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ZAS challenges farmers to fully utilise land May 13, 2017 Local News Abigail Mawonde Herald CorrespondentThe Zimbabwe Agricultural Society has challenged farmers to fully utilise the land to help boost food security in line with the economic blueprint, ZimAsset. The remarks were made by ZAS agricultural produce chairman Mr Ivan Craig in Sanyati on Wednesday during a …
Invest in irrigation, Seed Co urges Govt May 15, 2017 Local News Runyararo Muzavazi and Kudakwashe MhundwaThe seed industry has implored Government to invest more in irrigation development and mechanisation to ensure consistent agricultural production throughout the year. This comes at a time when Government has introduced the multi-million-dollar Command Agriculture programme aimed at boosting agricultural …
Farmers happy with GMB preps May 15, 2017 Local News From Elita Chikwati in GokweFarmers in Gokwe have expressed gratitude to Government for establishing grain and cotton collection points near farming areas, as this will ease the challenge of travelling long distances to markets. Government this season tasked Cottco and the Grain Marketing Board to establish …
Kariba power generation depressed By ZimSitRep_M | May 14, 2017 0 Comment Source: Kariba power generation depressed – Sunday News May 14, 2017 Dickson Mangena, Business ReporterPOWER generation at the Kariba hydro-power station has remained depressed with the facility generating at just 50 percent of the installed capacity as the dam did not receive much water inflow from the just ended rainy …
Zim’s land rights crisis — A Biblical economics solution May 12, 2017 in Analysis, Comment, Opinion ZIMBABWE is facing a property rights Catch-22 with respect to about 12 million hectares of land expropriated from the previous land owners, mainly the white farming community. The Brett Chulu Column The outcome has been the death of the market for …
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What will it take to revive agriculture? Opinions May 11, 2017By Own Correspondent Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister, Joseph Made By Vince Musewe WE all know that the agricultural sector has long been vital to Zimbabwe’s economic stability and growth.Not only does it form the basis of the direct and indirect livelihoods of almost 70 …
By Phillimon Mhlanga, Business Reporter Government approved a turnaround strategy for CSC four years after it had been presented for consideration. …Questions over appointments …Made hopeful board will deliver OPTIMISM abound in President Robert Mugabe’s government after the administration achieved what its diehard supporters call huge strides in reviving farming — the mainstay of the …
By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor COMMAND winter wheat production is targeting a yield of at least five tonnes per hectare during the winter wheat production season. The Command Agriculture scheme, introduced at the beginning of the 2016/2017 agricultural season, recorded phenomenal success in maize production with the country expecting a total yield of …
No funding for dam maintenance Top Stories May 11, 2017By Andrew Kunambura, Political Reporter Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Oppah Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri DESPITE the critical state of the country’s dams which are collapsing one by one due to prolonged periods of neglect, government is still unable to fund their maintenance.At least 174 out of 10 …
Fuel prices go up Top Stories May 11, 2017By Staff Reporter The price rise is largely in response to the shortage of sugarcane in the Lowveld, which is used to manufacture ethanol, a key ingredient in fuel blending. THE price of fuel went up this week by about three percent, on average, precipitated by poor sugarcane …