Category: Newspaper Articles

Revitalising agriculture June 14, 2016 Business Tapuwa MashangwaIT is a fact. Zimbabwe has worryingly become a market for cheap processed imports. The demise of her industry has created a supply gap, which foreign firms have not hesitated to seize. While a myriad of factors have contributed to the collapse of major manufacturing industries, low agricultural production experienced in …

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Dendairy commissions $3,5 million Tetra Pak plant June 14, 2016 Business Midlands CorrespondentKWEKWE-based dairy processor, Dendairy, has commissioned a new Tetra Pak plant – a packaging machine for aseptic production of dairy products. The Tetra Pak plant packages germ-free products such as long life shelf milk and 100 percent fruit juices in a disinfected container in a …

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Govt imports 100,000t maize June 14, 2016 Local News Harare BureauTHE government has imported over 100,000 tonnes of maize worth $12.7 million since last October under the drought relief programme aimed at assisting vulnerable families with food. Some 3.3 million people are in need of food aid and the government has stepped up its grain mobilisation and …

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Food shortages could be averted June 13, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis A family shows off its maize harvest. Late rains helped farmers salvage their yields ahead of the dry season Sydney Kawadza Senior Features WriterReports of yet another drought during the 2015-16 season in the SADC region made sad news for Zimbabwe. Memories of past food …

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Trial agriculture exams for Grade Sevens June 11, 2016 Local News Dr Dokora Melody Mashaire Herald ReporterGOVERNMENT has arranged a trial Grade Seven agriculture examination in a move expected to enlighten teachers and pupils on the importance of the subject. The examination is set for this year. Speaking at the Young Farmers Clubs Empowerment and Entrepreneurship project launch, Primary …

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Minister defends GMB’s proof-before-payment stance June 13, 2016 Local News, Top Stories Herald ReporterAgriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made has told Parliament that the Grain Marketing Board cannot pay farmers who misplaced their receipts to guard against conmen who claim payment when they did not deliver any grain. He said this in the National …

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