Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Five people die of rabies in Midlands Herald 8/4/2021 Precious Manomano Herald Reporter Five people have died from rabies in Midlands since January after being bitten by infected dogs with the province now declared a rabies zone and Veterinary Department vaccinating all dogs, but concentrating on Gokwe and Mberengwa, the epicentres of the present …
Tobacco sales open in Bindura Herald 8/4/2021 Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Tobacco sales open today at the Bindura Tobacco auction floor today, with 5 million kilograms expected from the 3 082 farmers the firm contracted in Mashonaland Central. Bindura Tobacco general manager, Mr Blessing Mudzamba, promised firm prices and an efficient payment system. …
Opportunities lurk beneath green revolution Herald 8/4/2021 Global warming is serious and already the climate change we have seen in Zimbabwe has been damaging: more cyclones from the higher temperatures in the Indian Ocean and more risk of droughts as the warm el-Nino currents become more prevalent in the Pacific, to name just two. …
Tobacco production target raised to 300 million kg Herald 8/4/2020 Ms Pauline Maronga (left) and Ms Kudzai Butau calculate their earnings after their tobacco went under the hammer at Tobacco Sales Floor following the official opening of the auction floors in Harare yesterday. — Picture: Tawanda Mudimu Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The new tobacco …
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Stray livestock cause Mat South Easter holiday accidents Chronicle 8/4/2021 Mthabisi Tshuma, Gwanda Correspondent MATABELELAND South province recorded 12 accidents during the Easter holidays, all caused by livestock straying onto the highways. The Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ), a parastatal under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development, in 2016 embarked on a …
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Cassava’s EcoFarmer and VAYA business units team up to support tobacco farmers Chronicle 8/4/2021 Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe’s agricultural technology unit EcoFarmer, and its on-demand business unit VAYA Logistics, have combined forces to help tobacco farmers transport their crop to the auction floors. This year’s tobacco marketing season officially opened yesterday (Wednesday, April 07) and …
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Nssa widens security coverage Chronicle 8/4/2021 Harare Bureau STATE-RUN pension fund, the National Social Security Authority (Nssa), is widening its social security coverage by providing health facilities to its members. The largest pension fund in the country with investments worth over US$1 billion, has also announced plans to procure Covid-19 vaccines to cover pensioners …
Rainfall levels decrease as season nears end 0 April 5, 2021 11:33 AM Source: Rainfall levels decrease as season nears end | The Herald Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor Rainfall amounts have decreased significantly over the past month with slight chances of measurable showers to be received in some parts of the country in the coming …
Reprieve for defaulting Command Agric farmers 0 April 5, 2021 11:40 AM Source: Reprieve for defaulting Command Agric farmers | Herald (Top Stories) Command Agriculture is a Government scheme in which farmers are provided with inputs to boost yields. Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Farmers under Command Agriculture who failed to repay their loans at the end of …
Wheat inputs ready for collection 0 April 5, 2021 12:07 PM Source: Wheat inputs ready for collection | Herald (Top Stories) Deputy Minister Haritatos Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Most Grain Marketing Board depots now have wheat inputs in stock as preparations for the 2021 winter cropping season have reached an advanced stage. Government is targeting to put …