Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Toll and vehicle licence fees hiked Chronicle 9/7/2020 Minister Joel Biggie Matiza The Chronicle Harare Bureau The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration has increased toll fees with immediate effect. Light vehicles now pay $45 to go through a toll and $750 every four months licence fees. The changes were made by Minister of Transport and Infrastructural …
Farmers face bleak season NewsDay 7/7/2020 AGRO-DEALERS in Insiza South are selling farming inputs in foreign currency, crippling farming activities at the Silalatshani Irrigation Scheme, the lifeblood of the community, Chief Sibasa has said. BY SILAS NKALA Chief Sibasa, born Bekezela Sibanda, who is a plotholder at the irrigation scheme under his jurisdiction, told Southern …
Zim set for record wheat yield 8/7/2020 The Herald Herald Reporter Zimbabwean farmers planted over 42 000 hectares of winter wheat this year and are likely to harvest more than half the annual requirement, legislators heard yesterday. Secretary for Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Dr John Basera said Government was excited by the condition …
Farmers must insure businesses against losses: Bank Chronicle 8/7/2020 Studies show that the levels of insurance in the farming sector in Zimbabwe are very low Business Reporter AS the country’s agriculture continues to battle challenges brought about by climatic change and other natural factors, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has urged farmers to embrace insurance cover …
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IDBZ identifies 15k ha for irrigation in Tugwi-Mukosi Chronicle 8/7/2020 A crane is mounted at the construction site of an IDBZ-funded students accommodation complex near the National University of Science and Technology yesterday. The completion of the complex will ease the plight of many students who face accommodation challenges while studying at the institution. …
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Cotton growers urged to be patient Herald 7/7/2020 Minister Shiri Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri has appealed to cotton farmers who have not yet received payment for their produce to be patient as Government is still investigating illicit deals that were being done via …
Contractors rip off farmers 7/7/2020 Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter TOBACCO growers are crying foul over some unscrupulous contractors who are taking long to remit payments after a sale, thereby eroding farmers’ profits and negatively affecting preparedness for the forthcoming season. Farmers have been complaining that some contractors buy their crop and delay payments, …
Step up fight against locust plague ahead of next farming season Herald 7/7/2020 Mr Shingirai Nyamutukwa East Africa is in the midst of a Book of Exodus-kind-of-crisis with a plague of locusts spreading across the region threatening food supply systems and livelihoods for millions of people. The scale of the locust outbreak has been …
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‘Pfumvudza’: Path to food self-sufficiency Herald 7/7/2020 The Pfumvudza concept encourages the use of fully decomposed manure to promote the improvement of soil structure Rutendo Nhongonhema and Wendy Madzura As the reality of climate change continues to sink in, particularly among smallholder farmers, there is no doubt there is need for mitigation measures to …