Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Industrial hemp production set for a boom Herald 12/5/2021 Zimbabwe is set to become a regional hub for industrial hemp production as more farmers are receiving better results from their pilot projects Own Correspondent Zimbabwe is set to become a regional hub for industrial hemp production as more farmers are receiving better results from …
Will CITES provide cover for a racism–based ban on international hunting? Chronicle 12/5/2021 Emmanuel Koro The Managing Director of the U.S. based Ivory Education Institute, Godfrey Harris, believes that the UN agency charged by the international community with regulating international wildlife trade — CITES — was founded with an underlying prejudice — that Black …
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CSC to resume operations in August Chronicle 12/5/2021 CSC-Boustead Beef Marketing Executive Mr Isaiah Machingura (left) stresses a point to the Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Raj Modi as he toured Cold Storage Company (CSC) in Bulawayo on Monday. Looking on is the CSC-Boustead Leather Managing Director Mr Sibusiso Sibanda Judith Phiri, Business …
A2 farmers enter into joint venture with SA farmers Chronicle 12/5/2021 Minister of State for Matabeleland South Cde Abedinico Ncube (second from left) chats with farmers and investors from CapeZim Organisation and other stakeholders during a field day at Artherstone Irrigation Scheme in Insiza District Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent LOCAL and South African farmers …
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Government issues Covid-19 vaccination ‘passport’ Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Health Reporter ZIMBABWE has started issuing a specialised electronic Covid-19 vaccination card with security features that shall be used for traveling purposes outside the country. Members of the public who get vaccinated against Covid-19 will get the physical card that has a barcode for electronic use in …
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JUST IN: High Court settles Tsholotsho hunting dispute 0 May 11, 2021 4:35 PM Source: JUST IN: High Court settles Tsholotsho hunting dispute | The Chronicle Bulawayo High Court Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court Reporter THE High Court has nullified the decision by the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) to review the procurement proceedings emanating from the disputed …
Farmers bemoan low maize producer price – NewsDay Zimbabwe 11/5/2021 BY TAFADZWA KACHIKO FARMERS yesterday lamented that the $32 000 maize producer price recently announced by the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) was too low and made it difficult for them to buy inputs for the next cropping season as most inputs were being sold in …
Hats off to stakeholders in agric sector for sterling job! Herald 11/5/2021 Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement, Dr Anxious Masuka Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight Last month, Cabinet adopted the 2021 Second Round Crop and Livestock Assessment Report that exposed more strengths than weaknesses in the agriculture sector’s performance this season. In …
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TIMB suspends contractor over failure to pay farmers Herald 11/5/2021 Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter A tobacco contractor, Victory Services, has been suspended from buying tobacco from its contracted growers in Rusape after failing to pay farmers on time. The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB), suspended the firm after 22 farmers said they sold …
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Shurugwi farmer in Pfumvudza success Herald 11/5/2021 Mrs Gara in her Pfumvudza plot in Shurugwi-Picture: Freedom Mupanedemo Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau To many agricultural extension officers in the Midlands Province, being deployed to gold-panning prone Shurugwi district and being expected to bear fruit, steering farmers to a bumper harvest is a nightmarish task, too …