Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zim in aggressive AI to boost cattle herd 0 October 12, 2017 3:20 PM Source: Zim in aggressive AI to boost cattle herd | The Financial Gazette October 12, 2017 By John Kachembere, Business Editor The government last year set a target of five percent growth in the national cattle herd. ZIMBABWE has embarked on an ambitious artificial …
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Hanawa contracts 1 000 potato farmers – 2 Hours Ago HANAWA Super Foods has contracted over 1 000 farmers to grow potatoes as it moves to cut imports, a company official said. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA The potato crisp manufacturer’s executive chairman Larry Mavima told NewsDay that the company has now embarked in an outgrowers’ scheme with …
Differences between farmers’ calling, career opportunity October 12, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Charles Dhewa CorrespondentThere is no shortage of training courses and capacity building programmes for farmers, SMEs and other value chain actors in Zimbabwe. However, while all these activities and strategies are necessary, nothing trumps calling. Farmers with a calling do not need a cheering …
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Taxation of retrenchment packages October 12, 2017 Business Retrenchment packages form part of gross income and are subject to Income Tax like all other incomes. DefinitionsA retrenchment package is a pay off by an employer to an employee who has been laid off due to restructuring, making the employee’s position redundant. It constitutes pecuniary payment or …
Agribank offers loans to horticulture farmers Chronicle 12 October 2017 Kiyapili Sibanda, Business Reporter THE Agricultural Bank of Zimbabwe (Agribank) has called on horticulture farmers in Matabeleland to apply for loans offered by the bank to boost their production. The bank recently unveiled a $10 million facility to support horticulture farmers across the country. Speaking on …
Donkey abattoir raises police, govt concerns Chronicle 12 October 2017 Justina Lumsden streses a point to the Deputy Minister Deputy Minister of Agriculture (Livestock) Cde Paddy Zhanda while National Anti-Stock theft Unit Co-ordinator Senior Assistant Erasmus Makodza listens during a tour of Acacia Donkey Abbatoir in Bulawayo yesterday. Kiyapili Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter THE Government and …
Who is IPEC? October 11, 2017 Business The Insurance and Pensions Commission is a statutory body that was created through an Act of Parliament – the Insurance and Pensions Commission Act [Chapter 24:21] to regulate the insurance and pensions industry in Zimbabwe. The Commission’s principal function is to protect the interests, rights and benefits of insurance and …
Cropping preps intensify October 11, 2017 Local News Nyemudzai Kakore Herald CorrespondentPREPARATIONS for the 2017-18 summer cropping season have intensified as 45 000 tonnes of maize seed and fertilisers are already being distributed to Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots across the country for onward transmission to intended beneficiaries, Government has said. Farmers are expected to start collecting the …
Maize deliveries to Mutare GMB hit 60 000t … More still expected to come October 11, 2017 MANICALAND & MASH EAST, Top Stories GMB Silos Obert Chifamba Manicaland BureauMaize deliveries to Mutare Grain Marketing Board (GMB) have reached 60 000 tonnes, with more still expected to come, The Herald has established. In an interview yesterday, Manicaland provincial district administrator …
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