Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Good rains boost prospects for tobacco 0 April 5, 2021 12:41 PM Source: Good rains boost prospects for tobacco | Herald (Business) Tobacco output is expected to increase to 200 million tonnes from 174 million tonnes produced last year on the back of good rains Business Reporter More tobacco is likely to be put under irrigation this …
Test moisture content before delivery, GMB tells farmers 0 April 5, 2021 1:36 PM Source: Test moisture content before delivery, GMB tells farmers – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY NIZBERT MOYO The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has urged farmers to test their maize for moisture content before delivering to silos to avoid being turned away. This was said by GMB …
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Water harvesting to boost irrigation 0 April 6, 2021 11:22 AM Source: Water harvesting to boost irrigation | Herald (Top Stories) Government is in a drive to revive rural horticulture and rehabilitate and modernise irrigation to boost agricultural productivity. Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Government is in the process of procuring water harvesting technology, solar dryers and breeding …
Petrol price up marginally 0 April 6, 2021 11:52 AM Source: Petrol price up marginally | The Herald Faith Katete Herald Reporter Maximum petrol prices rose marginally yesterday by four US cents a litre to US$1,34, with maximum diesel prices remaining at US$1,32. Diesel can be sold for no more than US$1,32 or $111,77 a litre, while the …
Sunflowers and dried mangoes are the key to surviving climate change in rural Zimbabwe 0 April 6, 2021 4:10 PM Farmers in Gokwe South are experimenting with drought-resilient crops as climate change affects their harvests. Source: Sunflowers and dried mangoes are the key to surviving climate change in rural Zimbabwe | Living Small holder farmer, Savirios Chingura inspects …
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Commodities Exchange launch rescheduled Herald 31/3/2021 Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter The much-anticipated launch of the commodities exchange – the Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) – been extended by a month to April 30 to give allowance for the requisite approvals and promulgation of statutes, the Financial Securities Exchange (Pvt) Limited (Finsec) has said. ZMX was …
Pasture production saves national herd Herald 31/3/2021 Elita Chikwati Agriculture Repoacrter The number of cattle succumbing to drought declined from 66 000 in 2019 to 10 000 in 2020 due to Government and farmers’ efforts to improve pasture production and provision of subsidised commercial feeds. Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement’s First Round …
RBZ simplifies rules for tobacco marketing Herald 31/3/2021 Agriculture Reporter Simple and transparent rules have been put in place by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) for the 2021 tobacco marketing season to ensure merchants and farmers can retain or be paid 60 percent of their net revenue in foreign currency and 40 percent in …
‘Time to invest in traditional medicines’ Herald 31/3/2021 Traditional medicine market. Fungi Kwaramba Political Editor SCIENTISTS must broaden collaboration in research and development of traditional medicines as part of global efforts to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic which has taken lives and disrupted livelihoods globally, President Mnangagwa said. In his virtual address at the Forum …
Mazowe in massive afforestation 0 March 30, 2021 2:11 PM Source: Mazowe in massive afforestation | Herald (Top Stories) Part of the seedling nursery by the Forestry Commission Daniel Chigunwe Mashonaland Central Correspondent More than 700 tobacco farmers in Mazowe District have benefited from the afforestation programme that is being spearheaded by the Forestry Commission, as efforts to …