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Zimbabwe braces for locusts threat
Resources have been mobilised to minimise the effects of any invasion of the African migratory locust from Botswana and Namibia where outbreaks have been reported. Shingirai Nyamutukwa, head o...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:46hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Armyworm outbreak hits Zimbabwe
An outbreak of the fall armyworm has been reported in various parts of the country with farmers being called upon to work with Agritex Officers to contain the devastating pests.Speaking during...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 16:45hrs | 2331 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's severe food insecurity levels up 27%
ZIMBABWE's severe food insecurity levels have risen to 27% against the backdrop of the Covid-19 induced economic hardships, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstats) has said.This is ...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 08:24hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Rains raise hopes of bumper harvest
LOCAL farmers have started the summer season at a blistering pace and have already planted more than 80 percent of the targeted hectarage of maize, laying the foundation for a bumper harvest in the co...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:01hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
FAO hails govt over Mnangagwa's concept?
THE Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has hailed government for adopting the-PFumvudza agricultural concept saying it would go a long way in ensuring food security at household level.Pf...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 06:17hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa takes Zimbabwe sanctions removal call to UN
THE 75th Session of the UN General Assembly began yesterday with African Union (AU) chairman and South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa reiterating the call for the removal of illegal sanctions agai...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:01hrs | 1022 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe divorce law spurs women's fight for property
When Smangele Tshuma got divorced after five years of marriage, her in-laws forced her out of the home that she had been living in with her husband in southwestern Zimbabwe and took the three donkeys ...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 17:28hrs | 2071 | by Reuters
Locust outbreaks threaten food security in southern Africa
Immediate action can prevent disaster in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and ZimbabweOutbreaks of African Migratory Locu...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 18:42hrs | 2103 | by FAOAfrica
Quelea birds invade Mat'land North
FARMERS in Nyamandlovu and Bubi, Matabeleland North province have started counting their losses after quelea birds invaded the area and feasted on their winter wheat crop.The birds are ranked ...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:16hrs | 1710 | by Staff reporter
Unicef launches US$70m aid appeal for Zimbabwe
THE United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has appealed for US$70,9 million to meet Zimbabwe's increased humanitarian needs as hunger and a collapsing economy take a huge toll on the long-suffering c...Published: 22 Aug 2020 at 08:34hrs | 901 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe food crisis worse than last year: UN agency
AFOOD security report by the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) notes that Zimbabweans are worse-off than they were a year after the launch of the humanitarian ...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:28hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
FAO doubts Zimbabwe's cereal import capacity
ZIMBABWE'S cereal import requirements for the 2020/21 year are estimated at about 1,1 million tonnes amid concern over the country's capacity to access offshore supplies at a time it is battling worse...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 08:15hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Closing Down the Kariba Kapenta Fishery a Grave Error - Stakeholders
In this piece our Patsaka-Nyaminyami Community Radio, Environment and Tourism Correspondent, Laiton Kandawire, chronicles the feelings of hopelessness and disenfranchisement expressed by the fishing c...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 07:56hrs | 471 | by Laiton Kandawire
81 people under Covid-19 watch in Bulawayo
EIGHTY-ONE people who arrived in Bulawayo through the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport recently have been placed under surveillance for Covid-19, a Cabinet Minister has said.Health a...Published: 14 Mar 2020 at 08:09hrs | 8077 | by Staff Reporter
Govt geared to eradicate Theileriosis disease ...as development partners scramble to assist
The Government through the department of Veterinary Services and its development partners, has intensified efforts to curb the spread of Theileriosis, a tickborne disease, that has caused deaths of ma...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 14:53hrs | 748 | by Innocent Mujeri
Women, youths eye greater participation in agriculture value chain
Constraints in accessing land and finance continue to the biggest challenges facing women and the youth's participation in agriculture, National Association of Non governmental organisations (NANGO) h...Published: 01 Mar 2020 at 09:03hrs | 662 | by Stephen Jakes
53 African countries converge in Zimbabwe
The representatives of small and medium-scale farmers, rural women and youth, fish folks, agricultural workers, livestock keepers, pastoralism, indigenous people, cooperatives, consumers, Non Governme...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 12:04hrs | 1611 | by Rudo Saungweme
Perrance Shiri calls for anti-poverty policies
Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance Shiri has made a clarion call for policies that will help in eradicating hunger and poverty in Africa.Addressing delega...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 06:18hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to import GMO maize
Zimbabwe finally has a solution to the maize shortage which had created room for roller meal to be diverted to the black market at exorbitant prices. Zimbabwe faces a maize supply deficit of between 8...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 07:21hrs | 2668 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe steps up grain imports
Maize imports have been stepped up to 110 000 tonnes per month to guarantee food security, especially at a time when the 2018-2019 drought - regarded by the United Nations as the worst in 40 years - i...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 05:46hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe misses out on CAF nomination list
Yesterday Zimbabwe didn't make the cut of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) nomination football awards list which will take place on Tuesday, 7 January 2020, at Citadel Azure, Hurghada, Egyp...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 20:47hrs | 1355 | by Daniel Itai
Mugabe: A champagne Pan-Africanist
Since the death of Robert Mugabe on September 6, both the local and international media has been saturated with competing, complementary and contradictory obituaries, opinion pieces and narratives abo...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 07:53hrs | 23 | by Blessings Denhere
African legislators draft 'model law' to strengthen Food Security and Nutrition in Africa
The Pan-African Parliamentary (PAP) Committee on Rural Economy, Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources recently came up with this draft model law on food security and nutrition in Africa whose...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 17:11hrs | 485 | by Staff Reporter
City dwellers to get food relief
Government will this year spread its food aid programme to vulnerable households in urban areas, as it moves to cushion residents against the fallout from El Nino-induced dry weather conditions, parti...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:45hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Smart agriculture will boost economy
Smart agriculture has the potential to help farmers increase their yields through adoption of modern, technologically enabled farming methods, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.In a speech...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:42hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
FAO Supported Irrigation Scheme Wins First Prize in National Competition
Masvingo - Stanmore B, an irrigation scheme which was rehabilitated by FAO working directly with Government of Zimbabwe and with support from the Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC) was judged the...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:40hrs | 754 | by Agencies
'International organisations in Zimbabwe immune from legal processes'
The Supreme Court has stopped the deduction of $623 000 from the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)'s bank account to pay a former employee who obtained a court order compelling t...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 15:44hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
EU suspends $14m funding to Zimbabwe
The EU, one of Zimbabwe's biggest donors has suspended funding of a US$14 million conservancy project in Save Valley in Chiredzi because thousands of Zanu PF supporters illegally settled in the area a...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 11:45hrs | 3586 | by Staff Reporter
What happened to Mugabe's land reforms?
Zimbabweans will vote in the country's first presidential election since Robert Mugabe stepped down after more than 30 years in office.In the past few decades, the southern African country has...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 08:22hrs | 751 | by BBC
Epoupa unveiled in Botswana
FORMER Dynamos striker Christian Epoupa was unveiled yesterday by modest Botswana side Orapa United among half-a-dozen changes ahead of their new campaign. The Cameroonian striker signed a two...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:20hrs | 722 | by Staff reporter
SADC takes bold move to fight AMR
SADC develops Strategy to fight AMR spread collectively Johannesburg - Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a huge problem, posing serious threats to human...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 10:10hrs | 1900 | by FAO Zimbabwe
Govt should speed up dam construction to avert illegal settlements
GOVERNMENT delays in the construction and completion of large dams has left a lot to be desired and in some cases this has allowed people to settle on planned dam sites.Observers have noted th...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:11hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Mazoe Orange Crush formula adulterated, boycott called
AMID market reports suggesting politics on social media where a campaign against Mazoe Syrups has been going on, Coca-Cola have come out to explain changes to formulation on their products.Ove...Published: 12 Jun 2018 at 15:28hrs | 15880 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland Beat Chagos Island
Matabeleland Football beat Chagos Island in a Paddy Power CONIFA World Football Cup match played yesterday in London.Matabeleland has played three games in a row and is still undefeated....Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 10:44hrs | 1253 | by Ndou Paul
Meet Zimbabwe's trailblazing female tribal chiefs
Nonhlahla Ndube has been chief of Insiza district, in Zimbabwe's south, for more than a decade. But her rise to power was far from smooth, ...Published: 15 May 2018 at 09:34hrs | 4031 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF manifesto sounds just like juvenile delusions
So, after much anticipation, the Zanu-PF election manifesto is finally out. After reading the document, one is left with one big question: why was the nation made to wait so long for it, seeing the sh...Published: 12 May 2018 at 15:28hrs | 616 | by Staff reporter
Vacancy announcement
National Communications Consultant Personal Services Agreement Contract Three months (with possibility of renewal) Duty Station: HarareUnder the overall supervision of the FAO Subregional ...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 11:29hrs | 1583 | by FAO
Southern Africa should bring resilience building to the front burner
Southern Africa needs to shift focus from short-term, mainly emergency interventions, to medium-term and long-term interventions for sustainable building of household, community and organizational res...Published: 05 Apr 2018 at 08:58hrs | 298 | by Leonard Makombe
Why EU embraced Mnangagwa govt
Since coming into power last November when the army forced former president Robert Mugabe to resign after it took over government, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has made it a priority to normalise Zimb...Published: 18 Feb 2018 at 22:15hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
United States works with 350,000 Zimbabwean farmers to tackle dangerous pest targeting maize crop
In 2016, an invasive crop pest called the fall armyworm was first confirmed in Africa. Native to the Americas, fall armyworm can feed on 80 different crop species, including maize, a staple food consu...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 07:27hrs | 511 | by Stephen Jakes
Poor rains, fall armyworm leaves Southern Africa vulnerable
Harare - Prolonged dry spells, erratic rainfall, high temperatures and the presence of the voracious fall armyworm have significantly dampened Southern Africa's current agricultural season's cereal pr...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 10:59hrs | 534 | by Agencies
Call for increased funding for fall armyworm response
The Southern Africa fall armyworm stakeholders' meeting has ended with a call for increased investment and stronger coordination and partnerships in responding to the pest.The meeting was orga...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 08:48hrs | 391 | by Staff reorter
A day in the life of a Lupane beekeeper
Promoting apiculture as an environment-friendly livelihood alternative Dressed in an overall and a protective h...Published: 23 Nov 2017 at 09:47hrs | 2053 | by Gabriele Ranieri
Bringing youth back to agriculture in Southern Africa
Harare - Making agriculture more attractive to young farmers and creating decent employment opportunities in rural areas could reverse migration of youth to urban centres and abroad. The migration of ...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 15:43hrs | 539 | by FAO
Avian influenza is in Southern Africa, concerted regional approach required to manage it
The first ever confirmation of outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in southern Africa (so far reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, in that or...Published: 31 Jul 2017 at 12:32hrs | | by Chimimba David Phiri and Moetapele Letshwenyo
Sound legislation to regulate technologies needed to ensure biosafety - Dr. Mufandaedza
The golden question to be answered is, 'What is the purpose of having a biosafety and biosecurity regulatory framework in Zimbabwe?'."A sound legislation to regulate technologies to ensure the...Published: 22 Jul 2017 at 19:42hrs | 587 | by Maxwell Teedzai
Giving a life-line to small holder farmers in Zimbabwe
Unlocking the potential of smallholder irrigation Harare - As we approach Gudyanga irrigation scheme in Zimbabwe's Manicaland province, the relentless ...Published: 20 Jul 2017 at 10:33hrs | 1203 | by Chimimba David Phiri
Convicted lady burglar collapses during mitigation
A Zimbabwean woman convicted of burglary, collapsed during mitigation, her latest breakdown in a case involving crimes committed two years ago.Praxedes Maphosa began making gurgling noises and...Published: 24 Jun 2017 at 14:24hrs | 591 | by Stephen Jakes
'Zimbabwe still needs aid'
ZIMBABWE will again this year extend its begging bowl to the international donor community for poverty alleviation and development assistance.As has been the case before, the United Nations De...Published: 19 May 2017 at 15:49hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Global expert meeting to address challenges in agriculture and agro-industry development opens
A global expert meeting to discuss the important role of agri-business and agro-industries in reducing poverty and food insecurity kicked off in Zimbabwe’s northern border town of Victoria Fal...Published: 26 Apr 2017 at 14:34hrs | 103 | by Stephen Jakes
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