Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Post-harvest losses preventable The Sunday Mail 14/11/2021 Word From The Market with AMA One of the challenges that prevent local farmers from realising their full potential is post-harvest losses. These losses emanate from limited storage options that leads to farmers selling their produce prematurely. As such, development of cold and dry storage facilities has …
Boost for Rushinga goat initiative A delegation led by Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development deputy minister Vangelis Haritatos (centre) tours the goats dip tank at Rushinga Goat Improvement Centre recently. The Herald 15/11/2021 Fungai Lupande-Mash Central Bureau The Rushinga Goat Improvement Centre is set to maintain value for money by removing middlemen …
Transporters, Agritex, GMB staff fleece Pfumvudza/Intwasa farmers The Chronicle 15/11/2021 Intwasa/Pfumvudza mode of farming Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief THE Pfumvudza/Intwasa farming programme has been used to fleece recipient farmers who were being asked to pay US$2 each which was said to be money for transporting the inputs. Transporters allegedly connived with Agritex officers and …
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Milling company splits groceries unit The Chronicle 15/11/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter LISTED milling company, National Foods Limited, is splitting its groceries unit into the down-packed and traded goods units while US$4 million has been planned for investment into additional cereal manufacturing plant. The giant milling company is involved in flour and maize milling, …
VP calls for more support to farmers 0 November 13, 2021 6:45 AM Source: VP calls for more support to farmers | The Herald VP Chiwenga Michael Tome and Malvern Mugadzikwa Zimbabwe’s agro-industrial businesses should source at least 40 percent of their annual requirements through contract farming, joint ventures and corporate farming, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said yesterday. …
Life-changing scheme for Chimanimani 0 November 14, 2021 9:24 AM Source: Life-changing scheme for Chimanimani | Sunday Mail (Business) Walter Chari Sunday Mail Correspondent CHIMANIMANI is a mystical area famous for its lush green vegetation and rolling mountain ranges. In 2019, the district made international headlines when one of the worst natural disasters hit the mountainous district, …
Hemp probed to clean land in South Africa’s toxic gold mining areas A gold mine in the Witwatersrand Basin POSTED BY: HEMPTODAY® NOVEMBER 11, 2021 A South African researcher is looking into the potential of hemp farming to clean the soil in abandoned, highly-polluted former gold mining areas, and how hemp farming could boost economic development of …
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The cow in the room: why is no one talking about farming at Cop26? Phoebe Weston 9/11/2021 “The cow in the room is being ignored at this Cop,” says Carl Le Blanc of Climate Healers. “Animal agriculture has been taken off the agenda and put on the menu.” Le Blanc was one of a number …
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Increase support for women to remain engines of farming The Herald 11/11/2021 Agriculture has for many years been the mainstay of several economies in Africa with the issue of land being the major reason why millions of Africans went to war against colonisers. Long after attaining independence, African countries continue to wade off threats of …
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Farmers advised to plant with effective rains The Herald 11/11/2021 Elita Chikwati Senior Agric Reporter Widespread showers, which may be thundery in places, are expected throughout the country with heavier falls expected in Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South and some areas along the main watershed, the Meteorological Services Department has said. This comes as agriculture …