The Nuffield Foundation was initiated by William Morris (later Lord Nuffield) in the United Kingdom during 1943. The establishment of the fund was initially for ‘the advancement of health and social well-being’ and in 1947 widened to include agricultural advancement. Soon after inception, various Commonwealth countries (including Zimbabwe) were invited to participate in awarding Nuffield […]
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Sales figures at the time of going to press show that the total weight of tobacco sold to date has exceeded that of last year’s crop by 20%. As at June 5, 2018, over the three open auction floors and combined with the contract sales, a total of 171,249,032kg have been sold as opposed to
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The Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (LMAC) is proud to be the apex organisation for livestock production in Zimbabwe. It is the voice of livestock farmers in Zimbabwe’s proudly sufficient meat industry. LMAC occupies an important place on the national production landscape, alongside its parallel entities in commerce and industry, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries
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In Zimbabwe, the dairy sector experienced an annual milk production decrease from an all-time peak of 260 million litres in 1990, to less than 35 million litres in 2008. During the peak periods, Zimbabwe exported an excess of 100 million litres annually and several Zimbabwean companies purchased other milk producing companies regionally. Figure 1 below
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The Sheepdog Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ), consists of a small but determined group of people whose numbers are actually growing again. A large percentage of our members had left and with them a huge amount of talent but, with invaluable help from members of the South African Sheepdog Association (SASDA), we are forging ahead! The
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Salt and Cold Injury The thing about tobacco is that one season runs into the next and it’s not a crop for which you ever want to be caught playing catch up. Decisions and farm activities in February will be impacting your next crop a year later. The 2017/2018 season was one of extremes. Who
Locally Made Grain Dryer Local engineering firm Corpcord, who design and manufacture a multitude of process control and machinery, were approached late last year with an interesting proposal: to build a large grain dryer. This was only the third time they had been given an agricultural sector project. The client’s specifications were mainly concerned with
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Thursday 24 May 2018, a cool and crisp morning saw over 100 horses set off for the much anticipated Kynoch Chinhoyi Derby. This Derby is steeped in history and is the second oldest in the world! Riders from Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya and the DRC all met in the lush arena that afternoon to receive generous
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I have had a long-standing love affair with chilli sauce in general and am always keen to try out new brands. When I ate breakfast at a local restaurant, I tried out the sauce they had on the table, and I loved it. I have now been slathering this particular brand of chilli sauce on
A recent field day in Lion’s Den co-hosted by Brink Bosman, Blue Sky Farming, and Agricon Equipment, brought farmers from countrywide to see for themselves, some of the very latest farming technology in action. Bosman gave working demonstrations of the tractors, combine harvesters, seed planters, harrows, rippers and sprayers and other equipment that he uses
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