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GMB introduces medical aid for farmers newsday THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has expanded its staff medical scheme, Agricultural Medical Aid Society (AgriMed), to cover farmers’ medical needs. BY SHARON SIBINDI GMB managing director, Jabulani Dhlakama told Southern Eye that AgriMed transformed from being an in-house medical aid society to an open house medical society. …
MPs want mbanje fees reduced newsday LEGISLATORS yesterday lobbied the government to reduce the $50 000 licence fee charged on farmers, who want to take up the production of cannabis on a commercial scale. BY VENERANDA LANGA The MPs claimed the fees were prohibitive and shut out poor communities in dagga-growing areas like Binga that …
Ecosystems replacing African food systems’ value chains The Herald Charles DhewaInstead on choosing a few value chains in which to specialise, some agribusinesses in developing countries are being compelled to embrace an ecosystems approach to agriculture. This is because each commodity has its limits. Many contract farming models are collapsing as value chains evolve …
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Soyabean price mustn’t affect consumers needs The Herald FOOD price hikes have sparked demonstrations in many countries and Government should be careful when it comes to pricing mechanisms in any value chain system that end up triggering a scenario where product prices go beyond the reach of many people. The increase in …
Tobacco exports rake in $360m The Herald Livingstone Marufu Business ReporterZIMBABWE has earned over $360 million from tobacco exports in the first four and half months of this year, latest official statistics show. For their toil, farmers pocketed the lion’s share of the proceeds at $236,3 million while exporters (merchants) received $123,9 million. Over …
Sugar production to hit 600 000 tonnes The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziZimbabwe is this year expected to produce nearly 600 000 tonnes of sugar on the back of a boom in cane deliveries from outgrower farmers who benefited from the land reform programme and improved irrigation water supply after the completion of Tugwi-Mukosi …
9 000 farmers take up Climate Smart Agric The Herald Sukoluhle Ndlovu Midlands CorrespondentABOUT 9 000 farmers in the province have taken up Climate Smart Agriculture programme, offered by the Zimbabwe Framers Union to ensure food security. The programme seeks to transform agricultural systems to ensure food security in the face of climate change. …
Parks takes fish rearing to villages The Herald Itai Mazire Herald CorrespondentTHE National Parks and Wildlife Authority will soon embark on a massive fish rearing exercise countrywide targeting village communities under the Command Fishing programme. The parks authority’s spokesperson, Mr Tinashe Farawo, told The Herald that the exercise is set to benefit every household …
Farmers shun insurance Source: Farmers shun insurance – DailyNews Live John Kachembere 9 May 2018 HARARE – Newly-resettled farmers continue to shun insurance productsdespite efforts by government and the corporate sector to provide cheaperprogrammes targeting the agriculture sector, industry experts have said. Zimbabwe’s insurance penetration rate, which reached a high of 10 percentin the …
How ecosystems are replacing value chains in African food systems newsday Instead of choosing a few value chains in which to specialise, some agribusinesses in developing countries are being compelled to embrace an ecosystem approach to agriculture. By CHARLES DHEWA This is because each commodity has its limits. Many contract farming models are collapsing, as …
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