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EMA steps up fire awareness The Midlands province lost over 100 000 hectares of vegetation to veld fires The Herald 10/9/2018 Midlands Correspondent The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has stepped up efforts to raise awareness on veld fires among farmers, as they are now busy preparing for the next farming season. In an interview, Environmental …
Farmers rap ‘rogue’ GMB officials The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in Chikombedzi Farmers in Chikombedzi have castigated the Grain Marketing Board for deliberately causing delays that have seen them waiting for several weeks to sell their grain at its various depots and sub-depots in the area. The affected farmers accused GMB officials in the area of …
Villagers could soon use mobile phones to track cattle – NewsDay Zimbabwe 5-6 minutes Villagers from Murewa and Uzumba burst into laughter as a Cabinet minister told them that government anticipated the use of latest digital technology in herding cattle and doing some household chores as the country fast catches up with the latest trends. …
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Water harvesting infrastructure pivotal in drought mitigation The Herald Since last year, the ministry of Environment, Water and Climate has been implementing the Command Water Harvesting Programme through the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa). The water harvesting programme was aimed at building the capacity of communities, mainly rural, to harvest water during the rainy season …
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Partnership to boost pineapple farming The Herald Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau GOVERNMENT is partnering the private sector to set up an outgrower scheme for pineapple farmers in Manicaland to boost production of the fruit that will be processed locally. Manicaland provincial administrator Mr Edgar Seenza told The Herald that Associated Foods Zimbabwe (AFZ) …
Invest in irrigation to ensure food security 4-6 minutes The Herald Sifelani Tsiko Senior Writer When the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Southern Africa Region (SFS) held a multidisciplinary team meeting this week, one major issue of concern was the need to promote the growth of irrigation as an instrument to …
Tiny beetle is killing SA’s trees 3-4 minutes The Chronicle A beetle smaller than a sesame seed is killing huge trees throughout South Africa, and little can be done to stop it. The polyphagous shot hole borer, a native of southeast Asia no bigger than 2mm, has found its way to South Africa and is …
Livestock starvation looms as veld fires rage The Chronicle Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter VILLAGERS in Kezi, Matabeleland South are living in fear of losing their livestock to starvation as they have lost a lot of grazing land to veld fires. In an interview, Chief Nyangazonke of Kezi said the veld fire menace was fuelled by …
Cooking oil raw material imports spike – The Financial Gazette Omega Ukama, Staff Reporter 2-3 minutes The cooking oil industry’s imports are not limited to crude soya bean oil as players have also been importing soya bean meal. ZIMBABWE’s cooking oil raw material imports spiked to a 17-month high of $16 million in July, latest …
Fuel shortage rocks Zim – NewsDay Zimbabwe 3-3 minutes ZIMBABWE’S economic challenges continue to mount with key towns, Beitbridge and Victoria Falls, running out of fuel. BY REX MPHISA The fuel shortage comes at a time the country is facing a wave of price increases, which observers say are linked to foreign currency shortfalls. …