Zim is open of business, but the labour law is closed

Zim is open of business, but the labour law is closed newsday Zimbabwe is open for business has become a common phrase in Zimbabwe. Events leading to the ushering in of the new dispensation in Zimbabwe has introduced these phrases.This mantra is not the correct realisation of what is on the ground with regards to …

Seed Co invests in growing farmer yields

Seed Co invests in growing farmer yields   The Herald Munashe Matambo Business ReporterHybrid seed processing company, Seed Co, has started running the Eleven Tonne Plus Club Promotion, targeting commercial farmers with at least 10 hectares of the firm’s seed varieties grown during the 2017 /18 season as part of efforts to boost food security. …

Utilise research, farmers told

Utilise research, farmers told    The Herald Daniel Chigunwe Mash Central CorrespondentFarmers have been urged to tap into research to gain knowledge on how to improve productivity and boost yields. Addressing farmers at a field day held at Mr Toddy Muchongwe’s Earling Farm in Mvurwi early this week, Farming Systems Researcher Mr Felix Murimbarimba applauded …

Cottco re-engages 400k cotton farmers

Cottco re-engages 400k cotton farmers   The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziThe Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) has successfully re-engaged over 400 000 cotton farmers throughout the country who had abandoned production of the “white gold” five years ago in protest over low prices. Besides low prices for cotton, farmers were also grappling with high …

Tobacco curing device boost for farmers

Tobacco curing device boost for farmers   The Herald Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi BureauCONSERVATIONISTS, Carbon Green, have come up with a solar powered tobacco curing device that is expected to significantly reduce the use of firewood in the processing of tobacco. Preliminary findings show that farmers using the device have reduced the amount of firewood they …

Rainstorm kills 2, leaves over 100 homeless

Rainstorm kills 2, leaves over 100 homeless   The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziTwo children were killed, while more than 100 families were left homeless in Masvingo Province on Tuesday after a rainstorm left a trail of destruction and damaged property worth thousands of dollars. One of the deceased, a seven-year-old Chiredzi boy was killed …

Compensation vital for revival of agric

Compensation vital for revival of agric  Farming has traditionally been recognised and credited as the most legitimate and labour intensive source of generating incomes for sustainable livelihoods, food security and self-sufficiency since the dawn of human civilisation.  This has made agriculture stand out as the most popular and spiritually fulfilling vocation and ordained occupation of …