Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Plans afoot to desilt Save Herald 3/6/2020 Save river Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Government will soon start desilting Save River and reviving idle irrigation schemes across the country to increase agricultural activity and ensure food security, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has said. He was speaking at the launch of the Presidential Heifer pass-on Scheme …
Covid-19 triggers boom in fresh produce 3/6/2020 The Herald Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter Zimbabwe is likely to see a huge demand for some of its horticultural crops in Europe after production there was badly affected by disruptions caused by lockdowns as the world battled to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. There was …
Khami Prison farming model to be replicated countrywide Chronicle 3/6/2020 Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter CABINET last night revealed that the farming model at Khami Prison near Bulawayo is now being replicated at other prisons countrywide as it has proved to be a viable source of livelihood and providing supplementary feeding to prisoners. The model, …
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Strict guidelines for reopening schools Chronicle 3/6/2020 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter CABINET yesterday released strict guidelines that will see schools reopen with limited class sizes at a time when universities have been given up to August 31 to complete the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year. Schools and universities prematurely closed on March …
Wild animals kill more people than COVID-19 in Zimbabwe 0 June 3, 2020 2:00 AM At least 24 people killed, 21 others injured by wild animals since start of this year – Anadolu Agency Source: Wild animals kill more people than COVID-19 in Zimbabwe – Anadolu Agency HARARE, Zimbabwe Alberto Lunga is mourning the death of his uncle, …
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NEC Agriculture Timber Wages 1 May 2020
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Getting farmers back to the land Herald 2/6/2020 GMB Silos Providing incentives for farmers to produce achieves multiple purposes — self-sufficiency, reduction in the import bill, creation of more employment opportunities, and for the more enterprising, value addition. Last week, the Government announced that farmers will receive a 30 percent bonus for …
Covid-19 implications on food and nutrition security in Sadc Chronicle 2/6/2020 The regional food security situation during the 2020/21 marketing year is expected to be worse than the previous season. This is due to unstable conditions experienced across the Region on a number of factors including a generally food insecure previous season, late onset …
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Mealie-meal price to remain unchanged Chronicle 2/6/2020 Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent GOVERNMENT has increased the subsidy paid to millers to ensure that the price of mealie-meal remains unchanged in the face of increases in the prices of basic commodities, a development that is expected to improve supplies starting this week. The latest development which …
Scores of Byo stranded as Zesa system is overwhelmed Chronicle 2/6/2020 Chronicle Reporter THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) on Monday left scores of electricity consumers stranded failing to buy prepaid power tokens as its online system was overwhelmed by clients. There were long queues at Zesa banking halls in Bulawayo with …
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