Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt rolls out artificial insemination 11/1/2019 The Herald Runesu Gwidi Masvingo Correspondent Government has started an artificial insemination programme to boost livestock production, a Cabinet minister has said. Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Amon Murwira recently advised the business community here that Government was working on a number of …
Acting President rolls out centre pivots 11/1/2019 Acting President Constantino Chiwenga (second from right), Minister of State in his office Evelyn Ndlovu (right), Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri (left) and Farnley farm owner Ngoni Chirikure (centre) admire a thriving tobacco crop during the launch of the Centre Pivots Irrigation …
Govt holds fuel crisis meeting 11/1/2019 Source: Govt holds fuel crisis meeting | Daily News HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s under-fire government yesterday held an emergency meeting over the country’s worsening fuel crisis. The debilitating fuel shortages have now resulted in desperate calls from stressed business leaders who want authorities to allocate them special supplies to …
Govt bans SA animal imports over foot-n-mouth 11/1/2019 Herald Business ReporterGovernment has, with immediate effect, suspended the importation of all live cloven-hoofed animals and their products from South Africa following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in some parts of Limpopo Province on Tuesday.Botswana has also taken similar action. In a statement yesterday, the …
Farmers urged to prepare for fall armyworm 10/1/2019 The Herald Midlands Correspondent Farmers in the Midlands Province have been urged to spray their crops, amid reports of the fall armyworm having been detected in some parts of the province. Provincial Crop and Livestock Officer Mrs Medlinah Magwenzi confirmed that the pest had been identified …
TIMB in crop assessment survey 10/1/2019 The Herald Kudakwashe Mhundwa Business Reporter The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) will soon embark on a crop assessment programme with a view to determine the state of the crop and help establish dates for the opening of this year’s marketing season, an official has said. This comes …
Export relief for raw hide merchants 10/1/2019 (file pic) Raw hides are processed into finished leather products to generate more income and jobs The Herald Kudakwashe Mhundwa and Princess Ncube Government has granted an export tax relief to registered raw hide merchants, as it moves to reduce the amount of unbeneficiated leather raw materials …
‘Contract farming key to increased output’ 10/1/2019 The Herald Africa Moyo Senior Business Reporter The country has been called upon to ramp up contract farming for various crops such as tobacco, wheat and soya bean, not only to boost output, but also to save the much-needed foreign currency. This was said by Bullion Leaf …
Putting the ‘honey’ in Manyuchi Dam 10/1/2019 The sun sets over Manyuchi Dam in this file picture, but a new dawn beckons if development plans by Mwenezi West legislator Cde Priscilla Moyo see the light of day The Herald George Maponga Senior Reporter Mwenezi West National Assembly member Cde Priscilla Moyo has called on …
Seed companies urged to educate farmers The Chronicle 10/1/2019 Kudzai Chikiwa, Business Reporter SEED companies and donors should educate farmers on seed varieties to ensure they grow the right crop suitable for their respective farming regions, an expert has said. In an interview, Federation of Farmers’ Unions (FFU) president Mr Wonder Chabikwa said …