by New Ziana | Sep 20, 2023 | Agriculture, Nehanda Guardian, Provincial Newspapers
WITH less than a month before the onset of serious final summer agricultural preparations, about 75percent of cotton farmers in Muzarabani, Mashonaland Central Province, say they still have not been paid for cotton delivered to Cottco earlier in the year. Yet, at a...
by New Ziana | Sep 20, 2023 | Agriculture, Chaminuka, Provincial Newspapers
SHONA –Maererano nezvakatanga kubuda pamamiriro okunze, munyika yeZIMBABWE munotarisira kunaya mvura inotarisirwa kana iri pasi peuwandu hunodiwa, paine dzimwe nzvimbo dziri mumatunhu eMidlands neMatabeleland dzichanaya mvura shoma pane inotarisirwa panotanga...
by New Ziana | Sep 19, 2023 | Agriculture, Provincial Newspapers, Telegraph
WITH the winter farming season coming to an end, farmers in Mashonaland West Province have been urged to focus mainly on attaining targets, taking note of several factors. This year, the province missed the targeted hectarage due to a number of reasons, however, the...
by New Ziana | Sep 18, 2023 | Agriculture, Ilanga, Provincial Newspapers
THIS is the growing of crops within a radius of 30 meters of a wetland such as a river, dam or lake. This practice clogs up the rivers with silt, destroying the habitat of fish and other forms of life in rivers. Impacts of stream bank cultivation It reduces the...
by New Ziana | Sep 18, 2023 | Agriculture, Chaminuka, Provincial Newspapers
MATABELELAND SOUTH – THE Department of Veterinary Services has launched a second blitz to eradicate the deadly January disease that has been wiping out cattle in some parts of the province, a senior Government official has said. In an interview with the head of...
by New Ziana | Jun 5, 2023 | Agriculture, News
Harare (New Ziana) – At least 245.7 million kilograms of tobacco worth US $740.9 million has been sold so far at auction and contract floors in the country since the selling season opened in March, statistics from the industry regulator show. Tobacco is the...