Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Uninspected meat floods butcheries Herald 26/2/2021 Precious Manomano Herald Reporter Some farmers and butchers are selling condemned meat from livestock affected by diseases such as January disease and anthrax, instead of burning the carcasses. Although cases of tick-borne diseases are on the decrease, in some areas isolated cases of January disease and anthrax are …
Gastrointestinal symptoms in COVID-19: What we know so far and why it is important Herald 16/2/2021 Jennifer Huizen Respiratory symptoms are the most common symptom of COVID-19. But according to a recent review, 53 percent of people hospitalized with COVID-19 experience at least one gastrointestinal (GI) symptom at any time during their illness. And …
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President extends lockdown by two weeks Chronicle 15/2/2021 President Emmerson Mnangagwa Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has extended the lockdown by a further two weeks and reviewed the curfew to run from 8PM to 6AM, with businesses now allowed to operate up to 5PM. The announcement follows the expiry of lockdown regulations today. …
TIMB weighs Covid-19 mitigation for tobacco selling season Chronicle 16/2/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter TOBACCO Industry players are considering the Covid-19 mitigation measures as preparations for this year’s marketing and selling season gather momentum. While no date has been set for the selling of the golden leaf, farmers are optimistic of positive yields …
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Sugar industry adopts protectionist approach Chronicle 16/2/2021 Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE country’s sugar industry has adopted a protectionist approach to shield the local market from speculative trade and illegal exports to neighbouring countries. Giant sugar producer, Tongaat Hulett, revealed the strategy in its latest trading update for the quarter …
Agribank restructuring excites farmers Chronocle 16/2/2021 Dr Anxious Masuka Nkosilathi Sibanda, Business Correspondent FARMER organisations are excited by plans to remodel Agribank and expect the move to enhance the banking institution’s impact by loosening funding bottlenecks for the sector. The Government is seized with the restructuring exercise, which will see the state-owned bank being …
BREAKING NEWS: National lockdown extended by 2 weeks 0 February 15, 2021 6:07 PM President E. Mnangagwa just adressed the Nation and pronounced the following lockdown measures: Source: BREAKING NEWS: National lockdown extended by 2 weeks – The Zimbabwean 1. The second batch of covid19 vaccine coming in few weeks time 2. National lockdown extended by 2 weeks …
Conservationist fears zumbani extinction NewsDay 15/2/2021 BY SILAS NKALA VEGETATION conservationist and director of Isandla Esihle/Ruoko Rwakanaka Trust, Never Bonde has expressed fears that due to high demand as a result of the outbreak of COVID-19, the Lippia Javanica/zumbani/umsuzwani plant could soon be extinct. The herb has become one of the most sought after in …
Artificial insemination scheme a gear up Herald 15/2/2021 Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau The National Artificial Insemination Programme, which seeks to improve the national herd through cross breeding of indigenous cattle breeds with exotic ones has gone a gear up with a local university indicating that it has capacity to provide nearly 500 000 straws. …
Project Kilimanjaro land clearing underway Herald 15/2/2021 Kilimanjaro Project Business Reporter Despite funding constraint holding back the implementation of the US$40 million Project Kilimanjaro, Hippo Valley Estates Limited says it has begun clearing vast tracts of land where extensive sugar cane crop will be planted. The project is expected to develop virgin land into vast …