Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Covid-19 derails Dendairy’s expansion programme Chronicle 28/4/2020 Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent KWEKWE-based dairy company, Dendairy, has temporarily shelved its expansion programme due to the negative impact of the Covid-19 outbreak. The pandemic has seen the global economy going on a standstill with crippling effects on domestic businesses and ordinary people’s livelihoods. At home the …
Former CSC board member Madonko dies Chronicle 28/4/2020 Mr Charles Boy Madonko Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter FORMER Cold Storage Company (now CSC-Boustead Beef Zimbabwe) board member, Mr Charles Boy Madonko, has died. He was 83. The late Mr Madonko, who also served as the Nuanetsi Ranch managing director in Masvingo province for more …
Employers obliged to pay salaries during lockdown Posted on April 24, 2020 by The Independent in Main News THE extension of the country’s lockdown by two weeks has worsened the plight of worker as employers struggle to keep their companies afloat. The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) recently revealed that 82% of companies will not be able to pay salaries …
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Traders count losses as 56 tonnes of produce rot Herald 25/4/2020 Masvingo Correspondent Scores of vendors in Masvingo are counting their loses after over 56 tonnes of their avocados and bananas went bad following the closure of the biggest fresh produce market in the city, Chitima, during the national lockdown to prevent the spread …
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Fishing resumes in Kariba under strict guidelines Herald 25/4/2020 Kariba Bureau FISHING in Lake Kariba has resumed under strict guidelines to minimise the spread of Covid-19, with operators bracing for low business associated with the approaching winter season. Conditions in the lake are windy and turbulent this time of the year, resulting in low …
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Turning grief into winter wheat farming success Herald 25/4/2020 Mrs Madeline Manyika and her daughters greet Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri at a field day recently Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Commercial farmer Madeline Manyika will stop at nothing to become the best wheat producer in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland Central Province. Madeline, …
Tobacco auction dates set Herald 25/4/2020 Dr Matibiri Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter The 2020 tobacco marketing season, which had been scheduled to open on April 22, will now open on Wednesday. Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board chief executive, Dr Andrew Matibiri, said some auction floors would be decentralised, while others would continue operating in Harare, …
Farmers happy with new producer prices Herald 27/4/2020 Garikai Chaunza Business Reporter Farmers have lauded Government for the upward review of cereal crops producer prices, but called for the Grain Marketing Board to make prompt payments to ensure their money is not eroded by inflation. Government a fortnight ago pegged maize producer price at …
Maize hectarage declines Herald 27/4/2020 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter The 2019/20 cropping season hectarage for maize has suffered a five percent decline to around 1,5 million hectares from the 1,6 million planted in the 2018/19 season, while the area under traditional grains increased significantly countrywide. According to the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and …
COMMENT: Maintain decentralised tobacco sales post Covid-19 Chronicle 27/4/2020 Tobacco auction floor The tobacco marketing season begins on Wednesday after being delayed by a month because of late rains and the Covid-19 outbreak. Under normal circumstances, the sale of the country’s top agriculture export and the economy’s second biggest foreign currency earner after gold …
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