Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
New Command Agric terms to ensure loan repayment Herald 17/10/2019 Minister Shiri Nyasha Mapasa Manicaland Correspondent Government’s new conditions for farmers wishing to access funding for maize and soya bean under Command Agriculture will ensure the repayment of loans and improve food security, an official has said. Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement …
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Editorial Comment: Agric inputs suppliers need mindset shift Herald 17/10/2019 Fertiliser The majority of key players in the agriculture sector in Zimbabwe appear to have for long been paying leap service towards agriculture financing. As such, Government has been the biggest financier of agriculture since the inception of agrarian reform in the country. However, …
Zinwa decommissions 3 major dams in Mat South Chronicle 17/10/2019 Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has decommissioned three major dams in Matabeleland South Province as their capacity is below 25 percent, an official has said. Speaking during a meeting for heads of Government departments from Matabeleland South Province on Tuesday, …
Zim records rise in veld fire incidents Chronicle 17/10/2019 Michell Zvanyanya, Chronicle Reporter ZIMBABWE has recorded an increase in fire incidents which have destroyed more than 957 000 hectares of land and killed three people since the beginning of this year, the Environmental Management Agency (EMA), has said. In a statement that marked the beginning …
Bread price up 61% By Newsday – October 16, 2019 BY TAFADZWA MHLANGA Zimbabwe’s bread price has shot up 61% to $15 after days of shortages, piling more misery on a citizenry already bearing the brunt of poor earnings. This comes after the bread price had been continuously going up since last year due to shortage of …
FSG clears air on Command Agriculture programme By Newsday – October 16, 2019 By VENERANDA LANGA Fert Seed and Grain (FSG) managing director Steve Morland yesterday distanced his company from a funeral business with a similar name as Parliament grilled him over the $400 million the fertiliser firm was paid under the Command Agriculture programme. Morland appeared …
Chivhu farmer loses 12 cattle after using wrong chemical By Newsday – October 16, 2019 By Miriam Mangwaya A CHIVHU communal farmer has lost his entire head of 12 cattle after spraying them with a wrong dipping chemical. Taziva Madondo’s cattle died on Monday soon after he had finished spraying them with Diazinon 30 EC, an insecticide …
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We’ve enough fertiliser — manufacturers Herald 16/10/2019 Ellen Chasokela Herald Reporter Fertiliser producers yesterday said there will be no need for imports in the forthcoming 2019-2020 summer cropping season because they have enough stocks. The firms said while they were grappling with foreign currency challenges, they had collaborated with financial institutions to mobilise adequate …
Dairy farmers seek inclusion in Command Agric Herald 16/10/2019 Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Small-scale dairy farmers in Mutasa have called on Government to expedite their inclusion in the Command Agriculture programme to help boost production. Tsonzo Dairy Collection Centre chairman Mr Washington Sagonda told The Herald that farmers in the area lacked capacity to …
Zim eyes better cotton yields Chronicle 16/10/2019 A cotton field Mike Tome/ Panashe Chikonyora, Harare Bureau Zimbabwe’s largest cotton producer, the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco), is expecting much better yields next season after the company secured substantial funding for inputs procurement, managing director Mr Pious Manamike said last week. The company is also introducing …