Category: Newspaper Articles

Govt to roll out comprehensive livestock strategy January 10, 2017 Business Conrad Mwanawashe, Harare BureauA COMPREHENSIVE livestock strategy, covering restocking, equipment and infrastructure development, pasture development and the resuscitation of the Cold Storage Commission, will be rolled out soon. As part of the strategy, the livestock industry has been made an appendage to Command Agriculture, Government’s programme …

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‘Zim can produce surplus maize without GMOs use’ January 10, 2017 Business Prosper Ndlovu, Business EditorZIMBABWE has the capacity to produce up to 10 times surplus maize for the export market without using genetically modified technology, a Cabinet Minister has said. The country has maintained its stance against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), a modern technique involving artificial …

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Bulilima hit hard by macimbi extinction December 20, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis The green amapipi macimbi are what is remaining due to over harvesting in Bulilima District Sifelani Tsiko Syndication Writer“KuBuKalanga ndiko kanyi kwedu, kwedu! KuBuKalanga ndiko kanyi kwedu! Hona chozanazana, chonanayila chondifungisa kanyi kwedu,” sings Eunice Sibanda as she leads a group of women …

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2016 agric season hectic, challenging December 29, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Government is expecting the livestock sector to recover while the tobacco sector is set to continue its impressive growth Elita Chikwati Senior Agric Reporter— The 2016 agricultural season will go down in history as a hectic and difficult one.The sector continued to reel from the …

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Agro-chemical firms support Command Agriculture January 5, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Petros Zivengwa Features —CorrespondentIn 2012, 40-year-old Pedzi Zimbodza was looking for a business venture to invest in, a decision which took some well thought out deliberations to reach. Settling for agriculture was a leap of faith, but the dividends so far have justified his choice. In …

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Irrigation scheme brings hope to Beitbridge West January 5, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Sifelani Tsiko Correspondent —The revival of the 57-hactare Jalukange Irrigation Scheme along Shashe River about 120km west of Beitbridge town has come as a major relief for smallholder farmers in this dry district.The district was in the grip of the worst drought in …

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