Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
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 …
Hailstorm leaves trail of destruction in Zaka Herald 15/10/2019 Sydney Mubaiwa Masvingo Correspondent At least 10 schools in Zaka District were destroyed by a hailstorm that hit parts of Masvingo Province last week, Zaka District schools inspector Mr James Chidzurira has said. In an interview on Friday, Mr Chidzurira said the affected schools had …
Fuel price unchanged Herald 15/10/2019 The price of fuel has not been reviewed this week, for the first time in weeks, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) said yesterday. Prices of fuel have, from August this year, been reviewed on a weekly basis, a move that consumers have questioned, arguing they not only kept …
Parastatals urged to stimulate growth in agriculture sector Chronicle 15/10/2019 Minister Perrance Shiri Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau LANDS, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri has urged parastatal boards to be innovative, “gear up” and shed the “business as usual” attitude to stimulate growth and sustainable development within the agriculture sector. He said …
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Government to import more maize Chronicle 15/10/2019 Vice President Kembo Mohadi Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter THE Government has imported 800 000 tonnes of maize from Tanzania and South Africa to alleviate food shortages following last season’s poor rains, Vice-President Kembo Mohadi has said. President Mnangagwa has since engaged some countries in the Sadc region …
Zimbabwe to buy Namibian beef 0 October 14, 2019 11:41 AM Source: Zimbabwe to buy Namibian beef – The Namibian Beef carcasses pictured in the cold storage chamber at Witvlei Meat abattoir. Photo: Nampa. NAMIBIA’S southern neighbourIng country, Zimbabwe is pondering on importing beef from Namibia to promote economic growth and strengthen bilateral ties. This was said by …