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Raw milk output rises 15pc August 2, 2016 Business Zimbabwe’s raw milk production for the six months to June 2016 increased by 15,35 percent to 31,9 million litres from 27,6 million litres same period last year largely on increased production from small scale dairy farmers. According to latest figures from the Dairy Services Department in the Ministry …
Communities fight CITES ban August 2, 2016 Local News Tendai Mugabe Herald ReporterPeople living adjacent to game parks have raised concerns over the proposed ban of international hunting and trade of elephants and lions under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Villagers around Matopos National Park told The Herald that they were benefiting fromsustainable wildlife conservation …
GMB receives 110 000t maize August 2, 2016 Local News Cde Zhanda Nyemudzai Kakore Herald CorrespondentOVER 110 000 tonnes of maize have been delivered to the Grain Marketing Board, with all the farmers being fully paid, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister responsible for Livestock Cde Paddy Zhanda has said. Deputy Minister Zhanda refuted allegations that officials at …
New farming methods to counter climate change August 2, 2016 Opinion & Analysis Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa Senior Reporter Leonard NcubeMOST farmers in Zimbabwe, both commercial and communal, want to quickly forget the 2015-2016 farming season. It is the year in which a ravaging El-Nino driven drought left lasting scars in their communities as the country faced serious …
Summer agriculture season weather forecast due for release August 2, 2016 Business Business ReporterTHE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) will this month issue the 2016-2017 summer agricultural season weather forecast, which will guide preparations for cropping by farmers, an official has said. MSD director Dr Amos Makarau said: “The 2016-2017 Sadc and Zimbabwe summer agriculture season will be …
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ZimTrade advocates organic produce August 2, 2016 Business Bianca Mlilo Business ReporterZIMBABWE’s trade agency, ZimTrade, has called on fruit farmers to take advantage of the growing market for local organic produce in the European Union. Organic farming excludes conventional methods of fertilising and weed control. It, however, includes the use of natural fertilisers to feed soil and plants, and …
55 exhibitors at Midlands show August 2, 2016 Business Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau ChiefTHE 91st edition of the Midlands Agricultural Show ended on a low note on Sunday after only 55 exhibitors turned up for the annual exhibition. The show kicked off Thursday without one of its main attractions, the cattle exhibition, for the second year in a …
Mandatory power usage audits on the cards August 2, 2016 Business Engineer Gloria Magombo Bianca Mlilo Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) plans to introduce new energy saving regulations that guarantee mandatory audits on consumers for purposes of energy efficiency. Zera chief executive officer Engineer Gloria Magombo told Business Chronicle that the regulations would only come into …
$1,5bn Hwange power plant project gets rolling August 2, 2016 Business Patson Mbiriri Prosper Ndlovu Business Editor—THE $1,5 billion 600MW Hwange Thermal Power Station expansion project has started rolling with preliminary agreements in place ahead of financial closure by October this year. With the fall in water levels in the Zambezi River due to drought and the resultant …
Lands committee public hearings start August 2, 2016 Local News Kennedy Chokuda Pamela Shumba Senior ReporterTHE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture and Irrigation Development yesterday started holding public hearings on the Land Commission Bill, as the country moves towards weeding out multiple farm owners. The Clerk of Parliament, Mr Kennedy Chokuda, said the public hearings on the …