Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers raise alarm over excess rains 0 January 31, 2021 9:13 AM Source: Farmers raise alarm over excess rains | Newsday (Business) BY FIDELITY MHLANGA FARMERS have raised alarm over excessive rains which have been pounding the country for the past weeks, resulting in flooding and leaching affecting the crops. Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union president Shadreck Makombe …
Zim, UAE trade volumes reach US$1bn 0 January 31, 2021 10:10 AM Source: Zim, UAE trade volumes reach US$1bn | Sunday Mail (Business) Golden Sibanda Trade between Zimbabwe and the United Arab Emirates has grown phenomenally to US$1 billion from US$490 million as diplomatic and business relations deepen. In 2019, President Mnangagwa showcased local business opportunities at …
‘Local food markets need support’ Herald 29/1/2021 African food system Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter Experts in the agriculture and food value chains say more support is needed for local food markets during the pandemic period to ensure food security. This comes amid the crucial role they play as centres of knowledge integration between farmers, …
Partnership turns around fortunes for Siyalima folk Herald 29/1/2021 Mrs Homba Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau Mrs Judith Homba (55), a member of Siyalima Irrigation Scheme in Guruve, credits the unity and partnerships the scheme has created for the success of the farming venture. She also says creating partnerships and bonds among members with …
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Good rainy season will change narratives Herald 29/1/2021 The excellent rains Zimbabwe is enjoying, coupled with the determined and largely successful efforts to ensure all genuine farmers had their inputs on time, means that we are heading towards a really good harvest. It is now near certain that we will achieve self-sufficiency and a …
People now opting for traditional remedies Herald 29/1/2021 There is a new herbal craze and frenzied demand for traditional herbs such as Umsuzwane/Zumbani Muchaneta Chimuka AS Zimbabwe continues to record an increase in Covid-19 cases and deaths, many people, especially those in the country’s informal sector, are contemplating downgrading on funeral and medical aid …
Zim looks to UAE trade expansion Chronicle 29/1/2021 Dr Anxious Masuka Oliver Kazunga, Acting Business Editor GOVERNMENT is looking forward to expanding trade relations with the United Arab Emirates and is implementing various ease of doing business reforms to increase exports to the Middle East and across the world. Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural …
New hope for Covid-19 patients Chronicle 29/1/2021 Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Health Reporter THERE is new hope for Covid-19 patients in Zimbabwe after Government authorised the use of the readily available Ivermectin. The importation and use of the anti-parasite drug was recently banned after the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) said its use could endanger …
Livestock scheme benefits 500 000 households 0 January 28, 2021 2:56 PM Source: JUST IN: Livestock scheme benefits 500 000 households | The Herald Livestock Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The distribution of inputs under the Presidential Livestock Scheme is underway as the Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement intensifies the creation of forage banks for improved animal …
170 evacuated as Tugwi-Mukosi Dam spills 0 January 29, 2021 2:00 AM Source: 170 evacuated as Tugwi-Mukosi Dam spills – DailyNews Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO THE United Nations (UN) is providing shelter for around 170 people evacuated in Masvingo South following the spillage of Tugwi-Mukosi Dam at the weekend. This comes as insistent rainfall has been pounding …