Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Cotton picking begins Herald 9/4/2020 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Cotton growers who had an early crop during the 2019-2020 summer cropping season have started picking as they wait for the Government to come up with a producer price. This year’s crop was affected by late rains which resulted in some farmers delaying planting while the …
Tobacco stakeholders meet over marketing season Herald 9/4/2020 Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter Stakeholders in the tobacco industry are expected to hold an urgent meeting today to try and come up with proposed modalities on how the 2020 marketing season will be run in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board …
Covid-19, lockdown and change in labour patterns Chronicle 9/4/2020 Davies Ndumiso Sibanda SINCE the lockdown came into effect, many employers are not certain their businesses will survive into the future and are not even sure what will happen to their workers. Working from home is likely to have a lasting impact on organisations as …
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Company sets aside US$700k for castor bean Chronicle 9/4/2020 castor beans Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter A LEADING bio-technology company, Oil Castor, has this year set aside US$700 000 to buy castor bean from rural farmers in four Sadc countries including Zimbabwe. Under its castor bean farming initiative, Oil Castor avails engineered seed to rural …
Police warn against travelling at Easter Chronicle 9/4/2020 Police officers and Zimbabwe National Army personnel man a roadblock along Khami Road in Bulawayo. Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter POLICE have arrested 2 885 people countrywide for disregarding lockdown regulations and warned people against travelling during the Easter holidays because the lockdown is still on. Easter holidays …
GAPWUZ advice in Shona for Covid-19
Below are two video clips and two sound clips. These are intended to assist you all in the communication and information sharing with your employees in this time of Covid. Cfu would like to express thanks to Hivos for support in these efforts and also to Dr Shingai Jaravaza for the message in Shona. We …
Social distancing worry for Mbare Musika Herald 8/4/2020 Victor Maphosa Herald Correspondent Zimbabwe’s largest fresh produce market, Mbare Musika, officially reopened yesterday, but with social distancing and washing of hands not being observed. Such measures were, however, in force at the smaller Highfield Market, a few kilometres away, with soap and water available, while …
Sakubva farmers to be compensated Herald 8/4/2020 Mutare City officials burn vegetables confiscated from vendors at Sakubva Musika last week. — Picture: Tinai Nyadzayo Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Farmers whose produce was destroyed by Mutare city’s health department at the Sakubva vegetable market last week will be compensated. Three tonnes of vegetables were confiscated …
Comesa develops harmonised manual for livestock production, trade Chronicle 8/4/2020 Business Editor THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) has developed a manual for harmonised regional grading and classification system of beef cattle, goats and sheep. Under the proposed system, livestock importers from one country can make orders in another, based on …
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