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Wheat yield expected reviewed downwards Deputy Minister Davis Marapira Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterTHE Government has reviewed downwards this year’s winter wheat yield by 38,5 percent to 123 000 tonnes due to late planting by the farmers across the country. In an interview last week, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister responsible for crop …
Cottco challenges farmers Tawanda Mangoma, Harare BureauGovernment has challenged farmers in Mwenezi to increase cotton production to over 8 000 tonnes per season to influence the setting up of a new ginnery in the district. Addressing farmers during the launch of the Presidential Inputs Support Scheme at Rutenga Business Centre, Masvingo provincial administrator Mr Fungai …
Sadc braces for another El-Niño-induced drought Source: Sadc braces for another El-Niño-induced drought | The Herald August 14, 2018 Joseph Ngwawi CorrespondentSouthern Africa is bracing for another season of normal to below-normal rainfall, amid indications that the region will again be affected by the El Niño weather pattern. Head of the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Directorate …
Repeal multiple taxes, levies on beef producers Source: Repeal multiple taxes, levies on beef producers – DailyNews Live STAFF WRITER 14 August 2018 HARARE – Government has been urged to repeal a raft of punitive taxes andlevies on beef farmers charged by at least six State agencies. The taxes are behind sharp rises in …
SeedCo introduces new maize varieties Source: SeedCo introduces new maize varieties – DailyNews Live Omega Ukama 14 August 2018 HARARE – Listed seed producer SeedCo Holdings has unveiled new maizevarieties aimed at improving yields and reducing the impact of climatechange. Morgan Nzwere, the group’s chief executive, last week said the company wasunveiling new maize …
Land reform irreversible: ED Source: Land reform irreversible: ED | Daily News HARARE – President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said the country will not return land seized from former white commercial farmers almost two decades ago. “It is now behind us, it is irreversible,” Mnangagwa said in a speech to mark Heroes Day commemorations at the National …
Stimulating more value by tracking what is happening Tracking local activities and keeping daily updates does not just enable communities to practise what they preach. eMKAMBO: CHARLES DHEWA It also helps them increase awareness and value for the wider society. When farming and fishing communities are able to track local activities, they build their …
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Bread, flour prices set to increase INTERNATIONAL suppliers of wheat have reportedly hiked prices by $35 per metric tonne in response to rising shipment costs, a development likely to trigger a sharp increase in the prices of flour and bread among net importing countries such as Zimbabwe. By Freeman Makopa Although Grain Millers’ Association …
Climate-smart agriculture the way to go GIVEN that one in eight people are currently food-insecure, ensuring global food security over the coming decades will be essential. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that food production must increase by at least 60% to respond to the demand of the nine billion people that are …
Tugwi-Mukosi feasibility studies complete The Herald George Maponga Masvingo Bureau A feasibility study on the irrigation land-use pattern for Tugwi-Mukosi Dam has been completed and now awaits Cabinet approval. If approved, it will pave way for the development of over 25 000 hectares in southern parts of Masvingo using water from the reservoir. Tugwi-Mukosi, …