Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Conservation Ag Shining in Zimbabwe 0 July 15, 2021 12:57 PM Source: Conservation Ag Shining in Zimbabwe The government of Zimbabwe is working to train nearly 2 million farmers in conservation agriculture (CA) and 1 million farmers have already been trained in the country. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Foundations for Farming (FfF) have been …
GMB hunts defaulting farmers 0 July 15, 2021 5:49 PM Source: GMB hunts defaulting farmers | The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Farmers contracted by Government to grow soyabeans under the soyabean special programme for import substitution popularly known as Command Agriculture who do not deliver the crop to the Grain Marketing Board will be blacklisted from future …
Zimbabwe hopes hemp, medical cannabis can shore up exports Posted By: HempToday® 15/7/2021 Officials in Zimbabwe say changes that loosened rules for cannabis production have translated into investment interest from the U.S., U.K, Germany and Switzerland, as licensing for medical marijuana and industrial hemp is now fully underway. Scrapping regulations that would have put all …
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BILL WATCH 49/2021 Public Health Lock-down Order : Tightening and Extension of Lock-down The thirtieth amendment to the Lock-down Order was published on the 13th July, in SI 198 of 2021, and can be accessed on the Veritas website [link]. Its general effect is to tighten and extend the Level IV lock-down, as we shall …
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Padenga stock to trade at discount – NewsDay Zimbabwe 15/7/2021 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI A LEADING advisory firm has given thumps up to Pandenga Holdings’ move to list on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), but hinted that the firm’s stock could initially trade at a discount due to a liquidity crisis. Padenga delisted from the …
Thieving maize transporters nabbed in Hurungwe – NewsDay Zimbabwe 15/7/2021 BY NHAU MANGIRAZI Police in Hurungwe have arrested five truck drivers caught while in a queue at Magunje Grain Marketing Board depot intending to sell maize without the knowledge of farmers. ‘‘The police have arrested five drivers at Magunje GMB depot. We have the same …
Veld fire destroys 120 tonnes of maize Herald 15/7/2021 Conrad Mupesa-Business Reporter AT least 120 tonnes of maize have been destroyed by veld fires and dozens of families from three farms in Zvimba District are now homeless as the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) calls on farmers to prioritise fireguards. The veld fires swept through …
Motorists bemoan police roadblocks Herald 15/7/2021 Motorists were on Tuesday stranded at Hunyani River bridge along Seke road Rutendo Jiri Correspondent Last month, President Mnangagwa announced the country’s Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown to curb the Delta variant, which was first detected in India and has found its way to Zimbabwe and other parts of …
US$700k boost for cotton farmers Herald 15/7/2021 Mr Manamike Herald Reporter Treasury has disbursed US$659 000 and $220 million for cotton delivered last season, a development that will come as a relief to cotton farmers. Farmers are owed $1,5 billion by Cottco from last year’s deliveries, which were done when the producer price was …
Curtain comes down on tobacco selling season Herald 15/7/2021 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The 2021 tobacco marketing seasons officially closed yesterday with auction floor operators calling for affordable funding for smallholder farmers if the auction system was to continue. While auction floors, which deal with less than 6,5 percent of the crop, have …