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MBABANE – The Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Sydney Simelane, today made an extra effort to encourage farmers to use the Agriculture Subsidy Program. The Government program provides farmers with 65% of the inputs they need for each year so that farmers aren’t limited by resources in how they produce food for the […]
Continue ReadingMARLKENS – The Ministry of Agriculture has revealed that more than E12 Million was spent by Government to pay private tractors to help citizens in the ploughing seasons. This revelations was made during a meeting between the Ministry of Agriculture and private tractor owners in Marlkens. The meeting was held to plan for the ploughing […]
Continue ReadingMBABANE – Farmers can collect their farm inputs which are subsidised by the Government of Eswatini as of the 1st of September. The announcement was made by Ministry of Agriculture Principal Secretary (PS) Sydney Simelane. The Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme is an initiative by Government to help Ewatini remain food-secure by empowering agriculture in the […]
Continue ReadingMATSAPHA – Pick N’ Pay Lorjaf has announced that their location at Mashayitafula in Matsapha will now be open for 24 hours every day. Yes, you read that right – the shop will be always open for business. Reassuring the public, Pick N’ Pay representative Thandeka Dlamini explained that, “as Lorjaf Pick N’ Pay, we’ve […]
Continue ReadingMBABANE – In order to address land degradation, the Ministry of Agriculture has launched the National Action Plan Great Green Wall Initiative. Speaking about the Initiative, Minister of Agriculture Jabulani Mabuza said, “We’re addressing land degradation and climate change issues and how they affect the earth. The action plan will also look at the loss […]
Continue ReadingMATSANJENI – The ten members of the Matsanjeni-based Sesikhulile Multipurpose Cooperative share about E80,000. This is from the revenue the get from selling their produce to locals and commercial clients like NAMBOARD. This was revealed in a media update from World Vision Eswatini. The update further reveals “Sesikhulile Multipurpose had a vision, which was to […]
Continue ReadingBY MZWANDILE NXUMALO MBABANE – There’s nothing more fulfilling in Eswatini than a curated presentation of music, food, fashion and photography daytime hang out event in the capital city. Pop Sunday is the embodiment of the urban popular culture in the kingdom that occurs every month. This month is no different as the forthcoming installation […]
Continue ReadingMBABANE – Minister of Agriculture Jabulani Mabuza has signed a Charter establishing the SADC Seed Centre, the SADC Harmonized Seed Regulatory System (SHRSS) and the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) System. According the Eswatini Government’s statement on social media , the SADC Seed Centre seeks to facilitate the availability of high quality seeds to farmers within […]
Continue ReadingBY MBONGENI NDLELA DWALILE – The Eswatini Dairy Board has begun it’s programming on training farmers on cattle breeding. The programme is currently ongoing at Dwalile in Mangcongco, where local volunteers are being trained on cattle breeding for commercial purposes. Speaking during the training, one of the students, Precious Mavuso said, “What we’re learning is […]
Continue ReadingAS PUBLISHED BY ESWATINI GOVERNMENT MEDIA MBABANE – Minister of Tourism and Environmental Affairs Moses Vilakati says Eswatini needs to do more “on issues of environmental protection, particularly adapting to the reality of Climate Change.” He has been speaking when commissioning the programme of work for the Environment Fund for the financial year 2022/2023. A […]
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