Posts By The Herald
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61Sugar News in EnglishZimbabwe: Sugarcane growers get bigger share of revenue
Sugarcane farmers in Zimbabwe's Lowveld have successfully increased their revenue share from 77% to 80.5% following negotiations with Tongaat Hulett over the...
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78Maize News in EnglishRwanda donates 1 000t maize to Zimbabwe
Rwanda has donated 1,000 tonnes of maize to Zimbabwe to help combat the El Nino-induced drought. The gesture comes after President Mnangagwa...
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96Sugar News in EnglishChiredzi cane farmers want another sugar mill
Over 1,200 indigenous commercial sugar cane farmers in Zimbabwe's Lowveld have appealed to the government for a guarantee to acquire a sugar...
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92Sugar News in EnglishUgandan sugarcane farmers bitter
Ugandan consumers are celebrating the lowest sugar prices in five years, but the industry is in turmoil. Outgrowers in Buikwe halted supplies...
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96Wheat News in Englishtobacco company moves to wheat production
Premier Tobacco Company, partnering with the Agricultural Rural Development Authority (ARDA), is cultivating wheat on a 280-hectare farm in Shamva using irrigation...
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107Maize News in EnglishGMB receives 10 000 tonnes of maize
The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has received 9,739 tonnes of maize from farmers thus far in the ongoing marketing season. CEO Dr....
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81Wheat News in EnglishCabinet Briefing: Country records highest winter wheat hectarage inhistory
The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) expects to intake 210,000 tonnes of maize and traditional grains and projects a wheat intake of 300,000...
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70Sugar News in EnglishTongaat expects sugar output to increase
Zimbabwe is expected to produce 400,000 tonnes of sugar worth over US$380 million this year, with increased output from Hippo Valley and...
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93Wheat News in EnglishWheat cultivation in Africa at risk of fungal disease
A new study by the Technical University of Munich warns that the wheat blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae, could threaten up to 75%...
