Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Beekeeping: Creating resilient livelihoods Herald 28/5/2020 The relatively low start-up costs, labour requirements and minimum land ownership, render beekeeping an attractive economic pathway out of poverty for the rural poor Locadia Mavhudzi Features Correspondent Under normal circumstances, the rainy season would have started in earnest. But it is Mid-December and day after day of …
President to launch livestock scheme Herald 28/5/2020 President Mnangagwa Herald Reporter President Mnangagwa is today expected to launch the Presidential Livestock Scheme at Cleveland Range in Harare to support livestock farmers. Speaking at a post-Cabinet briefing yesterday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the President would distribute piglets to farmers, colleges, …
Quarantine centres net 75 new Covid-19 cases Herald 28/5/2020 Herald Reporters The number of confirmed Covid-19 positive cases jumped to 132 by yesterday from the 56 that were recorded by Sunday, with all 76 new cases, bar one, being recorded from quarantine centres housing returning citizens and residents. Giving the update after the Cabinet …
Farmers trim livestock herd amid dwindling pastures Chronicle 28/5/2020 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief FARMERS in parts of drought hit Midlands province have started selling their cattle as pastures decline due to the poor rains received during the 2019/2020 season. Communal farmers in areas like Gokwe North and South, Mberengwa and Chirumhanzu have been …
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Suspension of maize meal, flour duty unsettles local millers Chronicle 28/5/2020 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Small and Medium Millers Association of Zimbabwe (SMMAZ) says the suspension of customs duty on imported wheat flour and maize meal would cripple production and viability of the local milling industry. In terms of the regulations gazetted …
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CSC upgrade project put on hold Chronicle 28/5/2020 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE COLD Storage Company (CSC)-Boustead Beef Zimbabwe has suspended rehabilitation works, putting on hold a programme that was expected to see the country’s meat processor and marketer resuming operations before the end of the year. CSC-Boustead Beef consultant, Mr Reginald Shoko …
Nespresso uses blockchain to track coffee from Zimbabwe 28/5/2020 by Ledger Insights Nespresso is using blockchain to enable consumers to trace the origin of Zimbabwe sourced coffee back to the farm. Two years ago, Nespresso started a Reviving Origins program to restore coffee agriculture in regions affected by conflict or other changes. In the late 1980s, …
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How to get a licensed gun in Zimbabwe by Mandla Ndlovu Byo24 27/5/2020 Zimbabwe has, of late, been inundated with reports of criminals as the economy continues on a nose dive and people try to find alternative means of survival. Most people, small businesspersons, are in need of firearms to protect their businesses but they …
Tongaat increases sugar price Herald 27/5/2020 Herald Reporter Sugar producer, Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe (THZ) has with immediate effect almost doubled the price of sugar. The last increase in the commodity’s price was in March. In a statement yesterday, the sugar producer pegged a 1kg packet of brown at $63,84 from $32,58 while a 2kg …
The sad tale of Mushandike Irrigation Scheme Herald 27/5/2020 Derelict canals at Mushandike Irrigation Scheme which require rehabilitation after being built in the 1980s George Maponga Senior Reporter On the southern verges of Masvingo City, two mountains — Chamanyoka and Nyanda — rudely squeeze and dwarf the highway to Beitbridge. As the road breaks …