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Midlands boosts Cotton output The Herald 21/9/2018 Locadia Mavhudzi Midlands correspondent Government support towards cotton farmers has doubled the cotton output in the Midlands province with a cotton yield of 70 000 tonnes this year compared to less than 40 000 tonnes last season. Midlands provincial crop and livestock officer Mrs Madeliner Magwenzi …
24 cattle rustler arrested The Chronicle 21/9/2018 Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent A 34-YEAR-OLD man from Gwanda who has been on the run for about a year, has been arrested for allegedly stealing 24 head of cattle. Prince Dube of Nhwali area was intercepted by police officers while trying to sell the stolen cattle …
Fuel stations run dry Source: Fuel stations run dry | Daily News 20/9/2018 HARARE – Most service stations in Harare have run dry with long queues emerging as the fuel crisis continues, despite Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya saying the sector is fully-funded. Mangudya told the Daily News yesterday that logistical challenges that …
Low soya output stifles edible oils industry – NewsDay Zimbabwe 20/9/2018 ZIMBABWE’S edible oils sector says it remains viable inspite of intermittent stockouts, but faces challenges related to low soya output and a persistent shortage of foreign currency to maintain optimal supply, according to an association which represents producers. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI Some of …
Zuva injects $200 000 in tree planting initiative – NewsDay Zimbabwe 20/9/2018 DIVERSIFIED energy group Zuva Petroleum has injected in excess of $200 000 in a tree-planting initiative targeting to grow a million plants by 2020. BY STAFF REPORTER The initiative will see the energy group partnering schools and farming communities in a …
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Africa needs strong political will to transform agriculture BULAWAYO — Africa needs strong political commitment to accelerate the transformation of its agricultural sector. — IPS 20/9/2018 According to the 2018 Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR), Catalyzing State Capacity to Drive Agriculture Transformation, released this September by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in …
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Govt rolls out climate change workshops The Herald 20/9/2018 Sharon Chigeza Mutare Correspondent GOVERNMENT has launched a series of capacity building workshops in two of the country’s 10 provinces to equip provincial heads in development and environmental issues to do with climate change adaptation strategies. The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and …
The Herald 20/9/2018 Locadia Mavhudzi Midlands Correspondent Tobacco farmers here have started transplanting tobacco seedlings from the seedbed to the field under irrigation. Midlands Provincial crop and livestock officer Mrs Madeliner Magwenzi said farmers with irrigation facilities mainly in Gweru and Kwekwe districts have undergone thorough training by Agritex and various tobacco training institutions …
Cotton output soars 76pc Cotton, once one of the country’s largest foreign currency earners, had lost glitter as farmers shunned the crop due to lack of funding and poor prices offered by producers The Herald 20/9/2018 Business Reporter AFTER making a huge come back, the curtain comes down on the 2018 cotton marketing …
Agro-ecology training enriches Amazon farmers The Chronicle 20/9/2018 Pamenus Tuso Farmers at Amazon and Mosenthals community irrigation schemes in Insiza District, Matabeleland South province, have undergone an intensive 10-day agro-ecology training that was designed to support their food sovereignty, while reducing their dependence on costly and difficult-to-access chemical inputs. The workshops which ran …