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Heavy rains expected from today |
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Wednesday, 03 April 2013 00:00 |
Agriculture Reporter
The Meteorological Services Department has warned of flash flooding, strong winds and possibly hail in some areas as the country is expected to receive heavy rainfall starting today.
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Insure assets, consult on contracts, ZFU tells farmers |
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 00:00 |
The Zimbabwe Farmers Union has encouraged farmers to have their assets insured and also to consult farmers unions before signing contracts to avoid being duped.
The call comes after it emerged that some farmers were signing dubious contracts while others, particularly small scale, were not insuring their assets resulting in them losing out
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Price stagnation irks tobacco growers |
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 00:00 |
Agriculture Reporter
Tobacco growers have expressed worry over the stagnation of prices which has seen the highest price failing to go beyond US$5 since the marketing season started in February.
The highest price has so far remained at US$4,99 at the auction floors while the contract floors have since recorded a high of US$5,70 per kilogramme.
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US$51m required for strategic grain |
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Monday, 01 April 2013 00:00 |
At least $51 million is required to recapitalise the country’s strategic grain reserve, information from the Agriculture, Mechanization and Irrigation Development Ministry indicates.
The strategic grain reserve is stocks of grain held in reserve intentionally by Government programs for the purpose of meeting future domestic and international needs.
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Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter
