By Sharon Chimenya LIVESTOCK farmers should be innovative at local levels in order to provide feed for their livestock during the dry season and thus avert cattle deaths. In an interview on the sidelines of the Planning Review meeting by the Department of Livestock Research at Makoholi Research Institute in Masvingo, the Permanent Secretary in […]
Over 160 hectares have been invaded by the African armyworm in four provinces so far this year, a senior government agriculture official has said. Shingirayi Nyamutukwa, acting director responsible for migratory pests in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, said as of Monday a total of 164.5 hectares had been affected, […]
Harare, (New Ziana) – Government has imposed restrictions on the importation of potatoes following an outbreak of the pepper ringspot virus in neighbouring South Africa. Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Permanent Secretary, Professor Obert Jiri told New Ziana in an interview on Friday that Zimbabwe was on high alert to prevent the disease […]
Bulawayo, (New Ziana)- Farmers across the country have been advised by the veterinary department to dip their cattle at least once a week religiously to avoid animal losses from tick-borne diseases. In an advisory statement, the Department of Veterinary Services under the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development said dipping cattle was […]