Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
JUST IN: 2000 ha winter maize salvaged in Chiredzi 0 March 11, 2021 3:00 PM Source: JUST IN: 2000 ha winter maize salvaged in Chiredzi | The Herald George Maponga in Masvingo Government’s intervention to speed up harvesting of last year’s winter maize in Chiredzi is paying dividends with over 2 000 hectares mopped of the staple grain …
ZINWA Notice Adjustment of Water Tariffs – 8 March 2021
Household incomes to remain subdued By Newsday.Co.Zw – March 11, 2021 BY FIDELITY MHLANGA NOTWITHSTANDING a good agricultural season and a projected bumper harvest, incomes for general households will remain depressed this year, weighed down by economic challenges, according to a new report by Fewsnet. Government said last week it expected maize output of between 2,5 million …
Maize producer price remains static By Newsday.Co.Zw – March 11, 2021 BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA GOVERNMENT has kept the maize producer price at $32 000 per tonne, with Finance minister Mthuli Ncube pledging to provide $60 billion to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) to enable the parastatal to pay for this year’s grain deliveries. This was revealed by …
Marondera gets land for tobacco auction floor Herald 11/3/2021 Rutendo Rori Mash East correspondent Mashonaland East leading tobacco contracting company Voedsel is set to construct an auction floor in Marondera, a development which will bring convenience to farmers in the province. Marondera Municipality has formally agreed to sell 3,6 hectares of land worth more …
Centre promotes rainwater harvesting for sustainable crop production Chronicle 10/3/2021 Munya Simango IN an effort to improve agricultural production and avert food shortages in Zimbabwe’s semi-arid regions, the Matopos Agricultural Centre of Excellence (Mace) in partnership with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat), facilitated a rainwater harvesting seminar for Agritex …
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Zinwa shelves tariff hike after outcry Chronicle 11/3/2021 Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has with immediate effect suspended its plans to increase water tariffs following an outcry by various stakeholders. Zinwa had planned to effect a 25 percent tariff increment starting from March 1, resulting in a backlash from …
Food insecure urbanites benefit from Govt relief programme Chronicle 11/3/2021 Dr Anxious Masuka Rufaro Winter, Chronicle Reporter FORTY-TWO percent of food insecure urban households benefited from the Government’s relief programme last year. This is contained in the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (Zimvac) 2020 Livelihoods Assessment Report which was tabled before Cabinet on Tuesday. The …
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ZINWA readies for Lake Mutirikwi spill 0 March 11, 2021 2:00 AM Source: ZINWA readies for Lake Mutirikwi spill | The Herald Mrs Munyonga George Maponga in Masvingo The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has said it is prepared for the anticipated spilling of Lake Mutirikwi, the country’s second largest interior dam which is now 95 percent full. …
Cotton farmers appeal to Govt over outstanding dues Herald 10/3/2021 Elita chikwati Agriculture Reporter Cotton growers have appealed to Government to speed up the payment of last season’s outstanding dues amounting to $1,5 billion, before the next marketing season. This comes as Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Ministry has assured cotton growers …
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