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Equipping marginalised farmers for impact of globalisation   The Herald Charles DhewaAlthough digital technology is beginning to show potential for increasing the impact of individual knowledge, in most African marginalised communities, community knowledge will remain important for a long time. Unfortunately, many development interventions are meddling with African communities’ capacity to make sense of knowledge. …

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Firm accused of side marketing Govt contracted cotton   The Herald Local ginning company Alliance Ginneries on Tuesday failed to provide Parliament with evidence that it contracted farmers to grow cotton and yet it was on the ground buying the crop in the Gokwe area of the Midlands province. The company was responding to accusations …

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Tobacco auction system under threat   The Herald Tobacco auction system is under serious threat as it emerged that buyers are conniving with auction floors to lower golden leaf prices, hence farmers are fleeing to contract system which is offering more attractive price. The highest price for contract so far is $5,80 per kilogramme against …

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Chiredzi chiefs appeal for food assistance   The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziChiefs here have appealed to Government to start providing food assistance to communities across the district, most of whom are faced with shortages following poor harvests in the just-ended farming season due to drought. Chiredzi is one of the driest districts in Masvingo …

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NGO starts rehabilitating Beitbridge irrigation projects   The Herald Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge BureauA non-governmental organisation, Cesvi, has started rehabilitating nine irrigation schemes in Beitbridge as part of a three-year Zimbabwe Resilience Programme, which is funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). UNDP has availed $5,3 million for the initiative, which will also cover non …

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Siltation threatens irrigation scheme    The Herald Luthando Mapepa Manicaland CorrespondentOVER 300 smallholder farmers at Chibuwe Irrigation Scheme in Chipinge are in danger of losing their winter wheat crop due to siltation in Save River caused by riverbank cultivation. Illegal farming along banks of the river has resulted in farmers failing to access water through …

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Fight climate change through tree planting — Ecobank   Business ReporterECOBANK Zimbabwe says planting trees is an effective approach to tackling the effects of climate change. In its message to mark the World Environment Day on Tuesday, the bank re-affirmed its commitment to contributing to efforts to save the planet from environmental degradation and pollution …

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$400 million worth of tobacco sold   Business ReporterNEARLY $400 million worth of tobacco has so far been sold at the auction floors since the beginning of the marketing season in March, official figures show. The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) indicated that as of May 23, 137,4 million kilogrammes of the golden leaf …

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Sable to raise $200 million for coal bed methane project   Munyaradzi Musiiwa, Midlands CorrespondentSABLE Chemical Industries, the country’s sole producer of Ammonium Nitrate, is set to embark on a project to set up a $200 million fertiliser manufacturing plant which uses Coal Bed Methane (CBM). Speaking during the tour of the company by President Emmerson …

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