Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Castor bean ‘a game-changer’ 24/5/2019 The Herald Ellen Chasokela recently in Chipinge Farmers in Manicaland have been urged to grow castor bean to boost production and contribute to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through the diverse high-value agricultural crops it produces, courtesy of its exceptional climatic conditions. Addressing farmers at a field day …
‘We’re open to advice on agric matters’ 24/5/2019 The Herald Columbus Mabika Herald Reporter Government is open to advice, research, products and solutions that help farmers counter climate change and boost national food and nutrition security, Minister of State for Mashonaland East Apollonia Munzverengi said yesterday. In a speech to mark a field day, …
Editorial Comment: Zim needs more power options 24/5/2019 The Herald Hydro and fossil fuel-generated electricity have long well served Zimbabwe and many other countries in the past. It is cheap, or at least cost-efficient, and has been sustainable for a long time. But with fossil fuels being a finite resource, and water prone to …
Silo Foods opens 84 shops 24/5/2019 The Chronicle Lawrence Chitumba, Harare Bureau SILO Foods Industries, which began operating as a fully-fledged commercial business unit on April 1 this year, now boasts of 84 shops across the country, Grain Marketing Board general manager, Mr Rocky Mutenha, has said. He said Silo Industries’ products were now available …
Fuel scarcity persists despite price hike Source: Fuel scarcity persists despite price hike – NewsDay Zimbabwe May 23, 2019 By Everson Mushava/Nqobani Ndlovu /Shingirai Vambe The fuel situation in the country remained critical yesterday despite the hike in prices on Tuesday, triggering transport blues in Harare and Bulawayo as “the revitalised” Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco), …
Snakebites: The hidden health crisis that kills 200 people a day 24/5/2019 (CNN)Snakebites kill more than 200 people a day around the world, but Thai firefighter Pinyo Pookpinyo was one of the lucky ones. When the tip of his thumb was bitten by a king cobra, he made it to a Bangkok hospital within …
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US firm invests in Zim agriculture – NewsDay Zimbabwe 23/5/2019 BY FIDELITY MHLANGA CORTEVA Agriscience (Corteva), a division of United States-based global agricultural inputs provider, DowDupoint has entered into a strategic partnership with a local company, Valley Seeds, to oversee the distribution of seeds. Corteva sells Pioneer and Pannar seed brands in Zimbabwe and …
CSC owes Botswana firm over P1,2m – NewsDay Zimbabwe 23/5/2019 BY NQOBANI NDLOVU ZIMBABWE’S Cold Storage Company (CSC) owes Botswana’s Meat Commission (BMC) over 1,2 million pula, a debt that dates back to 2012, for live cattle sold to the CSC. According to Botswana government media reports, quoting that country’s Auditor-General’s Report for the …
Efforts to raise wheat production pay off 23/5/2019 The Herald Kudakwashe Mhundwa Business Reporter Government’s drive to increase wheat production has begun paying dividends with the country recording a 28,3 percent increase in yield per hectare output, statistics provided by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in its Quarterly Economic Review have indicated. According to …
Maize harvest forecast at 760 000 tonnes 23/5/2019 The Herald Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent The country is expecting about 760 000 tonnes of maize from the 2018-19 summer cropping season nationwide according to the crop and livestock assessment recently conducted by the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement. In an interview …