Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Solar water heaters to save 300MW March 28, 2016 Business Patson Mbiriri THE government is pursuing initiatives to save up to 300 megawatts of electricity by 2018 through using solar water heaters in homes and public institutions, an official has said. At least 20 percent of electricity is consumed wastefully, especially in houses. Speaking at a …
Cotton prices continue to tumble March 29, 2016 Business Paul Zakariya COTTON farmers in Zimbabwe should brace for lower producer prices for the crop in the coming marketing season compared to the previous one as demand for synthetic fibres continues to increase, an official has said. Synthetic fibres are the result of extensive research by scientists …
Farmers root out hunger with sweet potatoes March 24, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Farmers from Zvimba North undergo training on making different by products from sweet potatoes in Banket recently. Ruth Butaumocho : Gender Editor “Sweet potato is a drought tolerant crop with the potential to enhance food and nutrition security, especially for subsistence and small-scale …
Fish industry sets up association March 24, 2016 Business Players in the local fish industry have established an association that will cater for their interests as the country seeks to boost aquaculture production. Zimbabwe is ranked the seventh largest fish producer in Africa, producing on average 10 000 tonnes annually, with Egypt topping the list at almost …
Govt orders 500 000t drought relief grain March 24, 2016 Business Maize Business Reporter Government has placed orders for grain totalling 469 000 metric tonnes from the required 700 000 metric tonnes for the drought relief following the impact of the El Nino climate change. Running contracts secured by Government are with Holbud- fully delivered contract 15 …
Drought: Solutions from past still applicable today March 24, 2016 Opinion & Analysis Saul Gwakuba NdlovuSome parts of Zimbabwe are reported to be experiencing an acute shortage of food with some localities being so hard hit that their people now resort to picking up left-overs from bins of some local boarding schools. That is said to …
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Understanding the red, green route system March 24, 2016 Business The Green and Red Route system is designed to simplify and speed up the handling of travellers at entry points such as border posts and airports. Under this system, the vast majority of travellers who are not carrying dutiable or restricted goods are able to pass …
Milk production up 18 percent in January – Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers By Own Correspondent 0 National Report March 22, 2016 Overall production for 2015 was up four percent to 57,5 million litres from 55,5 million the previous year. THE Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) said on Monday milk production was up 18 …
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Cabinet decides against Indigenisation levy; directs ministries to cancel licences for non-compliant firms By Staff Reporter 0Top StoriesMarch 23, 2016 CABINET has directed that from April 1, 2016 all line Ministries should proceed to issue orders to licencing authority to cancel licences of non compliant business within their respective sectors of the economy to ensure …
We can’t pay: Zimbabwe farmers resist compensating evicted white landowners Posted on March 22, 2016 by ZimSitRep_M — 2 Comments ↓ via We can’t pay: Zimbabwe farmers resist compensating evicted white landowners – The Zimbabwe Independent March 22, 2016 ZIMBABWE’S plan to win back international funding by paying compensation to white farmers forced off their land faces a major snag: the black farmers …
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