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Zimbabwe seeks to enhance floriculture Source: Zimbabwe seeks to enhance floriculture | Sunday News (Business) ZIMBABWE is looking forward to developing about 1 000 hectares of cut flower plantations, mostly roses in the next five years as it seeks to boost foreign currency inflows. The cut flowers, mainly roses, would be targeted for the European …
Command agriculture targets 290 000 hectares Source: Command agriculture targets 290 000 hectares – Sunday News Aug 19, 2018 Minister Shiri Norman Muchemwa, Harare BureauAT least 290 000 hectares will go under maize production during the next season in the Special Maize Import Substitution Programme, commonly known as Command Agriculture, with an aim to harvest over two …
Zimbabwe needs 15000 tractors: Shiri Source: Zimbabwe needs 15000 tractors: Shiri – Sunday News Aug 19, 2018 Minister Perrance Shiri Munyaradzi Musiiwa, Midlands CorrespondentTHE country needs more than 15 000 tractors for it to be fully mechanised in agriculture and be able to utilise land productively, Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri has said. Speaking …
Wheat harvesting faces equipment shortage Tabitha Mutenga Features Editor Wheat harvesting faces equipment shortage THE 2018 wheat crop once again faces challenges as farmers fail to acquire combine harvesters on time.Industry experts indicated that because of such challenges, including theft of aluminium pipes on farms last year, many farmers had opted out of wheat growing …
Fertiliser producers reel as forex crisis worsens LOCAL fertiliser companies require US$135 million in nostro funding to import key raw materials to manufacture 600 000 tonnes of the commodity required this forthcoming summer cropping season, amid fears that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is only availing 30% of needed funds. By Wongai Zhangazha …
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Seed Co sitting on US$40m TBs: FD Seed Co will use the US$40 million realised upon the maturity of its stock of Treasury Bills (TBs) in the next quarter to clear its debts and pay farmers for seed deliveries, a company official says. By Melody Chikono Seed Co financial director John Matorofa told businessdigest …
Wheat production to surge, but imports to continue ZIMBABWE’S winter wheat production this year is projected to reach over 100 000 metric tonnes (MT) from about 20 000MT in 2017, due to command agriculture-related investments, an official of the Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers’ Union (ZCFU) has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI The increase is still less …
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Agreement Water: All you need to know The Herald A water abstraction agreement is a contract that any person, entity or organisation who needs a reservation for their use of raw water from Zinwa managed or State dams enters into with Zinwa for the provision of his or her water requirements. Water abstraction agreements …
Don’t start veld fires, villagers warned The Herald Sydney Mubaiwa in Zaka The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has warned villagers here against starting veld fires to avert rampant destruction of the environment in one of the districts perennially affected by rampaging wild fires. EMA said there was need for villagers to be extra cautious …
January disease resurfaces The Herald Blessings Chidakwa in Kadoma Theileriosis, a cattle disease also known as January Disease, has resurfaced in some parts of Mashonaland West Province, killing hundreds of livestock. The disease has left many farmers in panic mode with some selling their beasts for as little as $70 each. The deadly disease, …