Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Chegutu Canners resumes production October 19, 2017 Business Tinashe MakichiChegutu Canners (Private) Limited has resumed production after a four-year care and maintenance , following a capital injection from parent company Olivine Industries. Chegutu Canners manufactures products like Green Valley, Holbrooks and Cartwrights products that include baked beans, canned fruits, curries, mustard, vinegar, sauces, marmalade and jam among …
Zim exceeds grain target by 700 000t October 19, 2017 Local News VP Mnangagwa Farirai Machivenyika Senior ReporterZimbabwe has in excess of 700 000 tonnes in grain and Government has put in measures that will ensure that no one will starve before the next harvest, Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Acting President Mnangagwa said this in the …
‘Consider extracting oil from maize seed’ October 19, 2017 Business, Top Stories Deputy Minister Marapira Business ReporterTHE Government will push local cooking oil firms to consider extracting edible oil from maize seed to reduce huge spending on soya bean imports, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development (Cropping Production) Davis Marapira has said. Zimbabwe produces an average …
Sable targets to produce 120 000t of fertiliser October 18, 2017 MIDLANDS & NORTH-WEST Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands BureauTHE country’s sole Ammonium Nitrate (AN) manufacturer, Sable Chemical Industries, is targeting to produce about 120 000 tonnes of fertiliser this year to bolster stocks for the summer cropping season. Chairperson of an association of fertiliser-producing companies Mr Tapiwa Mashingaidze said …
Masvingo loses 10 000ha land to veld fires October 18, 2017 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Walter Mswazie Masvingo CorrespondentMASVINGO Province has so far lost 10 000 hectares of land to veld fires, as Zimbabwe approaches the end of the fire season. The fire season starts from July 1 and ends on October 31 annually. Environmental Management Agency’s Masvingo provincial manager …
Sustainable farming practices October 18, 2017 Business The year is soon coming to an end. This implies that the rainy season is around the corner for most parts of the country, while some have already received some showers in the past few days. For the farmer, this is a very important time of the year in which …
Illegal settlers threaten Mushandike irrigation scheme October 18, 2017 Business George Maponga, Masvingo Bureau Masvingo province’s largest irrigation scheme, Mushandike, is under threat from the proliferation of illegal settlers who are occupying land earmarked for its expansion. The illegal settlers are posing a serious threat to water canals that supply various parts of scheme. The 800-hectare Mushandike …
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60pc raw hides go to waste Chronicle 18 October 2017 Tawanda Musarurwa, Harare Bureau Lack of a complementary policy that allows livestock producers to export light hides means around 60 percent of raw hides produced in the country are going to waste as they do not have a market locally. According to the Livestock and …
Parts of Zim experience record high temperatures October 18, 2017 Local News Harare BureauSOME parts of the country experienced record-breaking high temperatures yesterday as the country came under the spell of a heat wave that is also expected to affect the country today, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said. MSD forecaster Mr James Ngoma yesterday …
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Govt stops issuing import permits for horticultural products October 17, 2017 Business Minister Joseph Made Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziGovernment will no longer issue import permits for horticultural products as a measure to promote the growth of the sector and save the much needed foreign currency, a Cabinet minister has said. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister …
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