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The Zimbabwe Agricultural Development Trust (ZADT) has urged women and youths to join their project, Causeway, which seeks to assist them access finance training and mentorship and link them with financial institutions.
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THE Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) Holdings has urged wheat farmers to insure their crop against climate shocks and consolidate Government’s efforts towards boosting food security.
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THE battle to climate-proof agriculture and build resilience against climate change are continuing with the Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Ministry organising a stakeholders’ conference to be held in Victoria Falls in September.
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THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has promised stern action against farmers involved in tobacco nesting saying there would be serious repercussions awaiting those caught at the wrong end of the law.
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Edgar Vhera-Agriculture Specialist Writer TOBACCO farmers have so far netted 32 percent of the US$897 million they earned last season, thanks to a 19 percent surge in the average price of the golden leaf from US$3, 00 to US$3, 57 per kilogramme in the ongoing marketing season. If the average price continues on this level, […]
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Ashton Mutyavaviri IN its push to transform rural economies, the Second Republic is targeting to distribute 33 million indigenous chicks to 1, 8 million households across the country by 2027 under the Presidential Community Poultry Scheme (PCPS). Livestock Production Department (LDP) director Dr Sitokozile Sibanda said of the targeted number of chicks to be distributed, […]
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Ashton Mutyavaviri THE advent of business units as economic empowerment tools has seen communities reshaping their livelihoods for the good using incomes generated from their village, school and youth business units. Manzini village business unit in Shurugwi, for one, is sustaining the livelihoods of 20 households. The one-hectare garden has been put under intensive production […]
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Tariro Stacey Gatsi WITH winter fast setting in, poultry experts have urged farmers to prioritise the well-being of broiler chicks by providing proper bedding, curtains and lighting to ensure they achieve optimal growth and market returns. Zimbabwe Poultry Association (ZPA) chairman Solomon Zawe yesterday told this publication that farmers must prioritise the wellbeing of their […]
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Product Description Price Potato/Pocket Chat US$4-US$5 Small US$9-US$10 Medium US$11 Large US$12 Extra large US$13 Tomatoes 30kg sandak US$10-US$18 Wooden box US$2-US$3 Plastic dish US$1 Vegetables Cabbage head US$0,50-US$1 Covo/bundle US$3 Rape/bundle US$3 Tsunga/bundle US$2 Red cabbage US$1 Beetroot/bundle US$1 Muboora/bundle US$1- US$2 Onions -10kg pocket US$7-US$8 Red onion US$13 Mushroom wild/bucket Cauliflower/kg US$2- US$2,50 […]
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Edgar Vhera Agriculture Specialist Writer WHEAT farmers have commended Government’s recent initiative to reduce water charges by 31 percent and called for a similar reduction in electricity tariffs to further encourage farmers into allocating more land to wheat cultivation. This comes after Government instituted a raft of measures aimed at motivating wheat production for self-sufficiency […]
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Ashton Mutyavaviri AFC Insurance is collaborating with Phoenix Insurance Company of Botswana to map out ways of boosting agricultural production in both countrie, a development expected to boost smallholders’ resilience in the face of recurrent droughts. Phoenix Insurance Company recently attended an agricultural insurance familiarisation programme in Harare to appreciate how Zimbabwe’s agriculture insurance model […]
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Fildah Gwati THE Agritech Expo held in Zambia last week presented a platform for countries including Zimbabwe to foster regional partnerships, introduce cutting-edge agricultural technologies and promote business expansion opportunities. The event attracted companies from Germany, South Africa, Zambia and other countries where agricultural implements and inputs are in demand every year. The national trade […]
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Precious Manomano Herald Reporter THE Government has called for private sector participation in irrigation schemes to boost yields during the prolonged dry spells and spur economic growth. Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Professor Obert Jiri said irrigation schemes are critical in mitigating the effects of climate change, turning communities into green […]
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Edgar Vhera Agriculture Specialist Writer THE 25 percent local currency portion for tobacco farmers will be applied to the net sales proceeds after settlement of levies and other marketing costs and not on the farmer’s gross earnings, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB), has said. The board’s comments come in the wake of reports that […]
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Tariro Stacey Gatsi FOLLOWING the El Nino-induced drought that destroyed crops and vegetation generating abundant dry matter this season, the Environment Management Agency (EMA) has warned the public against starting unnecessary fires. EMA’s manager for environment and education Ms Amkela Sidange said the dry matter from crops and vegetation would easily provide fuel for uncontrollable […]