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ZINWA to up dam maintenance, water use monitoring As the water year beckons, the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has mobilised resources to improve its visibility at the dams and in farming areas with a view to improve compliance by water users and also to maintain dam safety. ZINWA’s intention is to eradicate illegal …
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Command Livestock Scheme gets rolling Mashudu Netsianda Bulawayo BureauVICE President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday handed over the first batch of 200 heifers to 66 cattle farmers from two provinces of Matabeleland North and South under the $300 million Command Livestock, Fisheries and Wildlife Programme. The programme, which is meant to revitalise livestock production in the …
Fruits,vegetables smuggling syndicates emerge | The Herald Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge BureauThere has been a notable increase in the number of syndicates smuggling genetically modified vegetables and fruits from South Africa into Zimbabwe via Beitbridge. The importation of genetically modified products is banned under the country’s customs laws and is only possible with a permit …
500ha for Lowveld winter maize Walter Mswazie Masvingo CorrespondentGovernment plans to continue its partnership with Lowveld sugar producer Tongaat Huletts Zimbabwe by expanding irrigated land under winter maize to 500 hectares and boost food security in Masvingo province. Last year slightly above 300ha was put under winter maize in Chiredzi in a venture that …
Call to equip farmers with appropriate technology Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterSmallholder farmers should be equipped with appropriate technology and machinery to boost agricultural productivity. This was said by Appropriate Technology Africa director Mr Andy Whyte during a handover of motorbikes to farmers. The firm is running a monthly promotion where farmers who buy …
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VP’s wife denies ‘farm grab’ report Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court ReporterVICE President Constantino Chiwenga’s wife, Mrs Mary Chiwenga, has dismissed as false media reports that she grabbed a 300-hectare Arda Seeds Farm along Domboshawa Road. Through her lawyer, Mr Wilson Tatenda Manase of Manase & Manase Legal Practitioners, Mrs Chiwenga has described an article …
Shiri calls for teamwork | The Herald Pamela Shumba Bulawayo BureauGOVERNMENT has emphasised the need for close cooperation between its departments, the private sector and international research institutions for the country to increase agricultural productivity for both crops and livestock. Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement, Air Chief Marshal Perrance Shiri (Retired) yesterday …
Financiers shun cotton By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor Source: Financiers shun cotton | The Financial Gazette April 26, 2018 ZIMBABWE’s cotton output is expected to grow this year, but at a slower pace than government projections as side-marketing continues to threaten the viability of the crop. Since the introduction of multiple players in 2000 side-marketing has been …
ED’s govt must have clear land policy Source: ED’s govt must have clear land policy – DailyNews Live STAFF WRITER 26 April 2018 HARARE – When President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over the reins of power onNovember 24, 2017, immediately announcing his intention to compensatefarmers who had lost their land during the chaotic land reform …
Treasury drags feet on afforestation fund Ndakaziva Majaka Deputy Markets Editor TREASURY is yet to disburse over $20 million to the Afforestation Fund, more than three years after farmers started contributing to the kitty, it has emerged. The Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) has, since January 2015, collected levies from tobacco growers at a rate …