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Zimbabwe lifts ban on cloven-hoofed animal imports from South Africa
The Red Meat Producers' Organisation (RPO) and Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) have welcomed Zimbabwe's recent move to lift the ban on the importation of cloven-hoofed animals an...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:23hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Zim Vet targets 100k semen to boost national herd
In their efforts to increase national herd and improve genetics of local populations (cattle) through breeding, Zimbabwe Directorate of Veterinary Services' 2024 to 2025 upcoming bulling season is tar...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:09hrs | 222 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Over 50 cattle destroyed for illegal movement
THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development is intensifying its call for farmers to refrain from illegally moving livestock without proper documentation. The co...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe destroys 36 ostriches, several animals smuggled from South Africa
THE Veterinary Services Department has destroyed 36 ostriches, five peacocks, one bush pig, three parrots, 10 Chinese pheasants and 27 chickens that were smuggled from South Africa into Zimbabwe. ...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:27hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Masisi hail Mnangagwa's stance
BOTSWANA President Mokgwetsi Masisi has hailed his Zimbabwean counterpart, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's resolve to curb stocktheft and spread of animal diseases like foot and mouth along the two cou...Published: 03 Sep 2022 at 19:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt to carry out cattle branding in winter
The Government will embark on cattle branding this winter as a measure to reduce stock theft and control the spread of diseases in the countrywide, Veterinary Department has said.Branding, als...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is back to cattle country status
LIVESTOCK, especially cattle, play a critical role in the sustenance of most rural communities and commercial farmers in Zimbabwe and across Africa. Traditionally a symbol of wealth and a way ...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Farmer co-operation important for disease control
A FARMER training session in Manicaland held recently revealed to me that our communities are almost the same with regards their approach to animal health matters.One area visited has endemic ...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:47hrs | 2 | by Dumisani Nsingo
The Fifth Estate: A threat to national security
The turn of the century has seen the evolution of various communication platforms. This development also saw the rise of citizen journalism. The bad side of citizen journalism is that the writer i...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 08:26hrs | 1 | by Elijah Chihota
Drought ravages Matebeleland South, Masvingo
LIVESTOCK farmers in Beitbridge, Gwanda and parts of Mwenezi districts have reported a marked deterioration in the health of their animals as drought tightens its grip on parts of Matebeleland South a...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Heavy tax on beef'
ZIMBABWE'S beef industry is heavily taxed and Government needs to review downwards, streamline compliance costs to create room for growth in the sector and enable livestock farmers to realise high ear...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe free of avian flu
Zimbabwe has reported it was now free of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu that hit the country between May and August last year.Poultry producer Lanark, a commercial farm 25km south o...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 10:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa leaves for Botswana
President Emmerson Mnangagwa leaves Harare this morning for Gaborone on a State visit that is expected to enhance bilateral and economic cooperation between Zimbabwe and Botswana.The President...Published: 12 Feb 2018 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to visit Ian Khama
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to travel to Botswana on a two-day state visit next week at the invitation of the neighbouring country's leader President Ian Khama to discuss matters of mutua...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fencing off farms now mandatory
Government has come up with a new policy that compels A1 and A2 farmers, as well as other beneficiaries of the land reform programme to fence off their properties to curb the wanton spread of livestoc...Published: 11 Jan 2018 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | 4 | by Chimimba David Phiri and Moetapele Letshwenyo
Nkayi's 96% poverty rate
NKAYI is regarded as one of the highly impoverished districts in the country in urgent need of support to improve livelihoods.A recent independent baseline assessment survey report commiss...Published: 20 Feb 2017 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drones, the way to go in disaster management
The initiative by the government to introduce drones for border post patrolling is a development long overdue and welcome for different schemes. Recently articles were published on porous bord...Published: 14 Feb 2017 at 19:26hrs | 2 | by Tatenda Gono
Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Technical Meeting on Emerging High Impact Trans boundary Crop Pests and Animal Disease
The Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development, Zimbabwe – represented here by the Permanent Secretary Ringsong Chitsiko.Representatives from the Southern...Published: 14 Feb 2017 at 10:12hrs | 2 | by Dr. David Phiri - FAO Sub-regional Coordinator for Southern Africa
Zimbabwe Hosts 2nd International Conference on Pesticidal Plants (ICPP2)
Plant pests have been affecting crop production from immemorial time causing significant losses to farmers and threatening food security and income. The spread of plant pests and diseases has increase...Published: 03 Feb 2017 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by FAO
Ensuring wildlife and livestock coexistence vital for international trade and environmental protection
Victoria Falls - Addressing disease issues that are a result of the coexistence of wildlife and livestock is important to the international trade of beef. Given the importance of both the livest...Published: 15 Nov 2016 at 13:17hrs | 15 | by FAO
Improving Livelihoods through the control of animal diseases
Harare - The European Union and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed a new agreement aimed at improving food and livelihoods security and resilience of smallho...Published: 19 Apr 2016 at 13:49hrs | 2 | by Leonard Makombe
Zimbabwean history that is nothing
THE War of the Axe had ended, serving the Xhosa nation a stunning defeat. And the British treachery had settled that war expectedly through characteristic British deceit.The year was 1847,...Published: 13 Dec 2014 at 11:15hrs | 1 | by Nathaniel Manheru
The following Vacancies exists for Zimbabweans (Part I)
The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe recently said he is ready to retire but has been struggling to find a suitable candidate for the next elections because of the infighting within the party. Of...Published: 24 Aug 2012 at 11:03hrs | | by Justice Maphosa
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