Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Step up fight against locust plague ahead of next farming season Herald 7/7/2020 Mr Shingirai Nyamutukwa East Africa is in the midst of a Book of Exodus-kind-of-crisis with a plague of locusts spreading across the region threatening food supply systems and livelihoods for millions of people. The scale of the locust outbreak has been …
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‘Pfumvudza’: Path to food self-sufficiency Herald 7/7/2020 The Pfumvudza concept encourages the use of fully decomposed manure to promote the improvement of soil structure Rutendo Nhongonhema and Wendy Madzura As the reality of climate change continues to sink in, particularly among smallholder farmers, there is no doubt there is need for mitigation measures to …
Time winter maize production becomes a national project Herald 7/7/2020 Last winter, Government partnered Tongaat Hulett to produce 1 186 tonnes of irrigated winter maize in the Lowveld Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight Last winter, the Government partnered sugar manufacturing giant, Tongaat Hulett, to produce 1 186 tonnes of irrigated winter maize in the Lowveld. The …
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Duty-free machinery to boost agriculture Herald 7/7/2020 Deputy Minister Haritatos Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has expanded the list of import duty and Value Added Tax-free agricultural equipment, a move described by stakeholders as critical to transforming the sector for economic growth and prosperity. The exemption of some of the …
Bakers reduce bread price Herald 7/7/2020 Herald Reporter Bread prices had slumped by around $10 a standard loaf with prices in the $55 to $68 range depending on brand yesterday after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe ensured millers could import wheat with foreign currency supplied at the ruling auction rate. Last week, the Grain …
Farmers to get hay for livestock Chronicle 7/7/2020 Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent THE Department of Livestock in Matabeleland South Province has started hay baling to supply livestock farmers with feed at an affordable cost in order to reduce animal deaths this year. Last year the province lost more than 26 000 head of cattle …
Dairibord increases employee share ownership Chronicle 7/7/2020 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter DAIRIBORD Holdings Limited has increased shares for its employee share ownership trust to 17,9 million from 10 million after the group’s shareholders passed the resolution at the Annual General Meeting in Harare last week. Sometime last month, Dairibord announced that its directors …
COMMENT: Make hay while the sun shines Chronicle 7/7/2020 The just-ended rainy season was poor with large parts of the country, particularly the southern half of it, suffering prolonged dryness which scorched crops. As a result of the drought, the Government on April 2, issued an international humanitarian appeal for US$2,2 billion. Of that …
Parly summons Treasury, RBZ over cotton farmers 0 July 6, 2020 10:55 AM Source: Parly summons Treasury, RBZ over cotton farmers | The Herald Cde Wadyajena Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Members of Parliament have resolved to invite Treasury and the central bank to explain the mitigatory measures to assist cotton farmers after firms buying the lint stopped making …
Farmers bemoan mobile money ban July 6, 2020 in Local, News Standard BY MOSES MATENGA COTTON growers have criticised the government for its abrupt ban on bulk mobile money transfers, saying this will derail their operations as payments are now taking longer at a time the rate of inflation is galloping. The government, on June 26, banned mobile …