Farmers optimistic of viable prices as tobacco sales begin

Farmers optimistic of viable prices as tobacco sales begin  0  April 6, 2021 11:34 AM Source: Farmers optimistic of viable prices as tobacco sales begin | Herald (Top Stories) Workers at the Tobacco Sales Floor received tobacco bales from farmers yesterday ahead of the official opening of the 2021 selling season tomorrow. — Picture Innocent Makawa. Elita …

Frontier politics in Zimbabwe: the Chilonga case 

Frontier politics in Zimbabwe: the Chilonga case  0  March 30, 2021 2:00 AM Chilonga, a small settlement in a dry communal area in Chiredzi district, has been all over the news in Zimbabwe over the past few weeks. A huge controversy over a major new land investment has blo… Source: Frontier politics in Zimbabwe: the Chilonga case …

Work can be a violent experience for Zimbabwe’s forest rangers

Work can be a violent experience for Zimbabwe’s forest rangers  0  February 11, 2021 11:24 AM Forest rangers were subjected to occupational violence by their employers. This in turn can provoke a violent reaction to illegal activities, resulting in violent policing tendencies. Source: Work can be a violent experience for Zimbabwe’s forest rangers Militarised conservation has had …

Substantiate zumbani properties: expert

Substantiate zumbani properties: expert  Sunday Mail 7/2/2021   Tendai Chara AN expert on the international tea market says for zumbani to penetrate the international herbal tea market, there is need for scientific research to substantiate the herb’s supposed medicinal properties. Ms Caroline Jacquit, the projects manager of Bio-Innovation Zimbabwe (BIZ), a non-governmental organisation which researches and …

Seven dams reach full capacity

Seven dams reach full capacity Sunday Mail 31/1/2021   An unidentified man shows the water level at Lake Chivero on Monday.-Picture: Justin Mutenda Debra Matabvu SEVEN of the country’s 23 largest dams have reached full capacity, with the country’s largest inland water body, Tugwi-Mukosi, spilling for the first time since commissioning in 2017. Data from …

Zim braces for locusts threat

Zim braces for locusts threat Chronicle 18/1/2021   Locusts Sifelani Tsiko Agric Editor Resources have been mobilised to minimise the effects of any invasion of the African migratory locust from Botswana and Namibia where outbreaks have been reported. Shingirai Nyamutukwa, head of the Plant Quarantine and Plant Protection Research Services Institute yesterday said there was …

Statutory Instruments 231, 232, 233, 234, 241, 242, 243 2020 Agricultural wages 1 July 2020

Statutory Instrument 231 of 2020 Agro Sector Wages 1 July 2020 Statutory Instrument 232 of 2020. General Agriculture Wages 1 July 2020 Statutory Instrument 233 of 2020. Horticulture Sector 1 July 2020 Statutory Instrument 234 of 2020. Kapenta Sector 1 July 2020 Statutory Instrument 241 of 2020. Tea and Coffee Sector 1 July 2020 Statutory …