Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tobacco farmers withhold crop – NewsDay Zimbabwe 13/5/2020 TOBACCO farmers in most parts of the country have reportedly withheld their crop, refusing to release the golden leaf to transporters to be sold at the auction floors in their absence. BY RICHARD MUPONDE/SIMBARASHE SITHOLE Transporters have also allegedly parked their vehicles in protest over meagre payments …
Master plan holds back Tugwi-Mukosi potential Herald 14/5/2020 Tugwi-Mukosi Lovemore Chikova Development Dialogue The crafting of a development master plan for Tugwi-Mukosi Dam catchment area should be expedited to ensure the reservoir starts benefiting surrounding communities. Since the dam was commissioned in 2017, the long road to a development master plan appears to be …
Water levels rise in Kariba Dam Herald 14/5/2020 Lake Kariba Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau The latest Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) hydrological report shows that Lake Kariba is now at 32,77 percent of usable storage for power generation, up from 32,70 percent during the same period last year. “The Lake level has continued rising steadily. …
Farmers seek review of tobacco modalities Herald 14/5/2020 Golden Sibanda Senior Reporter Tobacco farmers have made representations to authorities for a review of some conditions under modalities for marketing of the golden leaf this season, chief among them the foreign currency surrender or retention threshold. This comes after the industry regulator, with guidance from …
Tractors boost for agric research Herald 14/5/2020 Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Douglas Karoro (centre) receives tractors and farming equipment from Duly’s managing director Mr Cosmas Marimo (right) in Harare yesterday Herald Reporter The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement has acquired eight tractors and an assortment of implements …
Doctors in new corona warning … say a health disaster is looming if govt does not do more tests By Staff Writer Daily News 12/5/2020 Nokuthaba Nkomo and Tendai Kamhungira STAFF WRITERS ©️ DOCTORS have once again warned that authorities should forestall a health catastrophe in the country by embarking on mass testing of people and …
We’ll take back non-productive farms: Minister Herald 13/5/2020 Deputy Minister Karoro Runesu Gwidi Masvingo Correspondent Government will not to back down on plans to repossess idle land from non-productive farmers, especially beneficiaries of land reform. Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Douglas Karoro reiterated that Government was prepared to either downsize farms …
Grain farmers fall prey to middlemen Herald 13/5/2020 Small grain crops Conrad Mupesa Herald Correspondent Desperate farmers selling their grain crops to generate money to feed families are falling prey to unscrupulous grain buyers who are paying about $5 400 per tonne of maize and $9 000 for soya bean, which are way less …
Companies remain obliged to subject employees to Rapid Results Test Herald 13/5/2020 Minister Mutsvangwa Zimbabwe’s Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak Cabinet considered and adopted a report on the country’s preparedness and response to the COVID-19 Outbreak, which was presented by Honourable Vice President K.C.D. Mohadi, as Chairman of the Ad-Hoc Inter-Ministerial Task Force …
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Covid-19 affects flower industry By Staff Writer Daily News 11/5/2020 ZIMBABWE’S export promotion body, ZimTrade, says the country’s floriculture industry has been negatively affected by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic as exports have been affected in the short-to-medium-term. Flower exports used to be, at the height of production, one of Zimbabwe’s biggest foreign currency …