Category: Newspaper Articles

Govt stops issuing import permits for horticultural products October 17, 2017 Business Minister Joseph Made Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziGovernment will no longer issue import permits for horticultural products as a measure to promote the growth of the sector and save the much needed foreign currency, a Cabinet minister has said. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister …

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‘Brace for record high temperatures’ October 17, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauZIMBABWE is expected to experience near record-breaking high temperatures across the country from today to tomorrow, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned. In a statement yesterday, the MSD said although hot temperatures would be experienced across the country, low-lying areas would be the …

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Biotech part of solution to Africa’s food insecurity October 16, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis This picture collage shows crops under a fall armyworm attack and aphids and officials spraying maize plants affected by armyworms in Keembe District, Zambia Miriam Gathigah CorrespondentA growing number of African countries are increasingly becoming food insecure as delayed and insufficient rainfall, …

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Farmers rue poor practices October 16, 2017 Business Minister Muchinguri Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryWhen farmer David Nyamadzawo left Dande in 2005 he was looking for land with a bit more rain – and a lot less heat. After ten years wandering, he found that his new home at Wormwood farm, Concession, offered more than just rain – the …

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Government introduces livestock levy October 16, 2017 Business Africa Moyo Business ReporterGovernment has with immediate effect introduced Livestock Development Levy that will affect people involved in the production of day old chicks, buying raw milk and slaughtering beef cattle. Producers of day old chicks will pay 1 cent per chick, while buyers of raw milk shall also pay …

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Russia, Zim boost agric ties October 14, 2017 Local News Dr Made Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterRelations between Zimbabwe and Russia in agriculture are set to deepen, with the two countries examining a model to facilitate the setting up of agricultural machinery and equipment centres across the country. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made, who …

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Tokwe Mukosi starts supplying water to Lowveld October 13, 2017 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Mrs Munyonga Walter Mswazie Masvingo CorrespondentThe Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has started releasing water from Tokwe-Mukosi Dam to sugar cane estates in the Lowveld. In a statement yesterday, Zinwa spokesperson Mrs Marjorie Munyonga said the Lowveld started receiving water from the multi-million-dollar dam last …

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Food security, poverty alleviation achievable October 13, 2017 in Analysis, Comment, Opinion Any country which fails to feed its citizens and minimise poverty through social security nets is a failure. By Vince Musewe Zimbabwe, despite having all the necessary resources and ideas, is failing to do just that. We need a new paradigm. Our belief must first be that …

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Zim fertiliser crisis looms October 13, 2017 in Business ZIMBABWE is facing a serious fertiliser shortage, amid revelations that an additional US$60 million is required for importation of raw materials to manufacture adequate stocks outside the US$56 million the country recently secured through an arrangement with the African Import and Export Bank (Afreximbank), an industry representative has …

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