Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Afreximbank guarantees convertibility The Herald Bulawayo Bureau GOVERNMENT has secured a loan facility from Afreximbank to guarantee the 1:1 convertibility value of Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) balances into the United States dollar and availability of the greenback for Nostro foreign currency accounts. This was said by Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor …
Self-actors and labour hearings The Chronicle 11/10/2018 Davies Ndumiso Sibanda on Labour Matters DUE to financial limitations many workers and small businesses cannot afford to get legal representatives to handle their labour disputes and as a result they approach the Labour Officers and Designated Agents unrepresented, a thing that creates many problems for …
CSC courts new investor, seeks Govt approval Cold Storage Company plant in Bulawayo The Chronicle 11/10/2018 Nqobile Tshili, Business Correspondent THE Cold Storage Company (CSC) has shortlisted a new potential investor to assist in resuscitating the troubled firm and is awaiting Government approval to implement the deal, an official has said. In the …
Know your role in veld fire management The Herald 10/10/2018 Veld fires have become one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time, causing so much destruction to Zimbabwe’s natural resources, property and human life. In the past decade, 104 lives have been lost as a result of veld fires during the dry …
Banana farmers hail Practical Action The Herald 10/10/2018 Manicaland Bureau BANANA farmers in Honde Valley have applauded a non-profit making organisations working in their area for facilitating trade relations with buyers of their produce. The farmers have been for long crying foul and complaining over buyers who manipulate prices and engage in unscrupulous …
Youth interest in agriculture must be supported The Herald 10/10/2018 Sifelani Tsiko Senior Writer In Zimbabwe and most other African countries, it is increasingly becoming difficult to convince the “Facebook generation” to take up agriculture both as a job and a business. Many of our youth complain that agriculture is hard and less …
Mwenezi District has potential: SA investor Mr Lourensma Botha, his personal assistant Ms Sithembinkosi Ncube, Masvingo Minister of State Cde Ezra Chadzamira, Mwenezi RDC Chief executive Mr Albert Chivanga during tour of Manyuchi Dam The Chronicle 10/10/2018 Walter Mswazie recently in Mwenezi MWENEZI District has potential to attract foreign direct investment through ranching, …
‘Province has vast agric potential’ The Herald 9/10/2018 Manicaland Correspondent MANICALAND has great potential for diversified commercial farming and horticultural produce due to its unique endowment of the five agro-ecological regions, a Government official has said. Speaking at a breakfast meeting with the business community in Mutare last week, Minister of State for …
90pc Midlands farmers receive Presidential inputs Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs Larry Mavima The Herald 9/10/2018 Midlands Correspondent The majority of farmers in the Midlands Province have already received inputs under the Presidential Input Support Scheme ahead of the 2018-19 summer cropping season which is about to start. Minister of State for Midlands …
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Goromonzi farmers scoop prizes The Herald 9/10/2018 Mary Muradzikwa Herald Reporter Three Goromonzi West Ward 7 farmers scooped prizes at the district irrigation scheme competition in Chibvuti, Goromonzi West, last week. This year’s irrigation competition theme was: “Promoting Best Irrigation Management Practices Through Competitions.” Goromonzi West district administrator, Mrs Prisca Dube said the irrigation …