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Govt targets 350 000t of wheat December 14, 2017 Business Minister Chinamasa Livingstone Marufu Business ReporterGOVERNMENT is targeting 350 000 tonnes of wheat in the next three years to guarantee sufficient domestic wheat supplies and to reduce reliance on imports. Zimbabwe needs about 400 000 tonnes of wheat annually but produced only 65 000 tonnes last year. Finance …
Erratic rains affect tobacco transplanting December 14, 2017 Local News, MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Fortunate Gora Mashonaland West CorrespondentERRATIC rains being experienced in most parts of Mashonaland West Province have affected planting of the dry land tobacco crop. Seed beds planted in anticipation of the rains have been affected by the dry weather conditions ahead of transplanting. …
Mutasa records highest rainfall December 14, 2017 Local News, MANICALAND & MASH EAST Obert Chifamba Manicaland BureauMUTASA Weather Station tops the list of areas in Manicaland Province that have received the highest accumulated rainfall to date, with 262mm, followed by Mayo with 248mm and Nyazura with 223mm. This is according to the Weekly Rainfall Bulletin for the period December …
Mash East sets maize target December 14, 2017 Local News, MANICALAND & MASH EAST Rutendo Rori Mash East CorrespondentMashonaland East Province has set a target to put close to 230 000 hectares under maize this season, of which 55 000 hectares will be under Command Agriculture. In an interview yesterday, provincial Agritex Extension officer Mr Leonard Munamati said …
Seed Co challenges farmers December 14, 2017 Local News Mr Denias Zaranyika Livingstone Marufu Herald CorrespondentSeed Co has challenged farmers to raise productivity levels to above three tonnes per hectare in a bid to strengthen the country’s food security. Speaking during a luncheon held for journalists in Harare yesterday, Seed Co managing director Mr Denias Zaranyika said increasing …
Seed producers to import more varieties December 14, 2017 Local News Air Marshal Shiri Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterSEED houses are in the process of importing supplementary seed to mitigate the shortage of medium to long-term varieties in Zimbabwe, a senior Government official has said. Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Air Marshal Perrance Shiri yesterday said there …
LATEST: Shiri orders illegal settlers to vacate farms December 13, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories President Emmerson Mnangagwa congratulating Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement, Air Marshal Perrance Shiri after the swearing-in ceremony at state house recently. Picture by John Manzongo Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterGovernment has ordered illegally resettled farmers to vacate the land immediately or …
Rural authorities to collect land levies December 13, 2017 Business Minister Chinamasa Business ReporterGovernment has rescinded an early decision allowing the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Resettlement to collect rentals and land development levies from A1 and A2 farmers, giving the responsibility back to rural local authorities. This new policy directive will be operationalised beginning next year. …
Chilonga irrigation scheme runs dry December 13, 2017 Local News, MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Rtd Brig-Gen Gwanetsa Walter Mswazie Masvingo CorrespondentABOUT 500 families in Chiredzi South are facing food security challenges following the collapse of the 159 hectares Chilonga Irrigation Scheme after the water source changed its course. A visit to the irrigation scheme recently, home to 500 small-scale farmers …
200kg Malaysia-bound ivory intercepted at RGM Airport December 13, 2017 Local News Takunda Maodza News EditorAt least 200 kilogrammes of ivory worth over half a million dollars was intercepted at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport on Monday, while destined for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) confirmed the interception yesterday and said …
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