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Capacitate farmers to value add crops, livestock at source   Business EditorSMALL-holder farmers in Zimbabwe and the region should be capacited to value-add crops and conduct livestock semi-processing within their communities so as to create employment, an official has said. Chief executive officer of Knowledge Transfer Africa (KTA), a private organisation focused on empowering small-holder …

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Beef, leather lobby group seek policy revision   Source: Beef, leather lobby group seek policy revision | Newsday (News) THE beef and leather value chain sector is lobbying for the revision of policies and regulatory frameworks that govern the sector in an effort to improve its operating environment. BY TALENT GUMPO The sector, last year, launched …

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Millers turn to wheat reserves   Source: Millers turn to wheat reserves – The Standard June 24, 2018 TWO of the country’s biggest milling companies, National Foods Limited and Blue Ribbon Foods, have resorted to using reserve stocks of wheat due to severe shortages on the market, Standardbusiness has learnt. BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA Reliable sources say milling companies …

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Sugar exports to go up 21 percent   The rise in sugar exports is attributed to an increase in sugar production. ZIMBABWE’S sugar production is expected to rebound from the past drought, with forecasts estimating that exports will increase by 21 percent to 145 000 tonnes in the 2018/2019 marketing year from 120 000 tonnes …

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UZ seeks contract farming deals for dairy producers   At present there is lack of empirical data on post-production losses of milk along the value chain. By Farai Mabeza SMALL scale dairy producers need to be supported by contract farming to ensure adequate inputs and availability of consistent markets, the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) and …

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Tobacco output surpasses 200m kg newsday Tobacco sales breezed past 200 million kg on Tuesday, earning $583 million owing to the introduction of export incentives and improved agronomic practices last year, an official has said. BY FREEMAN MAKOPA During the comparable period last year, 157 million kg went under the hammer raking in $457 million. …

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