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Seed Co revenue down 5 percent The Herald Business ReporterA combination of adverse factors saw pan-African seed giant Seed Co record lower than expected sales volumes and revenue for the year-ended March 31, 2018. According to chief executive officer Morgan Nzwere, the group experienced production challenges stemming from high disease pressures, erratic rainfall (drought) …
Govt starts disbursing tobacco inputs The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterTobacco growers have started benefiting from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s $70 million Tobacco Finance Facility, which is being administered by Agribank and the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board as preparations for the 2018-19 production season in- tensify. The facility was put in …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Govt must move with speed to repossess land from multiple farm owners President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Thursday that Government is repossessing land from multiple farm owners in order to redistribute it to other landless Zimbabweans who include the youths. Cde Mnangagwa who was addressing youths at a Zanu-PF youth convention in …
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Ministry warns against land fraudsters Deputy Minister Davis Marapira Pamela Shumba, Senior ReporterTHE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement has warned the public to be wary of fraudsters that are masquerading as Air Chief Marshal Perrance Shiri (Rtd) and demanding money from unsuspecting land seekers. Deputy Minister Davis Marapira yesterday said the ministry had …
Jatropha roars back Source: Jatropha roars back | Sunday Mail (Business) Government has revived the jatropha programme, which is critical in the fight against climate change, and is actively looking for a technical partner. Jatropha, a drought resistant crop that tolerates high-moisture stress conditions and produces seeds for up to 30 years, is an ideal …
Kariba fish stocks headache Source: Kariba fish stocks headache | The Sunday Mail June 3, 2018 There is no joy for Kariba fishermen who are watching helplessly as fish stocks in the water body continue to deplete.For a long time, the livelihoods of thousands of fishermen and their families have largely been dependent on the lake. For …
Child labour rampant in fishing industry Source: Child labour rampant in fishing industry | The Sunday Mail June 3, 2018 From the tender age of 14, Alexio Katongomara, of Charara in Kariba, was destined to become a career fisherman. Now an adult, Katongomarara has not known any other source of livelihood other than fishing. “Circumstances forced us …
Farmers miss deadlines for wheat planting – Imports to continue into 2019 Tabitha Mutenga Staff Reporter FARMERS have missed the May 15, 2018 winter wheat planting deadline as well as its extension to May 31, raising fears that the country will need to import more wheat in 2019. The missed deadlines mean that wheat production …
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Stock theft cases shoot up 46 p.c. Tabitha Mutenga Staff Reporter STOCK theft cases continue to increase, according to a report that indicates a 46 percent increase from 738 cases in 2017 to 1 079 as of March 2018. The Livestock Update Report released by Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (LMAC) shows that the number …
New Zealand to kill 150 000 cows to end bacterial disease New Zealand plans to slaughter about 150 000 cows as it tries to eradicate a strain of disease-causing bacteria from the national herd. Politicians and industry leaders announced the ambitious plan on Monday. They say it will cost hundreds of millions of dollars, …
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