Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Sub-contract idle land, small farmers urged The Herald Luthando Mapepa Chipinge CorrespondentFARMERS in Manicaland Province have been urged to consider sub-contracting idle land to established farmers and agri-businesses to maximise production. Speaking at Enhoek Farm in Chipinge last week, Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs Senator Monica Mutsvangwa said the province, especially Chipinge …
Website for farmers launched | The Chronicle Michael Matope Business ReporterA UNITED Kingdom-based Zimbabwean entrepreneur, Mr Michael Matope, has launched a website www.Farmvest.biz, aimed at assisting farmers in the country by connecting them with potential local and foreign investors. Mr Matope, who runs UK-based Mitah Group Ltd, says the website initiative was inspired by the …
Poultry import permits remain frozen — Shiri Minister Perrance Shiri Midlands BureauGOVERNMENT is not issuing any permits for importation of chickens, Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister, Perrance Shiri, has said. “Permits are issued under my signature and so far we have not given anyone such permits. Unless of course you are talking of …
SMM, CSC revival on cards…7 000 plus people to get jobs Walter Mswazie, Masvingo CorrespondentGOVERNMENT has set up a raft of strategies that will see the resuscitation of the defunct King Mine in Mashava, Shabanie Mine in Zvishavane and the Cold Storage Company (CSC) in Masvingo next year. Addressing thousands of supporters at Mucheke B …
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Dog meat peddlers resurface in Bulawayo Whinsley Masara, Chronicle ReporterBulawayo City Council and an animal rights body have warned the public to desist from buying meat from the street amid fears that dog meat vendors could be back on the market. The warning comes after three men were found skinning dogs at the municipal dumpsite …
Mandatory fuel blending ratio up Source: Mandatory fuel blending ratio up | The Herald June 16, 2018 Minister Khaya Moyo Herald ReporterGovernment has increased the mandatory blending ratio of unleaded petrol from 15 percent ethanol to 20 percent with immediate effect following a significant improvement in the supply of ethanol from Green Fuel. The move is likely …
Zim to surpass 200m kg tobacco output Source: Zim to surpass 200m kg tobacco output | Sunday Mail (Business) Livingstone MarufuZimbabwe is likely to surpass the 2017 /18 targeted tobacco output of 200 million kilogrammes, given that farmers have already delivered 190 million kgs, with over 50 days to go before the marketing season officially …
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Forecast shows 1,9m tonnes of cereals Tabitha Mutenga Staff Reporter THE Crop Prospects and Food Situation Quarterly Global Report’s preliminary forecasts show Zimbabwe producing about 1,9 million tonnes of grain in 2018. The report, done by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture, indicates that …
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