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Revive Chilonga Irrigation Scheme, govt told
The people of Chiredzi south have called on the government to revive Chilonga Irrigation Scheme which has been lying idle for the past...
Tobacco prices continue to firm
Prices of the golden leaf at the auction floors continue to firm despite complaints of persistent payment delays by some farmers.
Post Easter tobacco...
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Govt considers climate smart irrigation policy
GOVERNMENT is working on a climate smart irrigation policy framework to combat the current drought...
CPU warns of Cyclone Kenneth, landfall today @6pm
The Civil Protection Unit (CPU) has issued a warning of a tropical storm that is...
Speedily implement Byo Kraal Irrigation Project, stakeholders told
The task force on national projects has implored the stakeholders in the implementation of...
Tobacco prices continue to firm
Prices of the golden leaf at the auction floors continue to firm despite complaints...
Revive Chilonga Irrigation Scheme, govt told
The people of Chiredzi south have called on the government to revive Chilonga Irrigation...
Met Department Issues Advisory On Cyclone Kenneth Which Is About To Land In Mozambique
Met Department Issues Advisory On Cyclone Kenneth Which Is About To Land In Mozambique
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Alternative Farming Technology venturing in Hydro-ponics ,reshaping Agriculture
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Avian Flu costs Zim and S.A $810 million in losses
Avian Influenza affected 813 000 breeding stock and backyard chickens in South Africa.
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absence of new technologies is preventing the local bee-keeping industry, from generating
The absence of new technologies is preventing the local bee-keeping industry, from generating large sums...
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Met Department Issues Advisory On Cyclone Kenneth Which Is About To Land In Mozambique
Met Department Issues Advisory On Cyclone Kenneth Which Is About To Land In Mozambique
Zimbabwe approves first private cannabis company – Zimbabwe Situation
A Zimbabwe company says it received approval for its cannabis license, which will make it the first in the country to be permitted to commercially...
the future of farming – see a conceptual future farm
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As technology develops, it's only natural that the sector will change and adapt. Its within...
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Amtec diversifies into farm equipment
India’s tractor and farm equipment manufacturer Tafe, through AgriMag of South Africa has awarded a distribution licence of its products to Amtec Motors (Zimbabwe)....
SEED and fertiliser producers yesterday started reducing prices
SEED and fertiliser producers yesterday started reducing prices following Monday’s meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Briefing journalists after the Cabinet meeting yesterday, Information, Publicity and...
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More than 60 percent of households report sudden losses in income and assets.Weather shocks are very common, but price risk is just as prevalent. Death and...
Govt considers climate smart irrigation policy
GOVERNMENT is working on a climate smart irrigation policy framework to combat the current drought conditions, Agriculture deputy minister Vangelis Haritatos (pictured) has said.
This comes as a recent World Bank report found that Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector loses US$126 million...
CPU warns of Cyclone Kenneth, landfall today @6pm
The Civil Protection Unit (CPU) has issued a warning of a tropical storm that is developing into a cyclone named Cyclone Kenneth, which is projected to make a landfall in Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi and parts of Zimbabwe today.
In a...
Speedily implement Byo Kraal Irrigation Project, stakeholders told
The task force on national projects has implored the stakeholders in the implementation of the 400 hectares Bulawayo Kraal Irrigation Project (BKIP) to move with speed in ensuring the commencement of full scale agriculture production for the benefit...
Tobacco prices continue to firm
Prices of the golden leaf at the auction floors continue to firm despite complaints of persistent payment delays by some farmers.
Post Easter tobacco sales are continuing at the auction floors in Harare with prices firming.
It was a hive...
Revive Chilonga Irrigation Scheme, govt told
The people of Chiredzi south have called on the government to revive Chilonga Irrigation Scheme which has been lying idle for the past 10 years.
They still dream of the days they used to supply the whole district with...
Met Department Issues Advisory On Cyclone Kenneth Which Is About To Land In Mozambique
Met Department Issues Advisory On Cyclone Kenneth Which Is About To Land In Mozambique
K2 partners farmers to grow 15 000 ha of sunflower for export
By Ndafadza Madanha
ONE of the county’s leading seed breeders Klein Karoo (K2) has partnered with thousands of small scale farmers around the country to grow sunflower for the export market.
K2 managing director John Makoni confirmed the development and...
Disease may wipe out world’s bananas – but here’s how we might just save...
Catastrophe is looming for the banana industry. A new strain has emerged of a soil-borne fungus known as “Panama disease” which can wipe out entire plantations – and it is rapidly spreading around the world. Farmers in Australia, Latin...
Chiredzi farmer earns a living out of growing madhumbe
Chiredzi farmer is making a living out of growing madhumbe, a high water consuming crop despite the area’s high temperatures and low rainfall patterns.
Madhumbe (yams)After seeing an opportunity, young farmer Edmore Chigayo of
Makondo area in Chiredzi decided to...
Food crisis looms in Muzarabani
A food crisis is looming in Muzarabani following a prolonged dry spell and the situation is likely to further worsen after the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society and World Food Programme (WFP) withdrew its support meant to cushion food...
