Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Garlic, ginger: Gold from Buhera Sunday Mail 18/7/2021 Rural areas have not been left out in Zimbabwe’s development thrust with the economy warming up to the potential resident in these areas. One practice gaining currency is ginger and garlic production that has seen farmers earning thousands of United States dollars. Sunday Mail Editor Victoria …
Auction floors snooze in Covid-19 fight Sunday Mail 18/7/2021 stakeholders participating in the marketing of tobacco are being encouraged to get vaccinated to protect themselves and those around them Tendai Chara Flagrant disregard for Covid-19 protocols and general laxity in following recommended guidelines at tobacco auction floors have made them a hotbed for the …
Beitbridge livestock rustler on the run 0 July 17, 2021 6:39 AM Source: Beitbridge livestock rustler on the run – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY REX MPHISA BEITBRIDGE police are combing the border district looking for a suspected female rustler believed to have stolen livestock worth thousands of dollars. The suspected thief, identified as Sarah Chauke, is in her 50s …
Arda sets sight on irrigation expansion 0 July 18, 2021 5:03 PM Source: Arda sets sight on irrigation expansion | The Sunday Mail IN December 2020, top agronomist Mr Ivan Craig was appointed board chairperson of the Agricultural Rural Development Authority (Arda). He was immediately tasked with turning around the fortunes of the organisation, which had been dogged …
Covid-19 weighs on fresh produce market 0 July 18, 2021 5:18 PM Source: Covid-19 weighs on fresh produce market | The Sunday Mail Drastic increase in the supply of tomatoes in the last few months has led to prices going down Word from the market with AMA Horticulture is one of the sub-sectors underpinning the current agriculture transformation …
Presidential scheme cuts cattle deaths Chronicle 16/7/2021 Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter THE number of cattle that succumbed to tick-borne related diseases such as January Disease went down to 12 503 during the 2020/2021 agricultural season compared to the previous season when the country recorded 33 514 deaths. There was also a sharp decline in …
Conservation Ag Shining in Zimbabwe 0 July 15, 2021 12:57 PM Source: Conservation Ag Shining in Zimbabwe The government of Zimbabwe is working to train nearly 2 million farmers in conservation agriculture (CA) and 1 million farmers have already been trained in the country. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Foundations for Farming (FfF) have been …
GMB hunts defaulting farmers 0 July 15, 2021 5:49 PM Source: GMB hunts defaulting farmers | The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Farmers contracted by Government to grow soyabeans under the soyabean special programme for import substitution popularly known as Command Agriculture who do not deliver the crop to the Grain Marketing Board will be blacklisted from future …
Zimbabwe hopes hemp, medical cannabis can shore up exports Posted By: HempToday® 15/7/2021 Officials in Zimbabwe say changes that loosened rules for cannabis production have translated into investment interest from the U.S., U.K, Germany and Switzerland, as licensing for medical marijuana and industrial hemp is now fully underway. Scrapping regulations that would have put all …
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Padenga stock to trade at discount – NewsDay Zimbabwe 15/7/2021 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI A LEADING advisory firm has given thumps up to Pandenga Holdings’ move to list on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), but hinted that the firm’s stock could initially trade at a discount due to a liquidity crisis. Padenga delisted from the …