Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
UK partners Zim to improve exports Herald 12/11/2020 ZIMBABWE is poised for improved export competitiveness in the horticulture sector through scaling up capacity building support for farmers with the aim of alleviating poverty in the country. Executive director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), Pamela Coke-Hamilton, on Thursday launched the United Kingdom Trade Partnerships (UKTP) …
Agric insurance uptake remains low Chronicle 12/11/2020 Mr Tendai Karonga Business Reporter THE uptake of agricultural insurance remains very low in Zimbabwe despite the sector being the backbone of the economy. As the country intensifies preparations for the 2020/21 growing season, with some farmers already planting, there are concerns that fewer farmers are taking …
Why agriculture value should not continue to be expressed in export earnings Chronicle 12/11/2020 Charles Dhewa PATHWAYS for successfully converting rhetoric surrounding nutrition security into reality should include collecting and analysing data from local communities to national levels and markets. Such data can include the volume and value of agricultural commodities flowing from each …
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Tobacco growers seek funding from Govt 0 November 10, 2020 4:41 PM Source: Tobacco growers seek funding from Govt | The Herald Agriculture Reporter Tobacco growers have already planted 21 348 hectares of tobacco for the present season, with 123 159 farmers registered to grow the crop. This comes as growers are calling for funding from the Government …
Pfumvudza weeds out bogus farmers 0 November 11, 2020 2:05 AM Source: Pfumvudza weeds out bogus farmers | The Herald Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau The Pfumvudza Programme automatically weeds out bogus farmers that have been accessing inputs from Government and reselling them since inputs cannot be collected before land preparations are complete, acting Mashonaland Central provincial Agritex …
Chinese company in US$2,5m agric project By Staff Writer Daily News 10/11/2020 Brighton Goko STAFF WRITER gokob@dailynews.co.zw THE China and Zimbabwe Agricultural Company has started an ambitious US$2,5 million seed breeding project in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central, to help the government to revamp the agricultural sector. The investment was made through the China Industrial International Group, …
Turning hectare into profitable project Standard 8/11/2020 The Mapira homestead in the Dzvete area in Goromonzi North is popular to many. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA It is not about the beautiful modern houses, but a thriving poultry and goat project that has become the talk of the village. Being done on a small piece of land, …
Irvine’s Zimbabwe boosts Command Livestock Agricultural Programme By Staff Writer Daily News 7/11/2020 IRVINE’S Zimbabwe recently handed over a chicken house that the country’s leading poultry producer built at Ntabeni Primary School as part of its partnership with government’s Command Livestock Agricultural Programme. The chicken house was handed to the school by Irvine’s Broiler Executive, …
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Gwanda irrigation farmers record good harvests Chronicle 9/11/2020 Mr Alton Sibanda shows a thriving maize crop at Reinetsi Garden in Gwanda Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent IT is all smiles for small holder farmers in Gwanda as they have recorded good harvests at their respective irrigation schemes after a series of poor harvests caused by …
Tobacco harm reduction a viable solution Sunday Mail 8/11/2020 People smoke for the nicotine, but it is the other components of cigarette smoke that do most of the damage Business Reporter Tobacco continues to be the lifeblood for the local economy and livelihoods. By last week, US$421 million had been grossed from the sale …