Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe to be hit by serious load-shedding Byo24 by Staff reporter 5/8/2021 THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) is experiencing limited power supply which will result in load shedding in some parts of the country. In a statement, Zesa said there is limited power supply in the national grid due to a technical fault at …
Disgruntled sugarcane farmers meet ED ByNewsday 4/8/2021 BY GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last Sunday met sugarcane farmers from Chiredzi at his Precabe Farm in Kwekwe to discuss challenges faced by the over 1 200 sugar growers who benefited from the land reform programme. The meeting also looked at the unconducive environment in the sugar …
1043 bags of charcoal seized in Mazarabani The Herald 4/8/2021 Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor About 1043 bags of charcoal were confiscated recently from illegal dealers of the commodity in Muzarabani district, north of the country in a blitz spearheaded by the Forestry Commission and other key agencies. Forestry Commission spokesperson Violet …
‘Zim not exporting elephants’ Herald 4/8/2021 Mukudzei Chingwere Herald Reporter Zimbabwe is not exporting live elephants and has no plans to do so, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has stressed, dismissing the fake news allegations by some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as baseless and needless speculation. The sharp denial by ZimParks comes in …
Massive jump in wheat hectarage 4/8/2021 The Herald Senior Agriculture Reporter Farmers have planted wheat on 66 435 hectares this winter, the third highest hectarage since independence and 50 percent more than last year, giving hope that Zimbabwe will hit self-sufficiency or get very close. Imports have already ceased and may not need to be …
Forestry Commission suspends issuance of firewood permits The Chronicle 4/8/2021 Leonard Ncube and Mkhululi Ncube, Chronicle Reporters THE Forestry Commission has suspended the issuance of firewood permits countrywide due to abuse of the system which has resulted in 70 000 hectares of forests being destroyed. The commission is on a two-weeks nationwide firewood and …
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Time to roll up sleeves as planting of irrigated tobacco beckons 3/8/2021 The Herald Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight THE countdown to the planting of irrigated tobacco has already started! Yes, it will be happening just next month — September — with dry land planting coming between October and December. This means those farmers intending to go …
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Productive farmers to get support 3/8/2021 The Herald Agriculture Reporter Productive farmers with a good track record of production and repayment of loans are set to benefit from the National Enhanced Agriculture Productivity Scheme (NEAPS), also known as Command Agriculture Special Programme for Import Substitution during the 2021/22 season. The programme, which will be financed …
Nationwide blitz targets firewood poachers 3/82021 The Herald Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter With close to 300 000ha of indigenous woodland and forest being lost each year to illegal wood cutting, the Forestry Commission, as the lead agency in a multi-agency force, has launched a nationwide blitz targeting illegal dealers in firewood and charcoal and …
First rabbit abattoir complete 3/8/2021 The Herald Business Reporter Construction of Zimbabwe’s first export certified rabbit abattoir is complete, thrusting rabbit meat firmly on to the country’s white meat sub-sector, which was until recently, mainly a preserve of pork, chicken and fish. The abattoir, which is one of the biggest rabbit meat processing facilities in …