Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Firm turns Middle Sabi into green belt Herald 18/9/2020 Makata uses the pivot irrigation system which is not labour intensive and has a high success rate of water retention by the soil Freedom Mutanda Correspondent Farmers in Middle Sabi have gone into partnership with Makata Private Limited, a firm that produces a variety of …
Tobacco merchants incur huge losses Chronicle 18/9/2020 Harare Bureau LOWER than expected tobacco output and rampant side marketing has seen several merchants incurring huge losses during the just ended selling season, a senior official said. “Generally, there was under production and several merchants made losses,” Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) chief executive Dr …
Hungry, thirsty livestock invade Hwange CBD Chronicle 18/9/2020 An ox seen recently in the Hwange CBD Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter LARGE herds of livestock have reportedly invaded Hwange urban area including the CBD as they migrate from nearby villages in search of water and pasture. Cattle, donkeys, goats and sheep have literally camped …
Govt takes agriculture to new level: Tells farmers to boost production and eliminate food imports Chronicle 18/9/2020 President Mnangagwa hands over inputs to Chief Fortune Charumbira during the launch of Pfumvudza scheme at Mbungo, in Bikita yesterday. Looking on are Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi and Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Dr Anthony Jongwe …
JUST IN: Zim has sufficient water despite low dam levels 0 September 17, 2020 3:01 PM Source: JUST IN: Zim has sufficient water despite low dam levels | The Herald Harare has warned against streambank cultivation. Municipal Reporter Harare City Council has warned that it is going to enforce the environmental bans on cultivating within 30m of any …
13 000 farmers benefit from USAid livestock programme 0 September 18, 2020 2:05 AM Source: 13 000 farmers benefit from USAid livestock programme – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY SHARON SIBINDI The United States Agency for International Development (USAid) has economically empowered more than 13 000 smallholder farmers across six districts in Zimbabwe since 2015, thus significantly boosting their household …
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Revised agro zones to boost productivity Herald 17/9/2020 Minister Murwira Sifelani Tsiko Agric & Innovations Editor The reclassification of agro-ecological zones will help transform the country’s agricultural production systems through increased efficiency and better land use management, Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Amon Murwira has said. He told …
Business to be involved in wheat farming Herald 17/9/2020 Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Dr Anxious Masuka, in the company of his deputy Vangelis Haritatos speaks during a Press conference to mark the official opening of the winter wheat harvesting and marketing season, the 2020/2021 summer season preparedness and ministry restructuring in …
1 million households to benefit from livestock programme Herald 17/9/2020 Dr Basera Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter With tick-borne diseases the biggest killers of cattle, the Government is set to roll out a tick-grease programme to benefit one million households under the Presidential Livestock Programme ahead of the rainy season. The programme is part of efforts …
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Employee social protection under threat . . . NSSA contribution base shrinks Chronicle 17/9/2020 NSSA building Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) says its contribution base for pension benefits and accident compensation scheme is shrinking amid growing informalisation, which is being compounded by labour migration and replacement of human skill …
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