Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Crackdown on corruption needs serious approach May 22, 2017 Business ZimParks’s crack down needs support to show that Zimbabwe is serious when Government officials talk of tackling corruption and wildlife crime, from the top to bottom and vice versa Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryCriminals come from all walks of life. But few predict that those employed in …
Cottco ready for marketing season May 22, 2017 Business Dr Mangudya Business ReporterRESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor Dr John Mangudya said The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe has mobilised enough resources to buy cotton during this marketing season. The Government, through the RBZ spent at least $40 million to finance cotton this season and Dr Mangudya assured …
Livestock boost for Beitbridge May 22, 2017 Local News Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge BureauThe Catholic Relief Services has availed $37 000 to spearhead a goat production programme to economically empower 2 000 small-scale farmers here. Beitbridge Rural District Council chief executive officer Mr Peter Moyo said the project will run for 18 months in all the 15 rural …
Growing of legumes: killing 2 birds with one stone May 22, 2017 Opinion & Analysis The recommended A-frame groundnuts drying structure designed by ICRISAT Researchers Pamenus TusoAS agricultural scientists push for the growing of legumes and in particular groundnuts in semi-arid regions, they are killing two birds with one stone; encouraging the growing of drought tolerant …
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Comesa seeks maize trade harmonisation May 22, 2017 Business Senior Business ReporterTHE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) plans to implement a framework that will facilitate flexibility in the trading of maize in the bloc by member states. Experts from Comesa secretariat and heads of bureaus of standards from Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda recently …
Govt to build hydro power stations May 22, 2017 Local News President Mugabe From George Maponga in MasvingoTHE Government is working flat out to ensure the country produces enough power to meet domestic demand with 17 mini-hydro power stations earmarked for dams throughout the country. President Mugabe last week said besides installing a mini-hydro power station …
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Dam Levels as at 15/05/2017 DAM NAME FULL SUPPLY CAPACITY CURRENT CAPACITY % FULL DAILY TREND (millions of cubic metres) (millions of cubic metres) Kariba 64800.00 34020.6 52.5 Tokwe Mukorsi 1802.6 1302.0 72.2 Mutirikwi 1378.08 539.09 39.1 Manyame 480.23 481.8 100.3 Osborne 401.64 315.9 78.7 Mazvikadei 343.815 345.6 100.5 Manyuchi 309.06 310.05 …
Bureaucratic bungling delays wheat planting May 19, 2017 in Analysis, Comment, Opinion May 1, which traditionally marks the start of the winter wheat planting season, has now come and gone and yet a lot of bureaucratic bungling, shortage of fuel and planting seed has bogged down the planting of wheat on the ground. Agriculture Correspondent. Agriculture minister Joseph Made …