Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tugwi-Mukosi irrigation projects delays irk Hungwe George Maponga Masvingo BureauMinister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Senator Josaya Hungwe has expressed dismay over delays in tapping water for irrigation to produce food and cash crops from Tugwi-Mukosi Dam in Chivi South. The dam has been lying idle for close to a year after its …
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VP Chiwenga rallies farmers | The Herald Freedom Mupanedemo and Ishemunyoro ChingwereVice President Constantino Chiwenga has rallied farmers to put maximum effort on the land as agriculture is the backbone of the economy. Addressing thousands of people gathered for a field day at President Mnangagwa’s Pricabe Farm on the outskirts of Kwekwe yesterday, VP …
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Leather sector seeks $100m bailout newsday Zimbabwe’s leather industry wants to negotiate for a $100 million financial rescue package from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and developmental partners to revive the once thriving sector, an official has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI In an interview with NewsDay on the sidelines of the just-ended Leather Institute of …
Slow, fast knowledge in African agric The informal sector provides several avenues of looking at knowledge. One of these avenues is the relationship between slow and fast knowledge. Commodities flowing into informal markets from farming areas reveal the extent to which slow and fast knowledge have distinct characteristics. Slow knowledge This knowledge is associated …
Seed Co introduces new varieties Munashe Matambo Business ReporterSeed Co, Zimbabwe’s biggest supplier of a variety of certified crop seeds, has introduced a new climate smart variety of maize seed known as SC 649. The new breed of maize seed (SC 649), is meant to address most farmers’ challenges related to the changes in …
Kudos to ZDF for boosting food security Victor Maphosa Mash East CorrespondentMembers of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) have been commended for contributing to the country’s food security through participating in Government’s Command Agriculture programme. At a field day hosted by 2 Infantry Brigade at Gabriel Farm in Marondera district recently, Mashonaland East Minister …
Govt deploys engineers to Chilonga Bridge Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziGovernment has deployed a team of engineers to carry out preparatory work for the construction of an all-weather $3 million Chilonga Bridge along Runde River in Chiredzi. Besides building the bridge, there were also plans to construct a link road from Chiredzi Town to Boli-Muhlanguleni …
Cutting down trees backfires for villagers Conrad Mupesa Chinhoyi BureauTraditional leaders in Hurungwe District have tightened screws on people illegally cutting down trees, especially during the tobacco-curing season. The district is one of the biggest tobacco growing areas in Zimbabwe, with more than 20 000 registered tobacco farmers who use firewood for curing their …
Tobacco farmers cry foul | The Herald Lovemore Kadzura Rusape CorrespondentTobacco farmers yesterday urged Government and the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) to protect them from cartels that are fleecing farmers at auction floors. The farmers claim that some auction floors were rejecting their crop purportedly for poor quality only for the same …