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Chinamasa doubles spending for environment, climate December 11, 2017 Business More than $85 million has been allocated for the three sectors – environment, water and climate – next year, up from $40 million in 2017, he said Climate Story Jeffrey GogoFINANCE Minister Patrick Chinamasa has doubled public spending for the environment, water and climate sectors, in a …
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Shiri clarifies inputs challenges December 11, 2017 Local News Air Marshal Shiri Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterGovernment has assured the nation that it is aware of the challenges being faced by farmers in accessing inputs for the 2017/18 summer cropping season and is addressing them. Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Retired Air Marshal Perrance Shiri said this …
Govt recovers 66 percent of Command Fund December 11, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Minister Chinamasa Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterGovernment has so far recovered $47,7 million from the loans it issued under the Command Agriculture Revolving Fund, which translates to 66 percent of its target of $72 million. This comes amid reports that 10 000 farmers were still …
Govt interventions boost maize yields December 11, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Darlington Musarurwa Deputy News EditorGovernment interventions in agriculture through the Presidential Input Support Scheme and Command Agriculture managed to increase maize yields by 200 percent from 0,4 tonnes per hectare to 1,2 tonnes per hectare this year, a local report reveals. The Zimbabwe National Competitiveness Report (ZNCR) …
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: The Perestroika budget December 7, 2017By Staff Reporter Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa. “SEISMIC shift” is a phrase that has been used liberally to describe the unseating of Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s leader for 37 years.That Mugabe has straddled our politics for four decades and looked invincible just three weeks ago adds some justification to the …
Stockfeed output declines in 2017 December 7, 2017By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor Maize sourced from Zambia was the cheapest at an average price of US$294 per tonne, while Mexico was the most expensive at US$399 per tonne. POULTRY feeds manufacturers continued to dominate the stockfeed production sector during the third quarter of 2017 with …
ZESA urged to expedite forensic audit December 7, 2017By Own Correspondent ZESA Holdings group chief executive officer, Josh Chifamba By Alois Vinga ZIMBABWE Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) employees have called on the power utility’s chief executive officer to urgently expedite a forensic audit that will ascertain the magnitude of losses suffered due to corruption scandals that …