THE issues of climate change and tick-borne diseases cannot be ignored, given they are now becoming the order of the day.
Cattle and other livestock the world over are experiencing both ecological and biological stress which could affect the wellbeing of livestock globally and ultimately...
EDITOR’S NOTE
WE begin another new year and are presented yet another opportunity to work for the motherland.
Since the inception of the Second Republic, we have recorded growth every year.
In the Second Republic are servants we trust to guide the nation in the face of...
WE, in the village, are grateful for yet another year to do better, to grow and contribute more to the motherland.
As a people, as a nation, we must take stock — it is imperative that we pause and reflect.
As much as we value our...
ALONGSIDE agriculture, the livestock sector is considered a major part of the economy of Zimbabwe and an important part of food security for the nation.
As we enter the New Year 2024, climate change still presents both direct and indirect challenges for livestock production and...
This story appeared in The Patriot of January 18 2017.
“PEACE begins with me, peace begins with you; peace begins with all of us.”
As the nation commemorates the fourth anniversary of the passing on of Zimbabwe’s late Vice-President, John Landa Nkomo, the words above still...
INCREASING frequencies of droughts, coupled with increasing populations are requiring more water for irrigated agriculture.
With the global population approaching nine billion by 2050, even more water will be required to produce an estimated 60 to 70 percent more food.
These greater quantities of...
ZIMBABWE is facing a growing resistance in common infections, such as TB, malaria, HIV/AIDS, respiratory infections, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), urinary tract infections (UTIs), meningitis and diarrhoeal diseases, as well as a host of veterinary diseases, affecting livestock production as a consequence of antimicrobial resistance...
Antimicrobials have been hailed as one of the most important discoveries in medical history; successfully treating many diseases in both animals and humans promoting good health and well-being.
However, today, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become an increasingly serious threat to national and global public health.
This...
SOIL-WATER conservation did not change with the advent of independence.
In the 1920s, conservation legislation was passed in Rhodesia to justify restrictions on natural resource use by Africans.
While conservation for white settlers entailed financial and other incentives, for the indigenous African it entailed coercion and...
UNTIL their recent revival, rehabilitation and promotion by the Second Republic led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, indigenous irrigation in Zimbabwe was undervalued to the extent that it did not feature in official statistics and policies, as can be seen in the table below, despite...
CHOLERA spread across the world during the 19th Century, from its original reservoir in the Ganges Delta in India.
Six subsequent cholera pandemics have killed millions of people across all continents.
The current (seventh) pandemic started in South Asia in 1961; reached Africa in 1971...
THE right to clean water and universal health is a human right enshrined in the UN Human Rights Charter for everyone to enjoy; Zimbabwe being a signatory to the UN Charter on Human Rights is no exception.
Further, the provision of safe clean water...
