Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Centralised power distribution for lockdown period Herald 3/4/2020 Minister Chasi Leroy Dzenga Herald Reporter Zesa Holdings will be managed from a centralised point for the duration of the 21-day lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Under normal circumstances, power management is divided into zones. Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi told The Herald …
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Farmers hail recognition among essential service providers Herald 3/4/2020 Mr Mukwende Conrad Mupesa Herald Correspondent Farmers in Mashonaland West Province have applauded the Government’s decision to classify the agricultural sector under essential services during the 21-day lockdown, which started on Monday to contain the spread of Covid-19. Speaking to The Herald on Wednesday, farmers said …
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Bindura University discovers cure for Newcastle virus Chronicle 3/4/2020 Mashonaland Central Bureau Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) this afternoon claimed they have found a cure for the Newcastle virus which has caused major losses in the poultry industry worldwide. The discovery is the first in the world. Vice Chancellor Professor Eddie Mwenje this …
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Poor seed quality creates food insecurity, poverty: Comesa Chronicle 3/4/2020 Business Reporter THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) has blamed food insecurity and poverty among member States to poor seed quality, leaving 22,8 percent of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa vulnerable. In a statement released this week, Comesa said the Alliance …
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Government intensifies smart agriculture Herald 2/4/2020 smart agriculture Martin Kadzere The Government has said it will intensify climate smart agriculture, a farming technique that helps farmers to be more productive on a warming planet, than adopting “harmful” genetically modified crops. This comes against the backdrop of growing calls by Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) advocates …
Editorial Comment: Zambezi flows: Good news in hard times Herald 2/4/2020 Most of the water flowing in Lake Kariba, and for that matter over the Victoria Falls, does not come from Zimbabwe; a fair amount comes from north-western Zambia, but easily the most important source of water for both the Lake and the Falls …
‘Use Tugwi-Mukosi Dam to boost agric’ Herald 2/4/2020 Minister Gumbo Herald Reporter Government has been challenged to urgently start utilising the heavily untapped Tugwi-Mukosi Dam in Masvingo, which has the potential to stimulate economic growth and assist in the realisation of an upper middle income status by 2030. The dam, which cost US$270 million, …
117 wheat wagons arrive Herald 2/4/2020 Ambassador to Mozambique Douglas Nyikayaramba Yeukai Tazira Herald Reporter THE first 117 wagons of wheat imported by Government have started arriving in the country from Mozambique. Delivery of the wheat started this week, following the last consignment of the 42 000 tonnes of drought relief maize which arrived …
Kariba power generation remains constrained Chronicle 2/4/2020 Kariba Hydro Power Station Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter ELECTRICITY generation at Kariba Hydropower Station remains constrained despite the dam level rising by 97 centimetres between January and March this year, data from the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) shows. The authority, which is a bi-national organisation jointly owned …
Zimbabwe’s white farmers angered by ‘racist’ edict 0 April 2, 2020 2:04 AM The farmers are demanding nearly $7 billion in compensation for their properties. Source: Zimbabwe’s white farmers angered by ‘racist’ edict – The East African Lawyer David Drury leads a group of white Zimbabwean commercial farmers, on trial for resisting eviction from land targeted for seizure, …
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