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Bee farming, the panacea to Zim’s disappearing wooded savannah

Problem Masau As the vehicle negotiates across the rugged terrains of Hurungwe District, scores of stumps and fallen trees could be seen in the once densely populated bushes, the situation threatening to worsen each farming...

TIMB licences Cavendish Tobacco to support Shisha production

By Talkmore Gandiwa The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has licensed Cavendish Lloyd Tobacco to contract and support shisha tobacco production in Zimbabwe. Shisha is a type of combustible tobacco that has low nicotine...

Zimbabwe prepares for bumper harvest

Sydney Kawadza Zimbabwe is expected to harvest more than double its grain requirements for the Strategic Grain Reserves with Cabinet announcing an estimated 2.8 million tonnes of maize from the 2020/2021 agricultural season. Zimbabwe requires at...

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Almost 48 million people in Southern Africa are food insecure with the situation expected to worsen between November this and March 2021

48 million people food insecure – SADC

Sydney Kawadza At least 47.6 million people in Southern Africa are food insecure with rural food insecurity expected to peak between November 2021 and March next year. According to the SADC’s Synthesis Report on the State...
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ARDA set to revive rural irrigation schemes

Chris Mahove HARARE – The Agriculture and Rural Development Agency {ARDA} is set to revive all the 450 rural irrigation schemes across the country as part of its rebranding exercise. Early this year, government gave ARDA...
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Normal rains relief for Zim but…

Farai Mabeza Good news is what Zimbabweans farmers would want to hear and reports of normal to above normal rains starting next month is a welcome relief for many in the country. However, according to the...
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Government suspends duty on bulk fertiliser imports

Chris Mahove  The government has suspended duty on the importation of certain quantities of fertiliser for the 2021/2021 cropping season. According to a government gazette published this week, Urea fertiliser, whether or not in aqueous solution...

Government amends Chilonga Statutory instrument

Davison Kaiyo HARARE – The government, which has been under fire over displacement of Chilonga community the since the publication of Statutory Instrument (SI) 50 of 2021, has amended the SI as it seeks to...

African countries commit to double agricultural productivity

Davison Kaiyo HARARE – Seventeen African heads of state signed on to the commitment to boost agricultural production by doubling current productivity levels through the scaling up of agro-technologies. This will include investing in access...

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