Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Millers, Banks Pull Out Of $5.5 Billion Wheat Deal Pindula 6/11/2021 Payments to wheat farmers for the 2021 season are likely to be delayed after millers, who had pledged $5.5 billion to complement government funds, were scandalised by a parliamentary report which left them exasperated. The report, by the portfolio committee on Lands, Agriculture, and …
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“There’s so much land available, so many opportunities for horticulture” Carolize Jansen9 8/11/2021 A common thread to the first investment forum arranged by the Horticultural Development Council was the importance of an enabling environment whose impact cannot be underestimated, noted moderator Waddilove Sansole, agricultural project manager in Southern Africa, as well as a lot of …
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Zera increases local currency fuel price by 12% The Chronicle 5/11/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has increased the pump price of diesel and petrol in local currency by margins between 11,7 percent and 12,1 percent with effect from today. According to a public notice issued by the energy …
Matobo farmers score big with small grains The Chronicle 8/11/2021 Izithukuthuku Ziyimpilo chairperson Ms Adis Ndlovu shows their products Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter MEMBERS of a farming group, Izithukuthuku Ziyimpilo based in Matobo District have managed to record significant yields through small grains production. The farmers were previously producing mainly maize in their fields but …
Can CSC be revived? The Chronicle 8/11/2021 Prosper Ndlovu, Business editor SOMETIME in December 2020, the Government 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. Corporate rescue, also known as business rescue or judicial …
Contextual analysis critical in horticulture The Sunday Mail 7/11/2021 Word From The Market with AMA Most investments into agriculture are not backed by a thorough contextual analysis of the prevailing marketing environment, which explains some of the usual disappointments encountered in the market. Although they know the importance of an investment analysis, financial institutions are …
Netherlands ideal partner in horticulture The Sunday Mail 7/11/2021 Ambassador Margret Verwijk MY name is Margret Verwijk, and I am the Dutch Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. I am certainly delighted to be here in Zimbabwe. Before arriving here for this posting, I had visited a few times, and I am so excited to …
Zimbabwe Environmentalists Demand More Than Rhetoric on Climate Change 1 November 5, 2021 8:57 PM Source: Zimbabwe Environmentalists Demand More Than Rhetoric on Climate Change Forestry Commission of Zimbabwe says 300,000 hectares of forests destroyed annually by veld fires or cutting down of treats for energy. Photo taken on Nov. 3, 2021. (VOA/Columbus Mavhunga) HARARE, ZIMBABWE — …
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Zinwa increases tariffs 0 November 6, 2021 8:29 AM Source: Zinwa increases tariffs | Herald (Top Stories) Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has applied to the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development for an increase in treated and raw water tariffs. Consumers will in the interim, pay the proposed …
New liquid organic fertiliser on the market 0 November 7, 2021 8:56 AM Source: New liquid organic fertiliser on the market | Sunday Mail (Local News) Sunday Mail Reporter A RUSSIAN fertiliser manufacturing company, Ecorost, has introduced a new liquid organic fertiliser on the market to help farmers during the 2021-2022 summer cropping season. Ecorost is distributing …