Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Editorial Comment: Contract farming can transform agro-business Herald 26/5/2020 Tobacco is not just Zimbabwe’s largest single agricultural export and the main cash crop of tens of thousands of Zimbabwean farming families, it is also the best organised agro-industry, has developed systems that allow both farmers and buyers to flourish, conducts its own research, arbitrates …
Govt donates 200 piglets to young farmers Chronicle 26/5/2020 Mthabisi Tshuma, Business Correspondent GOVERNMENT has donated 200 piglets to the Youth in Agriculture Apex Council Board (YAACB) as part of efforts to increase pork production in the country. Young livestock farmers from Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and the Midlands are among the beneficiaries of the …
VP Chiwenga urges wheat farmers to surpass target 0 May 23, 2020 11:12 AM Source: VP Chiwenga urges wheat farmers to surpass target | Herald (Top Stories) Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is led on a tour of the winter wheat crop at Chipunza Farm by the owner Dr James Chipunza in Makoni, Headlands, yesterday. — Picture: Tawanda …
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Govt doubles efforts for wheat self-sufficiency 1 May 24, 2020 4:59 PM Source: Govt doubles efforts for wheat self-sufficiency | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Sunday Mail Reporter ZIMBABWE plans to exponentially boost wheat production in the current planting season in order to eliminate imports of the cereal by promoting self-sufficiency. Over 80 000 hectares have been identified …
Exchange rate haunts tobacco farmers 0 May 25, 2020 2:04 AM Source: Exchange rate haunts tobacco farmers | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Sunday Mail Reporter Farmers have called on Government to urgently address the issue of currency instability as tobacco growers’ earnings are being eroded by inflation. Tobacco went on sale on April 27, with farmers getting …
Govt conducts Covid-19 research on local herbs Daily News By Nokuthaba Nkomo 26/5/2020 THE government has revealed that it is conducting research to find out if local herbs can help in the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic which has killed four and infected 56 people in the country. This comes as a concoction known …
Cimas announces cover for Covid-19 positive members Chronicle 22/5/2020 Business Reporter CIMAS Medical Aid Society has announced that it will provide any of its members who test positive for Covid-19 with medical aid cover for subsequent treatment and clearance tests at the end of their treatment. The cover, which is subject to the benefit …
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More land needed for youths to contribute to food security Chronicle 22/5/2020 Mthabisi Tshuma, Features Correspondent THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement has said that the national land policy which is being formulated will prioritise allocation of the resource to the youths, who were left out in the fasttrack land …
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Informal sector must desire to formalise trade Herald 21/5/2020 The informal activities offer inclusive opportunities that come with supplement income that provide livelihoods to families Sitshengisiwe Ndlovu The term ‘informal’ conjures negative innuendo associated with illicit or illegal activities. Research has noted that employment in the informal sector is referred to as informal employment …
Of winter wheat, future of agriculture Herald 21/5/2020 Lovemore Chikova Development Dialogue The winter wheat target of 415 000 tonnes set by Government for this year is a good start for an aggressive agricultural driven economic trajectory that will result in food security. To achieve the national food security, what is important is to …