Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Mealie-meal deliveries closer to homes 0 April 12, 2020 3:55 PM Source: Mealie-meal deliveries closer to homes | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Chief Reporter Shops in most residential suburbs are this week expected to receive stocks of subsidised mealie-meal following a bipartite arrangement between millers and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to enforce order. Many residential areas …
Zesa seeks to unlock 550MW 0 April 12, 2020 4:00 PM Source: Zesa seeks to unlock 550MW | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Lincoln Towindo THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has opened debt repayment negotiations with Mozambique’s Hydro Cahora Bassa (HCB) with a view of settling the US$45 million debt owed to the regional power generation giant. …
Irrigation water for winter wheat guaranteed 0 April 13, 2020 2:58 PM Source: Irrigation water for winter wheat guaranteed | The Herald Mrs Munyonga Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter MAJOR dams in the country’s traditional winter wheat producing provinces of Mashonaland East, West, Central, Manicaland and Midlands have enough water to irrigate 145 478 hectares of this winter’s crop, the …
Armoured bush crickets threaten to decimate yields Herald 9/4/2020 Conrad Mupesa Correspondent AN outbreak of armoured bush crickets is threatening yields of traditional grains and maize in parts of Mhangura District, Mashonaland West Province. Farmers in Mhangura’s Ward 11 have raised the red flag, saying the outbreak was threatening food security as the rampaging armoured …
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‘Summer farming season officially over’ Herald 9/4/2020 Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) yesterday announced that the 2019/20 summer cropping season officially ended on March 31. Many farmers across the country had planted crops as late as February this year following a prolonged dry spell that characterised the first half (October to …
Cotton picking begins Herald 9/4/2020 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Cotton growers who had an early crop during the 2019-2020 summer cropping season have started picking as they wait for the Government to come up with a producer price. This year’s crop was affected by late rains which resulted in some farmers delaying planting while the …
Tobacco stakeholders meet over marketing season Herald 9/4/2020 Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter Stakeholders in the tobacco industry are expected to hold an urgent meeting today to try and come up with proposed modalities on how the 2020 marketing season will be run in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board …
Company sets aside US$700k for castor bean Chronicle 9/4/2020 castor beans Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter A LEADING bio-technology company, Oil Castor, has this year set aside US$700 000 to buy castor bean from rural farmers in four Sadc countries including Zimbabwe. Under its castor bean farming initiative, Oil Castor avails engineered seed to rural …
Police warn against travelling at Easter Chronicle 9/4/2020 Police officers and Zimbabwe National Army personnel man a roadblock along Khami Road in Bulawayo. Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter POLICE have arrested 2 885 people countrywide for disregarding lockdown regulations and warned people against travelling during the Easter holidays because the lockdown is still on. Easter holidays …
Social distancing worry for Mbare Musika Herald 8/4/2020 Victor Maphosa Herald Correspondent Zimbabwe’s largest fresh produce market, Mbare Musika, officially reopened yesterday, but with social distancing and washing of hands not being observed. Such measures were, however, in force at the smaller Highfield Market, a few kilometres away, with soap and water available, while …