Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
The role of Hurudza in agric success March 17, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Charles Dhewa Agricultural success is more about combining available resources appropriately than access to finance. In most cases farmers are not really sure what is critical in order to be successful producers. Some may have cattle for draught power but need a tractor. …
‘Let’s work together in food security’ March 17, 2016 Business From left . . . The new president of the African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) Mr Denias Zaranyika, Mr Nicholas Goble of South Africa who stepped down after serving his constitutional two-year tenure and Kenya’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Mr Willy Bett follow proceedings …
WFP extends food aid to 2017 March 17, 2016 Top Stories Herald ReporterTHE United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) yesterday announced that it would this year — for the first time ever —not suspend food aid in March but continue to assist vulnerable Zimbabweans until next year. In a statement released yesterday, WFP said it had …
Drought hardest on the elderly around country March 17, 2016 Opinion & Analysis Sukulwenkosi DubeKUBELELO Ngwenya, 88, a communal farmer in Mnigau area, Bulilima District, is a proud woman who grows her own food. For many years, her working culture has inspired younger villagers to perfect the art of self-reliance. But this farming season her fortunes …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Italians’ deaths deeply regrettable March 17, 2016 Opinion & Analysis Claudio Chiarelli and his 19-year-old son Massimiliano THE tragic death of an Italian conservationist, Claudio Chiarelli and his son Massimillian in an anti-poaching operation in the Mana Pools game park on Sunday is regrettable and our hearts go out to the Chiarelli family and …
Farmers lose $4bln grain due to poor storage March 17, 2016 Business Brenda Ziga Harare BureauSub-Saharan Africa is losing grain worth $4 billion annually due to poor handling and storage facilities, a Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development official has said. The lost grain has the capacity to meet the minimum food requirement of 48 million …
Colcom to increase pig production March 17, 2016 Business Business ReporterCOLCOM Holdings plans to increase pig production at its auxiliary unit from 300 to 450 pigs per week through identification of suitable piggeries. Group chairman, John Koumides, said in a statement accompanying company’s abridged financial results for the half year ended December 31, 2015, that the firm was …
Provisions for deferment of VAT March 17, 2016 Business Did you know that with effect from the 1st of January 2015 the period of deferment of Value Added Tax (VAT) was increased to 180 days depending on the value of the equipment imported? VAT is normally payable on the importation of goods or removal of goods …
Indigenisation deadline still unchanged: Zhuwao March 17, 2016 Business Minister Patrick Zhuwao Harare BureauYOUTH, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Minister Patrick Zhuwao says the government will stick to the March 31, 2016 deadline for all foreign-owned firms to submit their indigenisation plans. Government last year gave foreign-owned firms, a March 2016 deadline to submit plans on how …
Agriculture Column: Biodiversity in organic farming March 17, 2016 Business Tapuwa MashangwaSINCE 1990 the market for organic food and other products has grown rapidly, reaching $63 billion worldwide in 2012. According to Helga Willer, Julia Lernoud and Robert Home in their research report: The World of Organic Agriculture: Statistics & Emerging Trends 2013, as of 2011, …