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Saturday, 16 March 2013 00:00 |
Agriculture Reporter
Farmers have expressed concern over the wilting crops in most parts of the country as a result of a dry spell. Masvingo, Matabeleland North and South and some parts of Midlands are the hardest hit areas.
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Govt needs US$88,4m to fund wheat farming |
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Friday, 15 March 2013 00:00 |
Agriculture Reporter
Government requires US$88,4 million to fund the production of 40 000 hectares of wheat during the 2013 winter cropping season, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made has said.
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TIMB brings sanity to auction floors |
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Friday, 15 March 2013 00:00 |
Agriculture Reporter
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has brought sanity and improved services for farmers at the auction floors, tobacco growers have confirmed.This has not been the case in the past seasons where the first days of auctioning were marked with congestion and farmers complaining of
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Thursday, 14 March 2013 00:00 |
Agriculture Reporter
MORE than 11 000 new communal farmers have shifted to tobacco due to favourable prices being offered on the market.
So far a total of 24 622 farmers have registered as tobacco growers for the first time with 11 030 of them coming from the communal sector.
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Friday, 08 March 2013 00:00 |
Agriculture Reporter
Knowledge of the appropriate period for tobacco reaping, method and materials needed is vital for a smooth and efficient reaping operation to ensure that a farmer fetches a good price on the market.
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