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Heifer programme spreads to more provinces The Herald Abigail Mawonde Herald CorrespondentGOVERNMENT has extended its heifer distribution programme under Command Agriculture to six more provinces, in a move aimed at spreading economic empowerment to a majority of rural communities. This follows a successful launch of the programme in Matabeleland South by President Mnangagwa last month. …
Boost for livestock sector . . . Shiri officially launches stockfeeds plant Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterLands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri on Tuesday officially launched the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) stockfeed manufacturing plant in Norton, which is expected to complement Government’s efforts to boost livestock production through the Special Livestock, Fisheries and …
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Ruling on attaching State property quashed Source: Ruling on attaching State property quashed | The Herald July 5, 2018 DCJ Gwaunza Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court ReporterTHE Constitutional Court has quashed a High Court judgment allowing companies and individuals to attach State property over debts. Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza, sitting with eight other judges of the Apex Court, …
Zimbabwe’s coffee sector collapses – The Financial Gazette Zimbabwe’s coffee sector has collapsed GOVERNMENT is working on a plan to rebuild the coffee sector after output plummeted from almost 15 000 metric tonnes (mt) in 1989 to less than 200 mt in the past few years.According to a paper titled Strategic Review of the Coffee …
White farmers pin hopes on compensation talks President Mnangagwa Union says majority holding out for “full compensation” …Desperate minority accepted old govt offers …Breakthrough will boost inv estors confidence Martin KadzereZimbabwe’s former commercial white farmers are hoping that a new dialogue with the government over compensation for lost properties will succeed and help send a …
Canning industry set for rebound The canning industry in Zimbabwe is set for a rebound after the introduction of demand-driven bean cultivar needed for production of canned beans, an official has said. BY FREEMAN MAKOPA Department of Research and Specialist Services director Dumisani Kutywayo said the release of the new variety was a result of …
Millers turn to NGOs for rescue package Local millers have turned to international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to secure $100 million required for the importation of rice, wheat and other grains amid a worsening foreign currency crisis. BY NDAMU SANDU Under the arrangement, the NGOs would pay for the importation on behalf of millers who would …
New bean variety could save Zim US$120k a month The Herald Sifelani Tsiko Senior WriterZimbabwe continues to shine in the field of agricultural research, with local plant breeders coming up new improved bean varieties that can enhance productivity and the country’s overall food security. One such centre which has been at the forefront of agricultural …
Rising global prices of vanilla: Opportunity for Zimbabwe Tapuwa Justice MashangwaCENTURIES from now we will still need agricultural produce. Food will always be one of mankind’s basic needs and so agriculture is a “forever sector”. The global agricultural produce demand varies from one country to the other and so do the prices. There are international …
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Gokwe Cottco ginnery resumes operations Cde Owen Ncube Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau ChiefTHE Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) ginnery in Gokwe has resumed operations leading to the employment of thousands of people. Addressing villagers and Government officials at the commissioning of a recently completed Community Court for Chief Njelele in Gokwe recently, the Minister of State …