Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Runde to float croc farm tenders 7/6/2019 The Herald Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Chief SCORES of villagers have been killed by over 500 crocodiles in Runde River around the Zvishavane area in the past year, amid indications that the semi-aquatic reptiles’ population is increasing at an alarming rate. This has put villagers and livestock …
Farmers embrace Command Livestock 7/6/2019 At least 204 heifers are ready for distribution under the Command Livestock Programme The Herald Heather Charema in Chegutu Cattle farmers who lost their herds to tick-borne diseases like theileriosis (January disease) have embraced the Command Livestock Programme to boost their herds. Chegutu was among the most affected districts in …
Zim targets Chinese citrus market 7/6/2019 Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo welcomes Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Guo Shaochun to his Munhumutapa Offices in Harare yesterday The Herald Paidamoyo Chipunza Senior Reporter Plans to export citrus products to China are at an advanced stage as Government intensifies efforts to pursue …
Maize harvest to drop 54 percent 6/6/2019 A farmer inspects his maturing maize crop in this file photo The Chronicle Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau The country is expecting 776 635 tonnes of maize from the 2018/2019 summer cropping season due to a poor rainfall season characterised by long dry spells, the second round crop and …
Masvingo to open ease of doing business office 6/6/2019 The Herald George Maponga Masvingo Bureau The provincial leadership here is finalising plans to open an ease of doing business office, as the province positions itself to accrue maximum benefits from its vast natural endowments in line with the devolution programme. Besides setting up a …
CESVI rehabilitates nine irrigation schemes 6/6/2019 The Herald Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A non-governmental organisation, CESVI, has started rehabilitating and modernising nine irrigation schemes in the drought prone district of Beitbridge to boost climate change adaptation methods and enhance agricultural productivity and resilience among smallholder farmers. Climate change is a long-term shift in the …
Farmers earn US$267m from tobacco sales 6/6/2019 The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Farmers have earned US$267 million from the sale of 146 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco since the beginning of the marketing season in March. This is a decrease of 14 percent from the 171 million kilogrammes worth US$497 million that …
Govt signs US$100m agric deal 6/6/2019 Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos The Herald Kudakwashe Mhundwa Business Reporter Government has signed contracts with Belarus and John Deere for the supply of agriculture mechanisation equipment worth US$100 million, as it moves to close Zimbabwe’s mechanisation gap that is estimated to be falling short of about 543 000 agricultural …
Renewable energy way to go: Chasi 6/6/2019 The Herald Business Reporter The Minister of Energy and Power Development, Fortune Chasi, has called for greater private sector participation in the generation of renewable solar energy to help complement Government’s electricity supply. Speaking during a tour of Distributed Power Africa’s (DPA) recently commissioned solar power plant …
Rejuvenated CSC rehabilitates ranches 6/6/2019 Cold Storage Company plant in Bulawayo The Chronicle Oliver Kazunga recently in Gwanda THE (CSC) has embarked on a massive rehabilitation of infrastructure at its ranches across the country as it prepares to resume full-scale operations before the end of the year. Cabinet recently approved a US$400 million joint …