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Exploring the culture of the middleman December 24, 2016 in Life & Style, Opinion When farming becomes a business, we farmers are expected to expand our team, and in doing so, our trust. One inescapable component of farming on a business scale is the role of the middleman. Gardening with Doreen Badze The middleman is the individual that …
Horticulture 2017 and beyond January 8, 2017 in Life & Style, Opinion Happy new year to all readers of my column and all gardeners and farmers out there! We certainly had a challenging year in farming in 2016, filled with many ups and downs that included prolonged drought conditions and the heat wave that disrupted continuity of horticultural …
Turning oranges into lemons: Zanu PF bigwigs’ how not to farm tales December 24, 2016 in Local, News Former Information deputy minister Bright Matonga might have grabbed the headlines for his demonstration of how not to farm after turning oranges into “lemons” in Chegutu’s Chigwell Estates, but he will never be short of company in that league. news …
The last baobab standing January 9, 2017 in Business In Entuba coalfields in Hwange, a giant baobab is the remaining tree standing after clearing of the land to allow mining activities by the country’s biggest coal miner, Makomo Resources. BY NDAMU SANDU The giant baobab has become an attraction for tourists on their way to Sinamatella camp. …
Community in epic battle against hunger December 17, 2016 in News WHEN humans and animals scramble for water points, it becomes an epic battle for survival, which villagers in Chivi and Matabeleland North can attest and relate to, as this has become their way of life. BY PHYLLIS MBANJE The 2015-2016 El Niño droughts spawned widespread hunger …
FAO promotes aquaculture development in the region December 23, 2016 in News Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) sub-regional co-ordinator for Southern Africa, David Phiri, has said the aquaculture and fisheries sectors were critical in securing employment and livelihoods as well as ensuring food security. BY MUNESU NYAKUDYA Speaking at a science-expert workshop on aligning universities’ teaching programmes …
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Zambia breaches fishing protocol December 29, 2016 in National, News ZAMBIA reportedly breached a fishing protocol signed with Zimbabwe by exceeding its fishing quota in Lake Kariba, Environment and Water minister Oppah Muchinguri told Parliament recently. by VENERANDA LANGA The 1999 Protocol on Economic and Technical Co-operation sets the agenda for what each country does in the management …
Zanu PF bigwigs cry foul as govt withdraws land offer letters December 29, 2016 in National, News SEVERAL Masvingo-based Zanu PF bigwigs allocated large swathes of sugarcane plots seized from South African conglomerate, Tongaat Hullett, as part of government’s land reform programme early this year are crying foul after Lands minister Douglas Mombeshora recently withdrew their offer letters. …
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Muchinguri, ex-MP clash over resort January 3, 2017 in National, News ENVIRONMENT, Water and Climate minister Oppah Muchinguri has been sucked into a nasty land ownership wrangle between Manicaland-based Mapari Rest Resorts and the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks). BY KENNETH NYANGANI This followed recent alleged attempts by top ZimParks officials to evict Mapari Rest Resort …
Bippa farm row: AAG confronts minister January 4, 2017 in News THE row over the Triangle ranch previously owned by Tongaat Hulett has taken a new twist, with the Affirmative Action Group (AAG) wading in, telling the government to stop evicting new farmers because doing so was against the indigenisation and empowerment policies. New Zimbabwe Lands and …