Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farm compensation key to Posted on May 8, 2020 by The Independent in Main News THE agricultural sector has been dealt a major blow by the ongoing Covid-19-induced lockdown despite having been declared an essential service whose operations must proceed unimpeded, albeit with maximum caution. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube recently pleaded for funding from international financial institutions to cover a …
South African Grain Information Service Weekly Bulletin 7 May 2020
Universities to craft Tugwi-Mukosi master plan Herald 8/5/2020 Prof Murwira Masvingo Bureau LOCAL universities will get the opportunity to showcase their capabilities when they partner the Government in crafting the long-awaited Tugwi-Mukosi master plan to pave the way for the full exploitation of the US$270 million water body in Masvingo. Boasting a full capacity …
Tobacco farmers worry over transport costs Herald 8/5/2020 Tian Ze Tobacco Company workers arrange bales at their floors in Harare yesterday Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Tobacco earnings have increased by 1 300 percent to US$8,3 million in the first five days of the 2020 marketing season, compared to US$588 322 recorded in the same …
Review cost structure to entice domestic tourism: Minister Chronicle 8/5/2020 Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter ENVIRONMENT, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister, Mangaliso Ndlovu, yesterday unveiled Government’s bank guarantee facility worth $500 million to assist the tourism sector to access working capital loans from banks. The minister said the stimulus package …
Read more “Review cost structure to entice domestic tourism: Minister”
COMMENT: This winter wheat season must be fruitful Chronicle 8/5/2020 Farmers are now busy planting winter wheat in a season that must mark a turning point in the production of the cereal given the strong Government support this year. For many years, wheat output has been too small to meet national consumption needs. Reasons …
Mushandike farmers turn to rain-fed cropping Herald 7/5/2020 Masvingo Bureau CRIPPLING water shortages have forced more than 300 plot holders at Mushandike Irrigation Scheme on the outskirts of Masvingo City, to switch from irrigation to rain-fed farming. The 800 hectares prime farmland is Masvingo’s largest irrigation scheme and was opened in the early 1980s. …
Brothers fatally assault farm worker over seedlings Herald 7/5/2020 Witness Sithole (left) and his brother Vusimuzi Nyore Madzianike Senior Reporter Two Chipinge macadamia nuts farmers fatally assaulted an employee whom they accused of stealing and selling macadamia seedlings to neighbouring farmers. Brothers Vusimuzi (41) and Witness (36) Sithole of Plot 11 New Castle Farm, …
Read more “Brothers fatally assault farm worker over seedlings”
Boka opens Karoi tobacco auction facility Herald 7/5/2020 Mrs Chido Nyakudya Business Reporter One of the largest tobacco companies in the country, Boka Tobacco Floors (BTF), has opened a sales floor in Karoi – in Mashonaland West Province – which comes handy in reducing the number of farmers travelling to Harare to sell their …
Employers given 14 days to have workers tested 7/5/2020 The Herald Herald Reporter All employers of reopened businesses have 14 days from today to have themselves and their staff screened and tested for Covid-19, in terms of an amendment to the lockdown regulations gazetted yesterday that implement Tuesday’s Government policy of allowing testing to be …