Fertiliser firms assure farmers of enough supplies

Fertiliser firms assure farmers of enough supplies  Herald 6/10/2020   Business Reporter Zimbabwe’s fertiliser industry has assured farmers that there will be adequate stocks to cater for farming needs during the forthcoming season as many companies have managed to secure foreign currency on the auction market. Some companies are using letters of credit to import …

Farmers praise Govt for improved support

Farmers praise Govt for improved support   Chronicle 6/10/2020  Business Reporters FARMERS have roundly lauded the Government for improved support ahead of the 2020/21 cropping season and are excited by the drive to “climate proof” the sector to ensure adequate food security. Regional and local meteorological experts have predicted that the country is set to …

Electricity tariffs increased again

Electricity tariffs increased again By Staff Writer Daily News 3/10/2020 STAFF WRITER   THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings (Zesa), has increased electricity tariffs by 50 percent, making the cumulative increase 100 percent inside two weeks. The first 50 kilowatts of power shot up from $0.74 to $1.19 …

Major dam project nears completion

Major dam project nears completion  Herald 3/10/2020   Mashonaland East Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Apollonia Munzverengi assesses construction work at Causeway Dam at Village 21 Machangara under Chief Svosve in Marondera on Thursday. Accompanying her is Zimbabwe National Water Authority Engineer Davison Madondo. —Picture: Kudakwashe Hunda Joseph Madzimure and Andrew Muvishi …

Afrocentric farmers needed to banish hunger

Afrocentric farmers needed to banish hunger  Chronicle 5/10/2020   A farmer inspects a sorghum crop Stephen Mpofu Global warming induced recurrent droughts or not, Zimbabweans and other people on our continent need not starve but for their failure to rid themselves of a mentality that the white colour of maize is holier for a rich …

Intwasa/Pfumvudza farmers advised to delay planting

Intwasa/Pfumvudza farmers advised to delay planting     Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief FARMERS across the country who have received inputs under the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Programme, commonly known as Intwasa/Pfumvudza have been advised to hold on until the first rains fall before planting. That way, under the programme that has been embraced by farmers in …