Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Zim and others must unite on ivory trade Chronicle 27/8/2019 The 18th Meeting of the Conference of Parties (Cop 18) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) enters its 11th day in Geneva, Switzerland today. Originally, the conference was set for Colombo, Sri Lanka from May 23 to June 3 …
Utilise land, ED tells farmers 0 August 26, 2019 8:46 AM Source: Utilise land, ED tells farmers | The Herald 26 AUG, 2019 President Mnangagwa Daniel Nemukuyu Investigations and Special Reports Editor PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has implored beneficiaries of the land reform programme to fully utilise their farms to boost productivity for local consumption and export. He urged the …
Zim pushes for ivory sales 0 August 26, 2019 9:25 AM Source: Zim pushes for ivory sales | The Herald 26 AUG, 2019 Mr Farawo Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter A high-powered delegation from Zimbabwe is in Geneva, Switzerland, to join forces with fellow Sadc nations in pushing to have countries with high elephant populations be allowed to exercise …
Land for youth 0 August 26, 2019 9:33 AM Source: Land for youth | The Herald 26 AUG, 2019 Cde Matutu Wallace Ruzvidzo Herald Reporter The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement has allocated 10 hectares of land to the youth in every administrative district, which will be used for sustainable agricultural projects. Zanu-PF Deputy …
Call to end Tongaat Hulett monopoly 2 August 26, 2019 9:51 AM Source: Call to end Tongaat Hulett monopoly | The Herald 26 AUG, 2019 Cde Hwarare George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Nearly 1 000 indigenous sugar cane farmers in the Lowveld have called for an end to Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe’s unrivalled monopoly in the local sugar value chain …
Ivory trade: Cites fail to back SADC again 1 August 26, 2019 12:59 PM Source: Ivory trade: Cites fail to back SADC again | The Herald SADC neighbours amended their original proposal on the floor to provide for a once-off sale of their ivory stockpiles to approved nations Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story The Convention on International Trade …
Post-harvest losses under the microscope 1 August 26, 2019 1:03 PM Source: Post-harvest losses under the microscope | The Herald August 26, 2019 Beaven Dhliwayo Features Writer Southern Africa Media in Agriculture Climate and Environment Trust (SAMACET) will host a summit next month which will focus on how the SADC region can reduce post-harvest losses to enhance food …
Boost for marijuana production Sunday Mail 25/8/2019 Sharon Munjenjema A United States medical equipment manufacturing company, Waters Corp, has donated US$500 000 worth of medical research equipment. The equipment will advance local studies in medical marijuana as well as conduct quality assurance tests on drugs imported or manufactured locally. The donation, which was received recently, …
Spectacular innovations at Zim Agric Show Sunday Mail 25/8/2019 Part of the crowd that attended this year’s last day of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show in Harare yesterday. Picture by Tawanda Mudimu Harmony Agere and Tanyaradzwa Rusike ZIMBABWE is taking its innovation drive seriously. Though still in its infancy stages, the drive is being taken …
Cottco in moisture conservation tillage Sunday Mail 25/8/2019 Business Reporter The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe has intensified the moisture conservation tillage assistance programme to farmers in light of recurrent droughts that saw output plunging by 52 percent this year. Conservation tillage is a generic term that covers systems that reduce loss of soil and …