Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
No jab, No job! Chronicle 21/7/2021 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter The Public Service Commission (PSC) has directed that all civil servants get vaccinated as the private sector lobbies for compulsory Covid-19 vaccination to save lives and boost economic productivity. In an internal circular last week, the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) directed all employees to …
Residents object to Chinese macadamia plant By Newsday – July 20, 2021 RESIDENTS of Chipinge town have objected to plans by the local authority to regularise a macadamia processing plant established by Dexing, a Chinese company, in a low-density residential area. The plant was built on a land which was reserved for a cross-border commercial rank. The …
Tobacco volumes to surpass target Herald 20/7/2021 Agriculture Reporter Farmers have sold 191 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco as the sector is expecting the volumes to surpass the 200 million kilogramme target. The 2021 selling season officially closed last week although business is still continuing at the contract floors. The flue-cured auction tobacco clean …
Zim operations sweeten Tongaat 0 July 19, 2021 8:24 AM Source: Zim operations sweeten Tongaat | The Herald Business Writer Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed entity Tongaat Hulett is looking forward to more dividend payments from its Zimbabwe-based operations, chief executive officer Gavin Hudson said while presenting the company’s results for full-year to March 31, 2021. During the just-ended financial …
Semwa Dam to transform Rushinga’s fortunes 0 July 19, 2021 6:11 PM Source: Semwa Dam to transform Rushinga’s fortunes | The Herald Rushinga legislator Cde Tendai Nyabani leads a tour of the Semwa Dam site by Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Anxious Masuka last week. Daniel Chigunwe Mash Central Correspondent The completion of the …
Pfumvudza extended to cotton farming 0 July 19, 2021 6:14 PM Source: Pfumvudza extended to cotton farming | The Herald Minister Masuka (second from right) during a tour of Kadoma Cottco Ginnery Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau AT least 520 000 households in the marginalised areas of the country will receive cotton inputs next season under a climate-proofed …
AMA reissues $5bn agro-bills to buy grain Herald 19/7/2021 Following a good agricultural season, AMA intends to raise $20 billion for grain purchases this year Business Reporter The Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has reissued $5 billion worth of agro-bills, with fresh terms, under the first issue of the $20 billion the authority intends to …
Foot and mouth outbreak in Gweru district Chronicle 19/7/2021 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief CATTLE in Gweru District have been placed on indefinite quarantine following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Somabula area. Cattle movements and all cattle sales in Gweru District have been cancelled while contact tracing of all cattle that …
Cotton farmers to get $3,5bn subsidy Sunday Mail 18/7/2021 Zimbabwe, like many other countries in the southern African region, has witnessed shifting whether patterns, characterised by climate change induced droughts Business Reporter The Government will spend nearly $3,5 billion to subsidise cotton farmers sponsored by the State under the Presidential Inputs Support Scheme, information …
Huge export potential for nyimo/indlubu Sunday Mail 18/7/2021 Trade Focus Allan Majuru Nyimo/indlubu, also known as the Bambara beans/nuts, have always been a part of Zimbabwe’s basket of delicacies for generations. It is a good source of protein, easy to prepare, and is usually consumed as breakfast or lunch by millions of people. Further, …