Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
$100 000 macimbi processing plant for Beitbridge newsday THE African Development Bank has set aside $100 000 to support a mopani worm (macimbi)-processing centre wholly-owned by women in Beitbridge. BY OWN CORRESPONDENT The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is providing the technical support for the project in which the two organisations are partnering government. The project, …
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DPRK posts ivory racketeer to Harare newsday THE Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has reportedly deployed a suspected internationally-known ivory smuggler, Kim Chang Su, as its business point person in Zimbabwe, NewsDay has learnt. BY RICHARD CHIDZA Su, who according to international media reports, was once arrested in October 2016 after attempting to smuggle …
Efforts to cut wheat import bill hot up George Maponga in MasvingoGOVERNMENT is targeting 65 000 hectares of winter wheat as it intensifies efforts boost production and cut down on imports. Last year the target was 40 000ha. Agriculture, Lands and Resettlement Deputy Minister Cde Davis Marapira confirmed the development yesterday. He said financing …
Soyabean farmers pin hopes on late crop Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland BureauSoyabean producers in Manicaland are pinning their hopes on the late crop after the early planted crop performed poorly owing to erratic rainfall. In an interview with The Herald on Wednesday, Manicaland provincial agronomist Mr Thomas Sakuhuni said the failure of the early crop …
Fighting baboons bring business to a halt Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls ReporterBUSINESS came to a halt in Victoria Falls central business district yesterday morning when a troop of baboons fought fierce running battles. For about 30 minutes, two males slapped, punched and pulled each other amid loud screeching which drew the attention of scores …
Time for sanctions-busting measures, President tells farmers President Mnangagwa and others at a field day at Hilderstroom Farm in Chipinge yesterday Nyore Madzianike, Manicaland BureauGOVERNMENT will not be distracted by the matter of illegal Western sanctions as it is focusing its energy on reviving the economy, President Mnangagwa has said. The West imposed sanctions …
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A Birder’s Paradise in Zimbabwe Source: A Birder’s Paradise in Zimbabwe – The New York Times John Brebner swept his binoculars over a fissure-ridden rock face that towered over a grove of acacia trees. Candy-colored striations of dolomite and quartz ran through the tan granite, and human figures painted by Khoisan Bushmen three millenniums ago were …
Duo sets up value-addition firm for banana flour newsday TWO entrepreneurs have established a banana flour manufacturing company in Mutare as they drive value-addition. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA The company, Greenit Diversified Group, was co-founded by Ropafadzo Zimunya (chief executive officer) and Munashe Musarurwa (chief operating officer) who are in their 20s.“When I finished Advanced Level, …
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Organic farming relevance | The Herald Verena Seufert and Navin Ramankutty CorrespondentsIs organic agriculture the solution to our global food system challenges? That’s been the premise and promise of the organic movement since its origins in the 1920s: farming that’s healthy, ecological, and socially just. Many people — from consumers and farmers to scientists …
Market information: knowledge as therapy Charles Dhewa CorrespondentWhen farmers who have spent years looking for satisfactory answers to their challenges finally get a solution, such a moment of truth becomes a moment of healing. A different feeling often embraces farmers when they finally discover that agriculture markets are always in a random walk such …