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Government urged to approve $40 million Tongaat project Tongaat Hulett Harare BureauGovernment has been urged to give Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe, the green light to invest $40 million to turn 4 000 hectares of virgin land into cane fields, which will boost sugar output. Besides ramping up aggregate sugar production in Zimbabwe, the project, dubbed …
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GMB grain deliveries reach 1,5 million tonnes Harare BureauThe Grain Marketing Board took delivery of a record 1,5 million tonnes of grain in the 2017/18 marketing season following a bumper harvest experienced last year after Government introduced the Command Agriculture programme. Addressing the media during a tour of the GMB Masvingo Depot on Tuesday, …
Mberengwa to get citrus plantation Midlands CorrespondentGOVERNMENT is in the process of establishing a citrus plantation at Manyuchi Dam in Mberengwa as one of the anchor projects aimed at producing export quality horticultural products, a senior Government official has said. Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister, Cde Davis Marapira, on Tuesday said Government …
Govt wants irrigation projects in every district Leonard Ncube in LupaneGOVERNMENT is planning to establish at least one irrigation project per year in each district countrywide to enhance food security, an official has said. Speaking at a meeting held at Mpofu Primary School in Lupane on Tuesday to prepare for the establishment of Bubi-Lupane …
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MORE POWER! President commissions $533m Kariba extension project President Mnangagwa flanked by vice Presidents Gen. Chiwenga(rtd) and Kembo Mohadi addresses yesterday at the official commission of the Kariba South Hydro Power Station Extension in Kariba.(Picture by Tawanda Mudimu) From Sydney Kawadza in KaribaPresident Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned and switched on the $533 million Kariba …
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20 fish ponds idle in Mutasa Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland BureauAT LEAST 20 ponds are lying idle in Mutasa South as villagers await delivery of fingerlings under Government’s fish farming initiative. Government in 2016 embarked on a nationwide drive to encourage small-scale fish farming, as a way of empowering communities and promoting aquaculture as a …
Zimbabwe Parks Authority Submits Documents to Police Linking Grace Mugabe to Wildlife Poaching 0 March 27, 2018 8:59 AM Source: Zimbabwe Parks Authority Submits Documents to Police Linking Grace Mugabe to Wildlife Poaching – VOA A game ranger stands next to a rotting elephant carcass poisoned by poachers with cyanide in Hwange National Park in Zimbabawe, …
Government agonises over cotton side-marketing Blessings Chidakwa recently in SanyatiGovernment is agonising over the side-marketing of cotton in Sanyati, which is seriously prejudicing the fiscus as Government, through Cottco, has heavily invested in the sector by providing free inputs to farmers. Addressing farmers during a field day in Sanyati’s Ward 6, assistant district administrator …
Russians eye horticulture investment in Norton Heather Charema in NortonRUSSIAN investors have expressed interest in investing in horticulture production in Norton, a senior Government official has said. According the Special Advisor to the President Cde Christopher Mutsvangwa, a deal will be finalised next month. In an interview, Cde Mutsvangwa said Russia was a major …
Winter wheat preps threatened by late summer season Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauPreparations for the 2018 winter cropping season have started with farmers expressing concern that they may not be able to plant the required hectarage within the planting window. Government has already started mobilising inputs to ensure early distribution to farmers and timely planting. Lands, …
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