Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Storm over farm invasion September 13, 2020 in Local, News Standard BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE A Ruwa commercial farmer lost his farm on Friday after a government official evicted him with the help of the police. Martin Grobler, whose Protea Valley Farm is situated about 40km east of Harare said Ivy Rupandi, a Lands ministry official, told him to …
What to do in the garden in September Herald 12/9/2020 Keep in mind that some plants will lose leaves when first moved indoors due to stress We are in summer and looking at the temperatures, the weather is now unpredictable. In other years, the weather approximates perfection, while in some, the heat of August …
Cattle producers to benefit from EU beef strengthening programme Herald 14/9/2020 Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Farmers across 10 districts will benefit from the Beef Enterprise Strengthening and Transformation (BEST) programme, funded by the European Union, which seeks to establish viable cattle business centres in 10 districts across Zimbabwe. The BEST project received €7.6 million from …
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Clinical trial of new Covid-19 herb starts Herald 14/9/2020 Runesu Gwidi Masvingo Bureau Some local doctors on Friday launched clinical tests in Masvingo to ascertain the effectiveness a of a powder made from local herbs, against Covid-19 . The powder, called Bhanan’ana, was discovered by prominent herbalist Dr Kenneth Chivizhe. Dr Chivizhe will be …
Promoting climate-smart agriculture Herald 14/9/2020 Promoting climate-smart agriculture In line with the recently launched Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation Strategy, the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Water, Climate, and Rural Resettlement in collaboration with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is promoting low cost, yield-enhancing, and environmental friendly climate-smart agriculture technologies …
Farmers need to ride on good weather forecasts Herald 14/9/2020 Egline Tauya Correspondent The regional rainfall pattern for the 2020/21 agricultural season is encouraging as the bulk of southern Africa is expected to receive adequate rainfall throughout the growing season. This is an improvement from the previous season when less rainfall resulted in adverse …
ZimParks busts monkey smugglers Herald 14/9/2020 Mr Tinashe Farawo Herald Reporter Zimbabwean authorities on Wednesday arrested four foreigners at Chirundu for smuggling 25 monkeys from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Two Congolese nationals, a Malawian and a Zambian were intercepted by Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) officials with the assistance of …
Govt unveils foreign currency income tax thresholds Herald 14/9/2020 Minister Ncube Business Reporter Treasury has unveiled foreign currency denominated income tax bands that will see the tax free threshold pegged at US$350 while the highest bracket will be for those earning more than US$15 000 per month, who will be taxed at 40 percent. …
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Obituary: Tourism operator Gordon Addams dies Herald 11/9/2020 The late Gordon Addams Herald Reporter One of the most respected travel and tourism operators in Zimbabwe, Gordon Addams, has died. Gordon died in the Eastern Highlands city of Mutare after suffering a heart attack. He was 60. Born and educated in Mutare, his family was …
Intwasa cropping model, what does it mean? Chronicle 14/9/2020 Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor DUE to the growing incidence of climate change-induced droughts, agricultural productivity in Zimbabwe and the Southern African region has been going down in the past few years. The trend is increasingly threatening national food security with negative impact on balance of …