Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
NGO petitions govt over high deforestation By Newsday – October 9, 2019 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI/SILAS NKALA THE Society for the Protection and Preservation of Trees and the Environment in Zimbabwe (SPPTEZ), has petitioned government over rampant deforestation taking place in the country, calling for stiffer penalties for offenders. In a petition submitted to various government departments and …
Newcastle disease outbreak hits Bulilima district By Newsday – October 9, 2019 BY RICHARD MUPONDE A NEWCASTLE disease outbreak has hit Bulilima district, Matabeleland South province, leaving villagers counting heavy losses of their chickens. The epicentre of the disease was reported to be village 20 in Dombodema, where thousands of birds reportedly died over the past few …
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Bio-fortification: A food systems approach Herald 6/10/2019 Consumption of natural foods is on the rise as consumers become aware of the medicinal properties associated with these foods as opposed to processed foods Charles Dhewa Correspondent At a time communities in developing countries are diversifying their food systems in order to cope with climate change, …
Veld fires decline 11pc — EMA Herald 9/10/2019 Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) says the country has this year recorded a 10,99 percent reduction in the total land destroyed by veld fires this season in comparison to the same period last year. The fire season in Zimbabwe stretches from July …
Cotton production on recovery path Sunday Mail 6/10/2019 Michael Tome Business Reporter COTTON production is on a recovery path following significant injection of funds into the crop’s production for the 2019/20 agricultural season, a local cotton company, Southern Cotton Company (SCC), has revealed. To complement the already in traction Presidential Input Scheme, Southern Cotton …
Zera hikes fuel prices Chronicle 7/10/2019 Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) on Saturday hiked fuel prices, a development which, the public fear, is likely to trigger price increases of other commodities. In a statement, Zera said for Harare the maximum pump price per litre is $15,64 …
Government, Matopos Research partner to boost livestock production Chronicle 7/10/2019 Thupeyo Muleya in Beitbridge GOVERNMENT has partnered with Matopo Research Centre under a three-year Zimbabwe Resilience Programme that is set to boost livestock production in Beitbridge. Livestock production is one of the major economic drivers in the country. The programme is being rolled out …
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Hwange Power Station increases output Chronicle 7/10/2019 Hwange Thermal Power Station THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) says Hwange Power Station is now generating an average 500 megawatts per day after the refurbishment of unit 5, easing electricity shortages in the country following months of acute outages. Before the refurbishment, Hwange was generating an average …
Vaya Tractor targets one million hectares Chronicle 8/10/2019 Business Reporter CASSAVA Smartech’s Vaya Tractor plans to plough at least one million hectares of land for smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe this cropping season. The ‘on-demand logistics’ platform, developed by Cassava, already has 3 000 tractors on its platform and over one million smallholder farmers registered …
Company wins Gwaai Farm hotel wrangle Chronicle 9/10/2019 Justice Thompson Mabhikwa Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court Reporter The High Court has shelved a Government plan to evict a local company from a farm in Hwange. The company, Tetra Heights has, for some time, been locked in a wrangle with the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural …