Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tap into AfCFTA market, horticultural exporters told Chronicle 25/1/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Acting Business Editor LOCAL horticultural exporters have been urged to ride on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) tapping into low-hanging fruits like the US$39 million paprika market where South Africa is the crop’s top importer. The AfCFTA commenced trading on January …
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Local exporters should focus on health benefit foods Chronicle 25/1/2021 The current messages circulating on social media encouraging Zimbabweans to drink green tea and consider steaming as responses to coronavirus reflect the changing behaviours across the world that are impacting on consumer patterns. These consumer behaviours are no longer about developed countries alone as …
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Farmers urged to scout fields to control pests Chronicle 25/1/2021 Mr Paul Zakariya Boitumelo Makhurane, Chronicle Reporter FARMERS have been urged to scout their fields for the fall armyworm and other pests. The fall armyworm has reportedly affected 20 to 30 percent of crops in Matabeleland South, a development that has sent farmers into …
Floods undercut Midlands highway Chronicle 25/1/2021 The damaged Shurugwi-Mhandamabwe highway at the Musavedzi River bridge Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief THE Shurugwi-Mhandamabwe Highway is set to be closed to traffic after flooding undercut part of the road at the Musavedzi River bridge leaving it hanging precariously — posing danger to humans and vehicles passing …
Zimbabwe’s Resilience Building Fund, boosts agricultural production in Beitbridge Chronicle 25/1/2021 Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau A partnership between the Government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to promote irrigation-based farming is set to transform agriculture production in Beitbridge district. The Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund, being sponsored by the UNDP and the Government, and …
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Tugwi-Mukosi in maiden spillage Chronicle 25/1/2021 Tugwi-Mukosi Dam Bridget Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter THE country’s largest inland dam Tugwi-Mukosi is spilling for the first time since its construction, following heavy rains recorded in most parts of the country with authorities urging villagers downstream of the dam to exercise caution. Built at the confluence of Tugwi …
Zim’s herbal teas are richer in anti-oxidants properties: Experts Herald 22/1/2021 Moringa leaves contain more anti-oxidant properties than most imported herbal tea brands Sifelani Tsiko Senior Writer A team of University of Zimbabwe researchers has discovered what it says is a first — that anti-oxidants found naturally in Zimbabwean herbal teas are much more …
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Minister rallies agric parastatals Herald 22/1/2021 Dr Anxious Masuka Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Parastatals under the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement must work towards accelerated agricultural profitability through aligning with Vision 2030, guided by the National Development Strategy 1 and the Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation Strategy. Lands, Agriculture, Water and …
250 families face relocation from Tugwi-Mukosi Herald 22/1/2021 Tugwi-Mukosi – file picture. George Maponga Masvingo Bureau At least 250 families in Chiredzi will probably have to move from the banks of Runde River once Tugwi-Mukosi Dam spills, allowing the Tugwi River to flow unimpeded into Runde. By end of yesterday, Zimbabwe’s largest interior dam located in …
Take advantage of good rains, farmers urged Chronicle 22/1/2021 President Mnangagwa Ishemunyoro Chingwere, Harare Bureau PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday challenged farmers to take advantage of good rains being received countrywide and upscale production in a bid to foster economic growth. The President said this when he officiated at the double burial of national hero Cde …