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AU on Zim agric January 27, 2017 Local News Treat agriculture as a business: AU From Victoria Ruzvidzo in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaZimbabwe’s agricultural sector is poised for growth, premised on robust policies and projects that the country is implementing, the African Union has said. AU’s Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture Ms Rhoda Peace Tumusiime said Zimbabwe …
Zim to stop grain imports after March January 27, 2017 Business Business EditorTHE Government expects the 2016/17 agricultural season to exceed the initial projected output target in view of the promising crop and the continuing good rains. In view of progress made so far in cropping, Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa said there would …
Govt secures funds to incorporate wheat in Command Agriculture January 27, 2017 Local News Nduduzo Tshuma, Political EditorTHE Government has secured funding for the incorporation of wheat production under Command Agriculture amid plans to deploy the army to spray pesticides to eradicate the Chilo worm, a senior official said yesterday. Speaking at a briefing after assessing the …
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Heavy rains, floods wreak havoc in Harare’s affluent Borrowdale January 27, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories This toyota vehicle was swept away by floods after heavy rains which pounded Carrick Estates in Borrowdale, Harare, yesterday. (Picture by Innocent Makawa) Paidamoyo Chipunza/Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauTHE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of heavy rains countywide that are expected to intensify …
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Beyond the China ivory ban 0 Opinions January 26, 2017By Own Correspondent Most poachers are after ivory, which is believed to have a lucrative market. Picture: GETTY IMAGES THE recent announcement by the central government of China to ban all domestic ivory trade and processing by the end of 2017 offers a glimmer of real optimism …
Fall armyworm threatens region’s food security 0 Companies & Markets January 26, 2017By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor The outbreak has affected Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi THE outbreak of the fall armyworm in three of southern Africa’s maize growing countries is expected to severely affect the regions’ food security. The outbreak has affected Zambia, …
RBZ working on paying export incentive to tobacco farmers 0 National Report January 24, 2017By Own Correspondent During the 2016 tobacco marketing season 66 215 tobacco growers delivered and sold green leaf tobacco valued at US$588,2 million. THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is working with local banks to refine the current framework of the five percent export …
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Forests under renewed pressure 0 National Report January 26, 2017By Andrew Kunambura, Political Reporter Zimbabwe loses at least 50 million trees annually to rampant felling …as councils plunder funding AN old man sporting a fringe of whitish-grey hair around his balding and mottled scalp, suddenly appeared from the dense woodland.His back was hunched underneath the burden …
Chiredzi croc farm invaded January 26, 2017 in News Two Chiredzi farmers are on the verge of losing their thriving intensive crocodile farming venture in a fresh land grab spree in the Lowveld, even after they reportedly incorporated locals. BY TATENDA CHITAGU The disturbances at the farm, with an annual export value of $1 million, are threatening …
Good rains should help us achieve nutritional security January 26, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Charles Dhewa —While policy makers associate food security with maize, wheat, vegetables and beef, a good rainfall season like the one we are experiencing this year can help communities to secure a much broader nutritional security system. Such nutritional security can be …
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