Expedite compensating white commercial farmers: Govt urged

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Expedite compensating white commercial farmers: Govt urged August 2, 2016 Local News file pic Lloyd Gumbo Harare Bureau—STAKEHOLDERS in the agricultural sector have implored Government to expedite compensation of white commercial farmers in order to unlock funding. Farmer organisations who attended a public hearing on the Land Commission Bill before a joint meeting of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee …

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Zim elephant numbers down 6,8pc as poaching increases

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Zim elephant numbers down 6,8pc as poaching increases August 1, 2016 Business Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryTHE number of elephants in Zimbabwe has dropped 6,8 percent to 82 000 in 2014 from 88 000 three years earlier due to increased poaching, illegal trans-border trade of live animals and poor funding, according to the African Wildlife Foundation. “The emergence …

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Dairibord scoops CZI award again

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Dairibord scoops CZI award again August 1, 2016 Business Business ReporterDairibord Zimbabwe scooped the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries Company of the Year award for the second year running. The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed group beat fellow listed companies Afdis and Colcom that were first and second runner up respectively. Clothing and textiles maker, Paramount Garments scooped the Exporter of …

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Ensure export quality beef, farmers urged

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Ensure export quality beef, farmers urged August 1, 2016 Local News Brenda Ziga Herald ReporterGovernment has urged stakeholders in the beef industry to invest in high quality beef herds suitable for sustainable export. Officiating at the opening ceremony of the 48th Zimbabwe Herd Book National Sale in Mt Hampden on Friday, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister …

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Delta contracts sorghum growers

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Delta contracts sorghum growers August 1, 2016 Local News Brenda Ziga Herald ReporterDelta Beverages is contracting Mhondoro Ngezi farmers to produce sorghum for the 2016-17 summer cropping season. This is also expected to boost food security at household level for the Mhondoro Ngezi farmers. Delta Beverages agronomist Mr Timothy Panganai,confirmed the development on Thursday saying the company planned to …

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Maize programme gets boost

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Maize programme gets boost August 1, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Lloyd Gumbo Senior Reporter—Seed, fertiliser and chemical manufacturing companies have pledged support for a command agriculture initiative recently introduced by Government, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed. The programme seeks to achieve self-sufficiency in the provision of food for the next three to four years with 400 000 hectares …

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Major inputs deals for summer croppers

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Major inputs deals for summer croppers  SUNDAY MAIL REPORTER 1 DAY AGO Livingstone MarufuPREPARATIONS for the 2016/2017 summer cropping season received a major boost with Government introducing subsidised inputs to ensure food security. This comes after a bad cropping season blighted by the El Nino weather phenomenon, which causes severe drought. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation …

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Schweppes launches outgrower scheme

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Schweppes launches outgrower scheme August 1, 2016 Business Oliver Kazunga Senior Business ReporterONE of Schweppes Zimbabwe’s strategic business units, Best Fruit Processors, has launched an outgrower scheme with individual farmers and companies across the country. Best Fruit Processors Private Limited is the joint venture entity established in August 2015 by Beitbridge Juicing Company and the Agricultural and …

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10 ‘poachers’ arrested

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10 ‘poachers’ arrested August 1, 2016 Local News Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls ReporterAN anti-poaching unit has arrested 10 suspected poachers in separate operations countrywide, with two of the suspects being on the police wanted list. The unit comprises police and Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) rangers. Zimparks spokesperson Ms Caroline Washaya-Moyo said Matandira Gomweso and …

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