Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Wheat harvesting in full swing The Herald 1/11/7/2021 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Farmers have now harvested more than 71,5 percent of last winter’s wheat crop, with 252 775 tonnes already harvested and 5 000 tonnes a day being trucked into the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) each day. In some parts of the country, harvesting …
Govt distributes agric inputs to 20 000 urban farmers The Chronicle 17/11/2021 Recipients of the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme, popularly known as Intwasa/Pfumvudza that was launched by the Minister of State for Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Judith Ncube in North End on Monday Angela Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has started distributing agricultural inputs to …
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‘Govt fails resource management transparency test’ 0 November 16, 2021 3:59 PM Source: ‘Govt fails resource management transparency test’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA GOVERNMENT has failed to exercise accountability in natural resource management and stakeholder consultations, a new report has revealed. This was revealed in a study recently conducted by the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and …
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Programme changes face of goat farming, marketing The Herald 16/11/2021 REGARDLESS of its economic significance in propping household food security and financing the occasional socio-economic expense, goat farming has since time immemorial lacked formalised marketing structures like other livestock categories rendering farmers incapable of controlling the value chain and market or do their business …
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Faulty units back up, stabilise power supply Acting Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Jenfan Muswere The Herald 16/11/2021 Herald Reporter SOME electricity generation units at Hwange and Kariba South Power stations that had been affected by a technical fault are back in service after concerted efforts to bring normalcy, acting Energy and Power …
Tree planting — Everyone’s responsibility The Chronicle 16/11/2021 Fortunes Matutu, Correspondent FORESTS and trees provide a wide range of products, services, and goods that are crucial to human survival and climate regulation. Besides timber and wood products, forests also provide a wide range of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) which support livelihoods. Unfortunately, Zimbabwe is losing …
Govt intervenes to curb seed price hike The Chronicle 16/11/2021 Recipients of Presidential inputs during the launch of Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme for Bulawayo by the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Judith Ncube in North End, Bulawayo, yesterday Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief GOVERNMENT is engaging seed and fertiliser producers to ensure input costs …
NEW: Technology key in combatting wildlife trafficking The Sunday Mail 12/11/2021 Fatima Bulla CONSERVATIONISTS should leverage on technologies for law enforcement, in dealing with new trends in illegal wildlife trafficking, a top cybercrime investigator has said. With advancement in technology, criminals perpetrating illegal wildlife trade have increased use of digital platforms in conducting their activities. Traffickers …
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Prescription of labour disputes The Sunday Mail 14/11/2021 Legal Matters with Arthur Marara There is one area of law that often confuses employees and some HR practitioners, that is the question of prescription of disputes. If you are an employer and you are faced with such a claim check for such elementary issues. Once …
Tobacco farmers sweat over wood, coal restrictions The Sunday Mail 14/11/2021 Leroy Dzenga Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE was among over 100 countries that signed the deforestation pact at the just-ended United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Scotland. The signatory countries, which account for more than 90 percent of the world’s forests, agreed to “halt and …
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