Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Prince Harry’s conservation charity African Parks takes on neglected Zimbabwean national park 0 November 4, 2019 11:47 AM The Duke of Sussex’s African Parks has taken over the management of one of Zimbabwe’s most neglected national parks that has fallen victim to rampant poaching Source: Prince Harry’s conservation charity African Parks takes on neglected Zimbabwean national park …
A guide to new Zesa tariffs 1 November 4, 2019 1:31 PM Source: A guide to new Zesa tariffs | Herald (Opinion) Leroy Dzenga Features Writer You are probably wondering why money that used to buy you electricity enough for a month can barely scratch the surface now. It is a long story, but in short Zesa …
Off-farm work and diversified livelihoods in Zimbabwe’s communal areas 0 November 5, 2019 2:00 AM Source: Off-farm work and diversified livelihoods in Zimbabwe’s communal areas | zimbabweland With low agricultural output, off-farm work is an essential complement to agricultural production in Zimbabwe’s communal areas. Working away has always been part and parcel of communal area livelihoods; indeed these …
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ZESA announces phase-two load shedding by newzimbabwe 5 hrs ago | 1119 Views AS power shortages continue, government has announced power producer Zesa has lost over 200MW after generators at Hwange inexplicably collapsed early Sunday. Energy Minister Fortune Chasi used his twitter account to tell consumers that the power utility would increase load-shedding after a few weeks …
Cattle rustlers wreak havoc November 3, 2019 in Local, News By Brenna Matendere Ranganai Sivangani from Chirumanzu in the Midlands Province is now convinced that police are working with cattle rustling syndicates wreaking havoc in the area. On October 10, one of Sivangani’s cattle was stolen from his kraal and slaughtered just a kilometre from Charandura police station. …
Pork value chain faces viability challenges By Newsday – November 4, 2019 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI ZIMBABWE’S pork value chain is facing multiple challenges including poor nutrition and husbandry skills, lack of good quality breeds among others, that needed to be addressed as a matter of urgency. In its latest update, Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (Lmac) said …
Embrace solar power: Zonful By Newsday – November 2, 2019 A LOCAL energy company has urged Zimbabwe to turn to solar as hydro-power was becoming more expensive and vulnerable to the vagaries of nature. BY PRECIOUS CHIDA Speaking on the sidelines of the launch of its new branch in Guruve yesterday, Zonful Energy chief executive officer …
Diversify, horticulture farmers urged Herald 4/11/2019 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Farmers have been urged to diversify production so they can access lucrative export markets for their produce. The call was made at the 79th Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) congress in Masvingo last week. There were concerns that horticultural farmers were restricting themselves to …
Man jailed 40 years for stealing copper cables Herald 4/11/2019 Runesu Gwidi in Chivi A Chikombedzi man has been jailed 40 years for stealing TelOne copper cables in Mashava. Greatjoy Sibanda (34), of Makondo Village under Chief Sengwe, was convicted of digging up 14 metres of insulated underground copper cables worth $1 890. Chivi …
ZFU hails Command Agric, decries high input prices Herald 4/11/2019 Cde Togarepi Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent The Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) has hailed the Government for considering its members for the Presidential Inputs Scheme amid an outcry over the prohibitive costs of farming inputs. Speaking on the sidelines of ZFU national congress at the …
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