Category: Newspaper Articles

Universal approach needed for Zim’s agric sector May 11, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Command Agriculture has revolutionised Zimbabwe’s agriculture and could thus boost the manufacturing sector which draws 65 percent of its raw materials from farm produce Conrad Gweru CorrespondentFeeding Zimbabwe and subsequently attaining the breadbasket status will require a holistic approach to the country’s …

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Tobacco exports up 10 percent May 11, 2017 Business, Top Stories Michael Tome Business ReporterThe country has exported 45,6 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco worth $214,7 million since the beginning of the year. The 45,6 million kg are 9,6 percent more than the 41,7 million kg for the same period last year. Most of the tobacco being exported was …

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When old knowledge prevents adoption of new socio-economic practices May 10, 2017 in Business One of the dominant facets of colonisation is visible in the structure of African formal food industries. Many African countries are stuck with infrastructure designed for supporting manufacturing of a few agricultural commodities, mainly for the export market. CHARLES DHEWA Such commodities include …

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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Punish Command Agric saboteurs May 10, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis NOT everyone would have been happy about the success of Government’s Command Agriculture programme. But even those who initiated the programme had no idea of the amount of rainfall, so couldn’t have predicted how much it would yield at the end of the …

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