Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Grain farmers fall prey to middlemen Herald 13/5/2020 Small grain crops Conrad Mupesa Herald Correspondent Desperate farmers selling their grain crops to generate money to feed families are falling prey to unscrupulous grain buyers who are paying about $5 400 per tonne of maize and $9 000 for soya bean, which are way less …
Companies remain obliged to subject employees to Rapid Results Test Herald 13/5/2020 Minister Mutsvangwa Zimbabwe’s Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak Cabinet considered and adopted a report on the country’s preparedness and response to the COVID-19 Outbreak, which was presented by Honourable Vice President K.C.D. Mohadi, as Chairman of the Ad-Hoc Inter-Ministerial Task Force …
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Covid-19 affects flower industry By Staff Writer Daily News 11/5/2020 ZIMBABWE’S export promotion body, ZimTrade, says the country’s floriculture industry has been negatively affected by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic as exports have been affected in the short-to-medium-term. Flower exports used to be, at the height of production, one of Zimbabwe’s biggest foreign currency …
‘Maize meal price won’t change until monthend’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe 12/5/2020 THE country’s national maize reserves have dropped sharply and authorities have to ramp up imports to save citizens from starvation, Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara (TM) told NewsDay (ND) Midlands reporter Brenna Matendere in a recent interview. Below are excerpts of …
Swine Fever outbreak Herald 12/5/2020 South Africa has detected an outbreak of African Swine Fever in Eastern Cape Province, Fin24 reported, citing Thoko Didiza, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The outbreak was discovered after veterinary services conducted tests on dead animals in the Amathole District Municipality last month, the Cape Town-based website …
Agric, way forward after Covid-19 Herald 12/5/2020 Citrus farmers were among the hardest hit as the lockdown announced by the Government effectively meant, in the first few days, that no transport was available to ferry produce Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight THE most debated issue among stakeholders in various sectors of the economy is how they …
Farmers urged to invest in solar plants Chronicle 12/5/2020 Minister Fortune Chasi Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau Energy and Power Development Minister Advocate Fortune Chasi has encouraged commercial farmers in Matabeleland provinces to pool resources and invest in solar plants to enhance agricultural production. He said power supply was one of the major requirements of …
US avails US$19,8m for Zim food security projects Chronicle 12/5/2020 Business Reporter The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced a new five-year US$19,8 million programme to combat food insecurity in Zimbabwe. In a statement yesterday, the agency said the programme, which would be rolled out in the country in the next few …
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‘Govt actions on COVID-19 illegal’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe 9/5/2020 ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has challenged sections of Statutory Instrument (SI) 99 of 2020 which seek to transfer the responsibility of coronavirus testing from government to business. BY BLESSED MHLANGA Represented by Mbidzo, Muchadehama and Makoni legal practitioners, ZLHR wrote to Health minister Obadiah …
Enter into joint ventures: VP Chiwenga Herald 9/5/2020 Vice President Constantino Chiwenga (left) tours Bally Vaughan Farm with director production Mr Barry Stewart and managing director Mr Ben Mavros (far right), while Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri (second from right) and other delegates look on in Goromonzi yesterday. — Picture: …