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Zimbabwe lifts ban on importation of livestock from four provinces in South Africa
14 Jan 2025 11:35 GMT
Business Writer
THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has lifted the ban on importing live cloven-hoofed animals from four South African provinces until further notice.
Cloven-hoofed animals include cattle, deer, pigs, …
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Zimbabwe’s blueberry boom: A catalyst for growth, prosperity
14 Jan 2025 01:51 GMT
Innocent Mujeri, Herald Correspondent
Zimbabwe’s blueberry industry is on the rise, and its rapid growth is becoming a beacon of hope for the nation’s agricultural and economic development.
With a projected 43 percent increase in exports, from 5 000 tonnes …
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A game changer for sustainable fisheries
12 Jan 2025 17:07 GMT
Experts at the Leon Charney School of Marine Sciences at the University of Haifa have developed an innovative underwater robotic system for autonomous and precise fish population monitoring.
Led by Prof. Roee Diamant, head of the Underwater Acoustics and …
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Digital hubs to bridge rural-urban digital divide in Zimbabwe
10 Jan 2025 17:03 GMT
In a major push to digitize rural communities, the government of Zimbabwe, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is set to establish digital hubs in Bikita and Mhondoro-Ngezi districts under the Fostering …
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Meet the 16 African Banks foreign exchange award winners in 2025
10 Jan 2025 17:48 GMT
… by agriculture and fisheries. Standard Bank Angola’s expertise is … as a cornerstone of Mozambique’s economic growth. Renowned … innovation and value in Namibia’s dynamic financial landscape. … . Stanbic Bank – Zambia
Stanbic Bank Zambia has earned a spot …
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Angolan President arrives in Uganda for AU Summit
10 Jan 2025 16:58 GMT
Kampala - Angolan President João Lourenço arrived in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Friday to attend the African Union's Extraordinary Summit on the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) on Saturday.
João Lourenço was welcomed …
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Angola defends reform to avoid export of raw materials in Africa
09 Jan 2025 20:22 GMT
Kampala - The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Isaac dos Anjos, stressed Thursday in Kampala, Uganda, the need to reform the continent's agricultural sector with the aim of industrializing products locally to avoid exporting raw materials.
The …
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Shell’s $400 million write-down dashes Namibia’s oil industry hopes
09 Jan 2025 13:44 GMT
Shell’s $400 million write-down and departure from Namibia’s offshore oil and gas exploration blocks has dented the southern African country’s hopes for an economic boost from investment inflows and employment that had been expected should the discoveries …
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World Bank Reverses Course to Back Mega Dams
14 Jan 2025 10:27 GMT
After a decade of mostly declining to finance large hydroelectric dams, the World Bank is getting back into the business in a big way.
Throughout the last half of the 20th century, the bank was the world’s leading supporter of big hydro. But over the last …
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WATCH| Pfumvudza/Intwasa — Mitigating climate change effects in agriculture
11 Jan 2025 23:32 GMT
Judith Phiri, Business Reporter
WITH Zimbabwe, like the rest of the world embracing climate-smart agriculture to mitigate the effects of climate change, the Pfumvudza/Intwasa initiative continues to enhance crop productivity in the face of adverse …