018 Michael Tome Business Reporter India’s tractor and farm equipment manufacturer Tafe, through AgriMag of South Africa has awarded a distribution licence of its products to Amtec Motors (Zimbabwe). Through the franchise arrangement between Tafe and AgriMag, Amtec is now selling tractors and an assortment of …
Government activates early warning systems to avert hunger The Chronicle 19/10/2018 Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter Government is consistently monitoring the country’s food security situation with 10 percent of public expenditure having been set aside to fund drought mitigation efforts and avert the effects of El Nino, Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement …
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Let’s not downplay conflicts: VP Mohadi The Chronicle 19/10/2018 Auxilia Katongomara in Harare , Chronicle Reporter ZIMBABWE should confront its problems as downplaying conflicts, most of which occur in rural areas, will haunt future generations, Vice President Kembo Mohadi said yesterday. The VP said since most conflicts occur in rural areas, there is …
{Press Release} Agriculture Sector Urged To Embrace Technology And Leverage On Big Data – The Financial Gazette Own Correspondent 18/10/2018 The agricultural sector has been encouraged to embrace technology and leverage on big data as a way of improving productivity in the sector. This was said at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Development Trust (ZADT) stakeholders briefing held in …
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Seedco’s New App Is Probably The Best App For Agriculture In Zimbabwe Right Now – Techzim by Alvine Chaparadza (@YourAlvine) Posted Wed 17 Oct 2018Wed 17 Oct 2018 Agriculture professionals are working smarter, not harder, than ever before. Smart farming technologies have enabled them to reduce costs, maximize yields and profits, and still be incredibly …
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