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US climbs down on trophy hunting. . . move to boost Zim elephant conservation November 20, 2017 Business The Great Elephant Census says the number of jumbos in the country dropped 6 000 to 82 000 due to poaching Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryThe US has lifted a ban on elephant trophies from here and Zambia, three …
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www.chronicle.co.zw 30 000t AN fertiliser sent to farmers Munyaradzi Musiiwa, Midlands CorrespondentTHE country’s sole manufacturer of ammonium nitrate (AN), Sable Chemical Industries, has released 30 000 tonnes of AN to the market to ease fertiliser shortages. This comes after Government conceded it has failed to distribute farming inputs to farmers under the Presidential …
RBZ doubles export incentive for tobacco farmers to 12,5pct 0 November 18, 2017 9:25 AM HARARE, November 17 (The Source) – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it will pay tobacco farmers an export incentive of 12,5 percent up from 5 percent, in a bid to spur production in the upcoming 2018 farming …
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Bank disburses US$63m for agric season 0 November 19, 2017 11:15 AM Livingstone MarufuAGRIBANK has disbursed over $62,4 million under various facilities for the 2017-2018 summer cropping season as part of efforts to increase agricultural production. Source: Bank disburses US$63m for agric season | The Sunday Mail Nov 19, 2017 The bank, which has since been directed …
Horticulture export market boom for Zimbabwe November 16, 2017By Shame Makoshori, Senior Business Reporter There has been a boom in peas demand in Malaysia SIGNIFICANT markets for horticultural exports have opened up in the South East Asian frontier, the country’s export trade promotion body, ZimTrade, said last week.In its newsletter for October, ZimTrade said there had …
Maize price drops 50pc | The Financial Gazette By Staff Reporter The prize of maize has declined by 50 percent. STAPLE maize prices dropped by half between September last year and September this year owing to improved maize supplies, according to the latest figures from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Despite a …
Foot and mouth hits Mberengwa November 17, 2017 MIDLANDS & NORTH-WEST Locadia Mavhudzi Herald CorrespondentOVER 3 000 new cases of foot and mouth disease have been reported in Mberengwa District. Midlands veterinary official Dr Munyaradzi Chigiji said 3 548 new cases of foot and mouth disease were detected at 28 dip tanks across Mberengwa District. “Already this …
Inputs distribution hits snag November 17, 2017 MIDLANDS & NORTH-WEST, Top Stories Deputy Minister Marapira Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands CorrespondentFOREIGN currency shortages have affected procurement of inputs under Command Agriculture and the Presidential Input Support Scheme with indications that less than 50 percent of the set target has been distributed. This is likely to affect yields this farming season, according …
Coarse grains stocks to rise 0 November 16, 2017 4:44 PM Source: Coarse grains stocks to rise | The Financial Gazette November 16, 2017 By Own Correspondent Good weather raised maize yield levels in southern Africa. By Farai Mabeza COARSE grain stocks are set to increase in southern Africa on the back of increased production in 2017 and …
Mandatory blending saves Zim $64m November 16, 2017 Business, Top Stories Green Fuel factory in Chisumbanje was the first to supply ethanol for compulsory blending Livingstone Marufu Business ReporterGovernment’s 20 percent ethanol and 80 percent unleaded petrol blending ratio has saved the country $63,5 million in foreign currency in the first nine months of 2017. This comes after Government …