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Zim losing 260 000ha of forests annually – Minister

Edson Mapani Zimbabwe is losing at least 260 000 hectares of forests annually amid concern from government which has called on for the curtailing of the destruction. Addressing the 2021 graduation ceremony at the Forest Industry...
Emmerson Mnangagwa

‘Time up’ ED tells MPs

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded with MPs to expedite the formulation of laws to guide the 2023 general elections saying time was running up for them. Steven Mungate Presenting the State of the Nation Address and...
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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...

Zim to start blueberry exports to China in key breakthrough

HARARE - Zimbabwean blueberries can now be exported to China for the first time, following the signing of a new protocol between the two countries in Beijing. The Horticultural Development Council (HDC} welcomes the agreement,...
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Govt owes millers $120m – GMAZ

Almot Maqolo HARARE – The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says it is owed more than $120m by government for roller meal subsidy refunds dating back from last December. This, the association says, was affecting...

Zim sets US$5bln revenue target for tobacco by 2025

Tadiwa Musiyiwa  Government has approved the Tobacco Value Chain Transformation Plan aimed at transforming the tobacco value chain into a US$5 billion industry by 2025 through localisation of tobacco financing, increased production and productivity and exports...
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Perrance Shiri dies

Lands, Agriculture and Rural Settlement Minister Perrance Shiri has died. ivera chain 7210 He was 65. Shiri died in the early hours of Wednesday from suspected coronavirus. This also follows reports that his...

Singapore, a new frontier for Zim’s horticulture producers

Farai Mabeza Zimbabwe’s trade development and promotion body, ZimTrade, says Singapore can become a new haven for the country’s horticulture products. ZimTrade this week presented findings from a recent market scan conducted in the Asian city...
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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...

TIMB sees 15% drop in tobacco volume to 220m kgs; 30% sales decentralised

Farai Mabeza HARARE – Zimbabwe expects that 30 percent of all tobacco sales will be done outside Harare after Government gazetted a statutory instrument authorising the setting up of decentralised tobacco auction sites in the...

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