Good corporate governance in land tenure and administration

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Good corporate governance in land tenure and administration   Good governance is increasingly recognized as critical to effective development. Land and property are generally the major assets in any economy. In Zimbabwe, land accounts for three-quarters of our national wealth. Land is also a fundamental factor for mining and agricultural production and is thus directly …

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Association targets eliminating fake seed

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Association targets eliminating fake seed   Business ReporterTHE Africa Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) has set itself a 2025 target to eliminate the prevalence of fake seed on the continent as part efforts to boost farm productivity. The call was made by AFSTA president Mr Denias Zaranyika, who is also managing director of one of Africa’s …

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AfDB implores US to up Africa agric investment

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AfDB implores US to up Africa agric investment   Dr Akinwumi Adesina Thandiwe Katinhimure, Business ReporterAFRICAN Development Bank (AfDB) president, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has implored the United States of America to increase its investment in African agriculture businesses and help the continent to unlock its economic potential. Speaking during his recent visit to the United States, …

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Chivayo Gwanda project leaves Parly team shocked

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UPDATED: Chivayo Gwanda project leaves Parly team shocked   Mines and energy Parliamentary Portfolio Committee members are stunned at the site that met their eyes where a multi-million-dollar project is supposed to be erected with the chairman of the committee Temba Mliswa scratching his head and other members astonished in Gwanda yesterday Oliver Kazunga, Senior ReporterTHE …

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People’s food markets as sources of multiple knowledges

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People’s food markets as sources of multiple knowledges – February 28, 2018   ONE of the benefits of continuously observing and learning from informal African food markets is an opportunity to update knowledge and see inevitable trends before everyone sees them. In a recent interaction with informal markets in Zambia and Zimbabwe, eMKambo discovered that these …

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Poultry feeds sector output declines

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Poultry feeds sector output declines – February 28, 2018 Some of the chickens from the second cycle of production of Materera Poultry Project   THE manufacturing of poultry feeds continued to dominate the stockfeed industry in 2017 with a total of 281 011 metric tonnes (mt) worth $164 million, but decreased in quality and value compared …

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GMB to commercialise

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GMB to commercialise | The Herald   Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterThe Grain Marketing Board (GMB) will soon have two separate entities, with one dealing with the maintenance of the Strategic Grain Reserve, while the other will become a fully-fledged commercial entity. The move, expected to start by April 1, is meant to boost productivity …

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Farm swap deal backfires for farmer

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Farm swap deal backfires for farmer   Minister Perrance Shiri Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court ReporterTHE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Resettlement, Chief Air Marshal (Retired) Perrance Shiri, has been taken to court by a brother to Special Advisor in the Office of the President on Disability Issues, Cde Joshua Malinga, over a botched farm swap deal. …

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Britain expresses optimism about Zim’s future

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Britain expresses optimism about Zim’s future   Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa chats with British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Mr Boris Johnson Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle CorrespondentBRITAIN has expressed optimism for Zimbabwe’s future following the peaceful transition last November that saw President Emmerson Mnangagwa succeeding ex-President Robert Mugabe. British Secretary of State for Foreign …

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