Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
CSC placed under corporate rescue plan Chronicle 11/12/2020 Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor GOVERNMENT has moved to avert the liquidation of the Cold Storage Company (CSC) by placing it under a corporate rescue plan in terms of the Insolvency Act while facilitating its revival. CSC has been struggling to sustain profitable operations over the past …
CFS Agro launches growers’ scheme By Staff Writer Daily News 10/12/2020 By Emmerson Njanjamangezi SESAME seed contract grower’s firm, CFS Agro, yesterday launched the 2020/21 out-growers’ programme, to provide an alternative cash crop to cotton in the country’s arid and semi-arid regions. The seed’s main product is cooking oil while its by-products can be used …
Poultry sector rebounds By Newsday.Co.Zw – December 10, 2020 ZIMBABWE’S poultry sector registered a 42% growth during the third quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, after producing an average of 19,5 million day-old-chicks (DoCs), according to Zimbabwe Poultry Association (ZPA) chairman Solomon Zawe. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI However, a quarterly average production of …
Farmers protest diesel price hike 0 December 10, 2020 2:03 AM Source: Farmers protest diesel price hike – DailyNews By Emmerson Njanjamangezi THE recent increase in the price of diesel by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulation Authority (Zera) looks set to negatively affect farmers in the ongoing 2020/21 cropping season, the Daily News can report. Zera recently announced a 19 percent …
Meteorological Department warns of flash floods By Godknows Matarutse Daily News 8/12/2020 THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned the public to take necessary precautions as it anticipates heavy rains that could cause flash flooding in certain areas across the country. This comes at a time when the country has been eagerly awaiting the rainy …
US$25m earmarked for sesame seed Herald 9/12/2020 Golden Sibanda LOCAL firm, Cashbox Financial Services (CFS), has injected US$25 million to finance production of olive oil seed crop, sesame seeds, in the 2020/2021 season under a contract farming scheme. Group chief executive Benjamin Chimutengo, said the company will distribute inputs to 30 000 farmers across …
Rains swell dam levels, farming activities improve Herald 9/12/2020 Most parts of Bulawayo were yesterday hit by flash floods as heavy rains pounded the city. In the picture people cross the flooded Phekiwe River in Nkulumane suburb. — Picture by Nkosizile Ndlovu Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Water levels are rising in dams as the …
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South Africa-based Zimbabwean couple to capacitate Matabeleland farmers Chronicle 9/12/2020 Anthony and Zandile Matiwaza-Denga Mthabisi Tshuma, Chronicle Correspondent A SOUTH Africa-based couple, Anthony and Zandile Matiwaza-Denga, has pledged to donate horticulture seed varieties worth R100 000 to small-holder farmers in Matabeleland provinces to complement Government efforts to improve agricultural productivity in the country. Through …
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Rangeland mapping to improve communal pastures Chronicle 9/12/2020 Chronicle Reporter Over 7 000 farmers in Insiza and Matobo districts will benefit from a rangeland mapping exercise that was carried out by the Department of Research and Specialist Services (DR&SS) in collaboration with ICRISAT. The intervention is supported by the European Union under the Zimbabwe …
Champion farmer says tobacco can be grown anywhere in Zim Chronicle 9/12/2020 Mr Pardon Mhuri Mthabisi Tshuma, Business Correspondent NEWLY crowned 2020 national young champion farmer, Mr Pardon Mhuri, says the country can realise more gains if tobacco was grown in all parts of the country. He dispels the notion that the golden leaf …
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