Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
VP Mohadi pushes for sanity in sugar industry 14/6/2019 The Herald From George Maponga in Masvingo Vice President Kembo Mohadi is frantically working to resolve the stand-off between Lowveld sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe and indigenous cane farmers to ensure harmony and increase in aggregate sugar output in the country. The two parties have …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Unpacking the health benefits of small grains 14/6/2019 The Chronicle Correspondent Statistics show that there has been an increase in the number of people in Zimbabwe who are suffering from diet-related illnesses such as type II diabetes and hypertension. Reliance on medication meant to alleviate the symptoms has become the …
5 000 cattle succumb to drought 14/6/2019 The Chronicle Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter TREASURY has said an estimated 5 000 cattle succumbed to drought-related deaths countrywide between January and April this year and more are likely to die in the coming months. In its First Quarter Treasury Bulletin Highlights, the Ministry of Finance and Economic …
Tobacco prices go up in smoke in Zimbabwe 13/6/2019 A sudden drop in the price of tobacco could not have come at a worse time for Zimbabwe. Halfway through the selling season, the price is about 37% lower than last year — at a time when, on its current trajectory, inflation could hit 100% …
Inputs setback for winter wheat 13/6/2019 The Herald Emmah Chinyamutangira Manicaland Correspondent Farmers in Manicaland Province have not yet planted about 2 700 hectares under winter wheat due to unavailability of inputs, putting a damper on the prospects of a decent yield this year. This week, farmers were still planting despite the fact that …
Govt to roll out potato farming programme 13/6/20129 The Herald Ishemunyoro Chingwere Business Reporter GOVERNMENT will soon roll out a “massive” programme for the production of table and Irish potatoes as a measure to boost the country’s food security in light of below par summer rain season that characterised the last farming season. This …
Sadc records lowest rainfall in 38 years 13/6/2019 The Herald Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor The Southern African Development Community (SADC) region recorded the lowest rainfall in nearly four decades in the 2018-2019 cropping season, sparking fears of increased food insecurity and water shortages in the region. A SADC Food Security Early …
Fuel price up again Source: Fuel price up again – NewsDay Zimbabwe June 12, 2019 BY XOLISANI NCUBE THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has marginally increased the price of petrol and diesel by ZWL$0,29 and ZWL$0,18, respectively, with immediate effect as the local currency continues to plunge against the United States dollar. Zera acting chief …
Zimbabwe faces deforestation dilemma 12/6/2019 BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Since timber was added to a list of commodities running short in Zimbabwe’s crisis-hit economy late last year, carpenter Josh Mbuyazwe has struggled. “I cannot get timber the way we used to,” he said at his workshop in the city of Bulawayo where …
Farmers grow tabasco pepper 12/6/2019 The Herald Wimbainashe Zhakata Mutare Correspondent Farmers in Nyanga District have taken up the production of tabasco pepper as a way of earning foreign currency. Tabasco pepper is a variety of chilli pepper species originating from Mexico and is best known through its use in tabasco sauce and peppered …