Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Innovative finance models for enhancing agric productivity The Herald 31 August 2017 Dr Gift Mugano Last week my discussion was centred on threats to agricultural viability in Zimbabwe. Among a number of threats, I mentioned low productivity and pricing regimes. In my discussion, it was clear that our pricing regimes especially for the grains are …
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Zim to introduce 12 tobacco varieties The Herald 31 August 2017 Flue cured tobacco Taurai Mangudhla Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE plans to unveil at least 12 new pest and disease resistant tobacco varieties by end of next year as part of efforts to improve productivity, the Tobacco Research Board has said. Ongoing research and initiatives are …
Sunbird to invest $200m in ethanol plant The Herald 31 August 2017 Kudzanai Sharara Assistant Business Editor SUNBIRD Zimbabwe, owned by Sunbird Bioenergy Africa, is set to invest a total $200 million over three years in a sustainable bio-ethanol cassava plant that will also produce power, executive chairman John Mapondera has said. The whole project will …
Plans afoot to create FMD zones The Herald 31 August 2017 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Government is working on re-establishing the foot and mouth disease zone fences to reduce the spread of the disease. The measures are being taken to reduce the spread of the disease as relying on vaccinations is not effective. Agriculture, Mechanisation …
Tobacco floors to decentralise The Herald 31 August 2017 Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter SEVERAL tobacco companies have expressed interest in setting up buying facilities outside Harare as authorities seek to decongest the existing auction floors. Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board chief executive Dr Andrew Matibiri told The Herald Business yesterday that all tobacco auction floors …
SA considering vaccination to stop spread of bird flu News24 31 August 2017 Senzeni Zokwana Cape Town — The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) is considering the possibility of vaccination in an attempt to stop the spread of Avian flu. Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, said during a media …
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Input scheme: Silver bullet for cotton production Chronicle 31 August 2017 Cottco is expecting output to increase by 500 percent, thanks to the Presidential Input Scheme Harare Bureau THE Presidential Cotton Input Scheme has proved to be the silver bullet to re-empowering thousands of small scale farmers that had given up growing the crop due …
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What is justifiable compassionate leave? Chronicle 31 August 2017 Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour matters WHILE a lot has been written about special leave, it remains problematic for both workers and the employer resulting in frequent conflicts when employees ask for special leave and employers object. Special leave is guided by provisions of sections 14B of …
Zim to get normal rains Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE is expected to receive normal rains during the 2017/18 season, with southern parts of the country expected to receive normal to below normal rains, a detailed local forecast from the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) reveals. The new report effectively allays fears generated by the Sadc Climate …
Translating common sense into agribusiness models August 30, 2017 in Business Knowledge generation and sharing has been happening in every community since time immemorial. However, there has not been enough recognition of the way knowledge is structured starting from individual knowledge to household knowledge to community knowledge and to inter-community knowledge sharing. The way most African communities …
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