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Govt commitment can spur agricultural production The Herald Tendai Guta Correspondent The new dispensation under the leadership of President Mnangagwa is geared to transform the agricultural sector in an effort to improve the livelihoods of the people of Zimbabwe. A lot of programmes and developments have been done and continue to be implemented since …
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Forestry Commission intensifies citrus tree seedlings production The Herald Locadia Mavhudzi Midlands CorrespondentThe Forestry Commission in the Midlands Province has intensified the production of citrus tree seedlings in line with the Command Agro forestry targets. The commission’s forestry extension manager in the province Mr Rodrick Nyahwayi said they have intensified grafting of fruit trees …
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Training for wheat farmers begins The Herald Locadia Mavhudzi Midlands CorrespondentCrop specialists in the Midlands Province have started training farmers registered under the Command Wheat Programme on effective ways to improve productivity. Midlands Provincial crop and livestock officer Mrs Madeliner Magwenzi said training of registered farmers is now underway and farmers have started planting …
ED sets up special anti-corruption unit The Herald Takunda Maodza News EditorPRESIDENT Mnangagwa has established a Special Anti-Corruption Unit housed in the Office of the President and Cabinet to improve efficiency in the fight against all forms of graft and to strengthen the effectiveness of national mechanisms for the prevention of corruption. This was …
Vultures circle Govt contracted cotton Martin Kadzere, Harare BureauSIDE marketing manoeuvres by some private cotton firms have come under spotlight as it emerged names of dead people and children under 10 are appearing in the Agriculture and Marketing Authority (AMA’s) data base listed as beneficiaries of contract schemes. Investigations by our Harare Bureau have revealed …
The power of real-time awareness in agriculture Charles DhewaAS agricultural value chains in developing countries become over-crowded and hyper-competitive, real-time awareness has never been so important. While digital technology is being presented as a solution, more efforts have to go into ensuring information satisfies the needs of farmers, traders and other value chain actors …
Govt suspends mbanje licensing – DailyNews Live Eric Chiriga • 20 May 2018 5:55PM • 0 comments HARARE – Government has suspended the licensing and growing of marijuana — popularly known as mbanje. Last month, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration gazetted licence fees for those interested in growing cannabis (mbanje) for research and medicinal purposes. This was …
Fertiliser industry needs $120m for 2018/19 season newsday THE local fertiliser industry needs $120 million in foreign currency to meet this year’s demand of 600 000 tonnes of fertiliser. BY FREEMAN MAKOPA Chemplex Corporation Limited chief executive officer, Tapuwa Mashingaidze said the local industry had the capacity to produce fertiliser locally, but required foreign currency …
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Climate talks stall amid angry exchanges: Zhakata The Herald Climate Story Jeffrey GogoThe recent round of UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, made little progress, Zimbabwe’s lead negotiator Washington Zhakata says. The meeting, held from April 30 to May 10, saw angry exchanges between rich countries and those from the developing world, opening up …
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Zec launches mobile platform for voters’ roll inspection Mashudu Netsianda/Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle ReportersTHE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has introduced a short messaging services (SMS) mobile platform for voters’ roll inspection across all mobile networks. A registered voter is required to dial *265# to access details which include the name, polling station, ward and constituency. Zec …
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