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Tobacco farmers urged to prepare their lands for better yields

Mashonaland Central province senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged tobacco farmers to decide on their cropping program and do early deep ploughing on the field and seedbed sites they intend to plant tobacco in the upcoming 2025-26 agr…

Published: 24 May 2025 at 22:51hrs | 186 | by Paul Ndou

Stanbic Bank named national winners for supporting Micro, SMEs in Zimbabwe

Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank has been named National Winner for supporting micro, small to medium enterprises in Zimbabwe by the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC).Stanbic Bank was recognised for coming up…

Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 10:35hrs | 148 | by Staff Reporter

Tobacco farmers urged not use chrome

Senior Agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has advised tobacco farmers living near water sources that are close to chrome washing and processing points to seek clean water sources far away from these areas. Chrome (FeCr2O4) is a crystalline min…

Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 07:17hrs | 200 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Early deep ploughing now a prerequisite for better yields, tobacco farmers urged

Mashonaland Central province senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged tobacco farmers  to do early deep ploughing on the land and seedbed sites they intend to plant tobacco in the 2024-25 agricultural season before their fields dry …

Published: 02 Apr 2024 at 06:48hrs | 34 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Tobacco farmers urged to implement good agricultural practices (GAP)

Senior Agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged Tobacco farmers, in special reference to small scale growers who rely on rain fed  to use good agricultural practices in order to enhance their productivity. In the background of the record b…

Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 17:36hrs | 34 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Macheso warns tobacco farmers

Orchestra Mberikwazvo boss Alick "baba Shero" Macheso yesterday warned tobacco farmers in Mvurwi to desist from violence.Addressing his legions of fans Macheso said violence is not good because it can be  fatal."People let's enjoy lif…

Published: 07 May 2023 at 06:54hrs | 20 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Two Mount Darwin residents die in road accident

Two people from Mount Darwin died and 16 others were seriously injured when a DAF truck they were travelling in swerved several times before landing on its left side at the 69-km peg along the Harare-Denda-Bindura highway yesterday.The pas…

Published: 04 May 2023 at 17:52hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Contracted tobacco farmers urged to avoid double dipping

Senior Agronimist in Mashonaland Central province Lazarus Gatawa has urgerd contracted tobacco farmers  to only stick to one contract company if they are to sustain their farming business and realise full production potential. Do…

Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 18:29hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Tobacco farmers should be educated on e-marketing

The 2017 tobacco selling season kick-started on a very high note this week with high expectations that the golden leaf will ease the liquidity challenges the country is currently facing. Tobacco farmers who delivered their crop on the open…

Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 09:47hrs | 1 | by Tendai Guta

Tobacco farmers should seriously consider insuring their crop

Due to the possibility of fire and natural disasters like hailstorms and tropical cyclones, agriculture can be a risky enterprise, making it imperative for the farmer to have insurance covers to hedge themselves against total loss.The Met …

Published: 17 Feb 2017 at 19:40hrs | | by Tendai Guta

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