Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
JUST IN: Farmers bank on traditional grains and cotton Sydney Mubaiwa Masvingo Correspondent Farmers in some parts of Masvingo province are banking on improved yields of traditional grains and cotton to salvage something this season after most of the maize crop was written-off due to a prolonged dry spell. Districts like Chiredzi,Zaka and Mwenezi …
Give young farmers more support, Govt urged Herald 22/4/2020 Daphne Machiri Correspondent Young farmers require more Government support to boost production and increase their contribution to food security, an official has said. Zanu PF Mazowe Ward 34 councillor Edwin Chinotimba, who is farming at Watakai Farm in Mazowe, said Government should continue to ensure that inputs …
Business wants interest rate cut Herald 22/4/2020 Tawanda Musarurwa Senior Business Reporter Business has called on the country’s monetary authorities to revise the interest rate from the current 35 percent to 20 percent to help economic players cope with the effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Earlier in January Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor …
Does the oil price crash signal relief for SA consumers? Herald 22/4/2020 The rand opened at R18,88 yesterday, slightly weaker than the previous day’s close and is expected to remain within range of R18,50/$ and R19. Lameez Omarjee The global crash in oil prices may provide some fuel price relief for South Africans, but …
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Tobacco auctions join exemptions list Herald 22/4/2020 Herald Reporter Tobacco auctions join mining and manufacturing in the latest set of exemptions to the national lockdown under a statutory instrument gazetted yesterday that gives legal force to President Mnangagwa’s statement about exemptions on Sunday. SI93 of 2020, the fourth amendment to the original lockdown regulations, …
Cotton farmers seek Govt subsidy Herald 22/4/2020 Business Reporter STAKEHOLDERS in Zimbabwe’s cotton industry are seeking a subsidy on cotton producer price during the forthcoming season after international lint prices crushed to historic levels due to coronavirus. The lint prices are down by 33 percent to US49c per pound from around US70c the same …
Basic food price freeze agreed Herald 22/4/2020 Minister Mutsvangwa Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Private sector producers and retailers have agreed with the Government to freeze prices of essential foods as part of measures to cope with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown measures required to contain the threat. The envisaged moratorium, still to …
Global hunger could double due to Covid-19 blow — UN Chronicle 22/4/2020 GENEVA — The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic fallout of Covid-19, the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday. The impact of lost tourism revenues, falling remittances …
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Amacimbi harvesters defy lockdown order Chronicle 22/4/2020 Amacimbi harvesters along Solusi Road near Bulawayo recently Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent MOPANE worm harvesters are continuing to flock to different parts of Matabeleland South Province to harvest amacimbi in defiance of the lockdown order issued by President Mnangagwa. The President extended the lockdown by two weeks …
Farmers get nod to sell directly to consumers Chronicle 22/4/2020 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief THE Midlands Provincial Covid-19 Taskforce committee has allowed fresh produce farmers to sell directly to consumers as opposed to vendors to limit contact of people as part of measures to curb the spread of the virus. On Sunday, President …