Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
First batch of John Deere tractors arrives Herald 14/4/2020 Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT on Saturday received 30 tractors that are part of the US$50 million deal it signed with global tractor manufacturer, John Deere, in November 2018. The deal — which will see John Deere supplying 1 300 tractors, 80 combine harvesters and other related …
Farmers warned against counterfeit hessian packs Herald 14/4/2020 Conrad Mupesa Mash West Correspondent tobacco wrapping paper supplier, Propak, has warned farmers against buying hessian wrapping packs from unauthorised dealers to protect their tobacco quality. This comes after counterfeit wrapping packs suspected to have been smuggled from Zambia flooded the market with farmers unknowingly purchasing …
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Farm-by-farm audit on cards, says minister Herald 14/4/2020 Joseph Made The Herald, 16 April 2012 THE Ministry of Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement will this year conduct a farm-by-farm audit to establish the extent of the challenges resettled farmers are facing. Acting Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement Minister Joseph Made told Parliament recently that …
Safety nets critical for smallholder farmers Herald 14/4/2020 Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter Smallholder farmers and traders will bear the brunt of the coronavirus more due to lack of safety nets to cushion them during such disasters, industry experts have said. Following the outbreak of the pandemic, many economies have been affected with businesses scaling …
Editorial Comment: Tobacco sales must proceed in a safe way Herald 14/4/2020 (file pic) Buyers bid for the golden leaf at the official opening of the tobacco selling season at Tobacco Sales Floor (TSF) in Harare. — Picture by Justin Mutenda Tobacco is one of Zimbabwe’s biggest foreign currency earners and a major source …
Mealie-meal deliveries closer to homes 0 April 12, 2020 3:55 PM Source: Mealie-meal deliveries closer to homes | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Chief Reporter Shops in most residential suburbs are this week expected to receive stocks of subsidised mealie-meal following a bipartite arrangement between millers and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to enforce order. Many residential areas …
Zesa seeks to unlock 550MW 0 April 12, 2020 4:00 PM Source: Zesa seeks to unlock 550MW | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Lincoln Towindo THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has opened debt repayment negotiations with Mozambique’s Hydro Cahora Bassa (HCB) with a view of settling the US$45 million debt owed to the regional power generation giant. …
Irrigation water for winter wheat guaranteed 0 April 13, 2020 2:58 PM Source: Irrigation water for winter wheat guaranteed | The Herald Mrs Munyonga Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter MAJOR dams in the country’s traditional winter wheat producing provinces of Mashonaland East, West, Central, Manicaland and Midlands have enough water to irrigate 145 478 hectares of this winter’s crop, the …
Armoured bush crickets threaten to decimate yields Herald 9/4/2020 Conrad Mupesa Correspondent AN outbreak of armoured bush crickets is threatening yields of traditional grains and maize in parts of Mhangura District, Mashonaland West Province. Farmers in Mhangura’s Ward 11 have raised the red flag, saying the outbreak was threatening food security as the rampaging armoured …
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‘Summer farming season officially over’ Herald 9/4/2020 Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) yesterday announced that the 2019/20 summer cropping season officially ended on March 31. Many farmers across the country had planted crops as late as February this year following a prolonged dry spell that characterised the first half (October to …