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January disease victims in limbo 3-3 minutes SCORES of farmers in Mashonaland East who lost their entire herds to January disease have appealed to government for assistance with farming machinery as the summer cropping season approaches. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA The worst affected districts were Wedza, Chikomba and Goromonzi where farmers, according to government, lost …
President to officially open Hre Agric Show 3-3 minutes The Herald Sibongile Maruta and Andrew Muvishi President Mnangagwa will officially open this year’s edition of the Harare Agricultural Show on Friday, Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) chief executive Dr Anxious Masuka has said. The show, which started on Monday, is running under the theme “Field …
Normal to below normal rainfall forecast 6-8 minutes The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter ZIMBABWE is expected to receive normal rains with a bias towards below normal throughout the 2018/19 season, Government has announced. The Meteorological Services Department said this implies the country will receive erratic rains during the 2018/19 season. Presenting the …
Show Society to expand exhibition space 5-6 minutes The Herald Wimbainashe Zhakata and Daniel Mhonda BUOYED by this year’s high exhibitor response, Manicaland Agricultural Show Society is considering expanding exhibition space to accommodate more participants next year. Acting administrator for the society Ms Pedzisai Rusero told The Herald that they were running out of …
Dry spell cuts prisons maize output 2-3 minutes The Herald Manicaland Correspondent ZIMBABWE Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) Manicaland has expressed concern over the decrease in tonnage of maize it produced this year which has been blamed on the January mid-season dry spell. About one tonne of grain per hectare was produced from the …
Mash Central goes all out ‘Command’ 2-3 minutes The Herald Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Mashonaland Central has taken up Command Agriculture as one of its projects under its annual plan with a budget of $82 398 000 for maize, soyabeans, wheat and broiler production, Agritex crops and livestock production officer Mr Stancilae Tapererwa …
Farmers urged to brand cattle 3-3 minutes The Herald Blessings Chidakwa in Kadoma GOVERNMENT is deeply concerned with the low uptake of cattle branding in Mhondoro-Ngezi district, despite the rise in stock theft in the area. It costs $2 to apply for a cattle branding certificate. In an interview at the launch of the …
Trust eyes 10 000ha at Tugwi-Mukosi 4-4 minutes The Herald George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Masvingo Development Trust is seeking over 10 000 hectares of land for irrigation development downstream of Tugwi-Mukosi Dam. Tugwi-Mukosi Dam was commissioned in May last year, but the dam’s water has largely remained unutilised as Government and investors wait for the …
EMA exhibits at the Harare Agric Show 5-6 minutes The Herald The Environmental Management Agency is exhibiting at the ongoing 108th edition of the Harare Agricultural Show, which started on the 27th of August 2018 and ends on the 1st of September 2018. The overall theme for the exhibition is “Field to Industry: Produce, …
Erratic rains forecast for 2018/19 season 3-4 minutes Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauZIMBABWE is expected to receive normal rains with a bias towards below normal throughout the 2018/19 season, Government has announced. The Meteorological Services Department said this implies the country will receive erratic rains during the 2018/19 season. Presenting the 2018/19 seasonal rainfall forecast at …