Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Provide inputs, rice and potato farmers urge Govt 31/1/2019 Most communal farmers in the high rainfall parts of Manicaland Province have shifted to growing potatoes The Herald Manicaland Correspondent CHIMANIMANI farmers who are into rice and potato farming have called on Government to avail inputs to increase production levels in a move that will …
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Zim, Zambia in joint wildlife conservation programme 31/1/2019 The Herald Zimbabwe and Zambia have launched a joint $5,5 million Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme (SWMP) to be implemented over a period of five years. The project, being implemented with the assistance of development partners, aims to reduce the pressure of hunting wildlife by promoting, under …
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Cottco focuses on productivity, quality 31/1/2019 Cotton Company of Zimbabwe says it is placing more emphasis on boosting productivity to further grow volumes and improve quality The Herald Business Reporter THE Cotton Company of Zimbabwe – which administers Government’s cotton inputs scheme – is putting in place measures to improve productivity and quality as …
Tax concessions applicable to elderly persons 31/1/2019 The Chronicle PERSONS aged 55 years or above are considered as elderly persons for Income Tax purposes and they are eligible to a number of tax concessions. Tax concessions for the elderly provide relief either by reducing the tax payable or removing the tax altogether. Such concessions …
Maize meal price to go up 30/1/2019 Source: Maize meal price to go up | Daily News HARARE – The price of maize meal is set to go up after the rise in the cost of fuel by over 150 percent, with grain millers saying transport costs for outside deliveries and raw materials have shot up …
Mutasa small-scale dairy farmers set to up production 30/1/2019 The Herald Nyore Madzianike Manicaland Bureau SMALL-scale dairy farmers in Mutasa are set to increase production following a commitment by Government to support their activities under the Command Agriculture programme. Tsonzo Small-Scale Dairy Farm in Mutasa was placed under Command Agriculture as a pilot programme …
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Farmers optimistic of good season 30/1/2019 The Herald Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent Maize producers in Masvingo North are optimistic of a good harvest this season despite generally low and erratic rains that have fallen in their area. The majority of the maize crop is at tasselling stage and most of the farmers were confident …
Agribank avails $100m for summer cropping season 30/1/2019 The Chronicle Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’s premier agriculture finance institution, Agribank, is disbursing over $100 million for the 2018/2019 summer cropping season in an effort to increase productivity on farms. This comes as Government, which wholly owns Agribank — in 2017 directed the financial institution …
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Huge solar plant for Kwekwe 29/1/2019 The Herald Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau KWEKWE-based ammonium nitrate producer, Sable Chemicals has entered into a partnership with a local energy solutions company, Katanga Solar Energy to fund a solar power generation project that is set to produce up to 400 megawatts. In an interview, Sable Chemicals chief …
President gives nod to Chiredzi fertiliser plant 29/1/2019 The Herald From George Maponga in Masvingo Work on the $750 million fertiliser plant in Chiredzi is set to start soon after President Mnangagwa approved the project that is set to add impetus to the ongoing thrust to revive the economy. The plant will convert coal …
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