Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
JUST IN: Machiki villagers benefit from major Govt project 13 JAN, 2021 – 14:01 Herald Andrew Muvishi Mash East Correspondent More than 180 villagers from Machiki Village in Macheke are going to benefit a total of 285 hectares irrigable land using centre pivots which is going to be provided by department of water resources …
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Women farmers get skills Herald 14/1/2021 Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Twenty-nine female smallholder farmers at Siyalima Farm in Guruve have been engaged by the Development Aid from People to People (DAPP), to transform them into commercial farmers at the same time tackling gender inequality, gender-based violence and child marriages. Siyalima Farm is a …
Nhimbe Fresh struggles to crack blueberries exports Herald 14/1/2021 Nhimbe is producing berries on its 200-hectare farm in Marondera. The produce is expected to complement supplies from Zambezi Berry Company of Zambia Business Reporter NHIMBE Fresh Produce, Zimbabwe’s leading horticultural firm is struggling to navigate the web of bureaucracy to get an import protocol …
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Oil Castor acquires certifying agency status zchronicle 14/1/2021 Mr Arellano Oliver Kazunga, Acting Business Editor A LEADING bio-technology concern, Oil Castor has been approved as a certifying agency for castor bean, a move expected to ensure high quality seeds for the production of the crop across Africa. The firm, which supports rural farmers across …
More floods predicted Chronicle 14/1/2021 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE Civil Protection Unit (CPU) is on standby for evacuations in flood prone areas of the country after the Meteorological Service Department (MSD) warned that tropical cyclones and serious floods remain a real danger in the second half of the 2020/21 rainy season. The weather …
Dairibord, Dendairy merger and acquisition negotiations still ongoing NewsDay 13/1/2021 BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA DAIRIBORD Holdings Limited (DHL) merger and acquisition negotiations with fellow dairy firm Dendairy Private Limited drags on with the former issuing its 10th cautionary statement to the effect that discussions were still ongoing. The planned merger and acquisition transaction negotiations with Dendairy …
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Stockfeeds shortage hits the market NewsDay 13/1/2021 BY Taurai Mangudhla A SHORTAGE of stockfeeds has hit the market, with poultry farmers going from one supplier to another in search of the major input for their business. This comes at a time the country is faced with a shortage of maize grain, a major raw material …
Centre develops new hybrid maize resistant to armyworm Herald 13/1/2021 Sifelani Tsiko Agric & Innovations Editor The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) has developed new maize hybrid varieties showing promising resistance to the destructive fall armyworm pest which has been causing huge crop losses ever since the pest was first reported in …
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Heavy rains: Govt activates response teams Herald 13/1/2021 Four Chiredzi villagers, including a woman and her 11-month-old daughter who were last Thursday swept away while trying to cross the flooded Mutirikwi River are still missing amid fears they could have been eaten by crocodiles. Mukudzei Chingwere Herald Reporter The above normal rains, largely welcomed …
Maize hectarage rises by 137pc Herald 13/1/2021 Dr John Basera Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Farmers have planted 1,4 million hectares of maize, representing a 137 percent rise in the area planted compared to the same period last year, mainly attributed to good rainfall forecast and early distribution of inputs. The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, …