Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tobacco proceeds channelled offshore Herald 4/5/2021 Farmers check on prices after conclusion of a tobacco sale in Manicaland recently Martin Kadzere Senior Business There are growing fears that earnings from tobacco, which remains touted as the country’s second single largest foreign currency earner after gold’s net export proceeds, might be far less in foreign …
Land Bank icing on the cake — experts Herald 4/5/2021 President Mnangagwa opens an account assisted by AFC Commercial Bank acting executive director Retail and Agriculture Development Mrs Priscilla Munyeza (right) while Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Anxious Masuka (left) and Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube look on …
US$17bn to help Africa double agric production Chronicle 4/5/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter AFRICA is expected to double agricultural productivity after the African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners have pledged over $17 billion to finance food security interventions. The pledge was made during a recent high-level dialogue hosted by AfDB and the United …
Cold spell expected to continue in some areas Chronicle 4/5/2021 Thandeka Moyo- Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter THE cold spell that was experienced during the past few days was caused by rainfall patterns in Botswana which came through Matabeleland and spread to different parts of the country. Temperatures are, however, expected to rise a bit by …
A tale of two successful young farmers Standard 2/5/2021 BY STYLE REPORTER To those who know them, they are young men that have a penchant of living in the fast lane. At such an age, they are owners of top-of-the-range vehicles from the latest Range Rovers to the newest Toyota Revos. Some have cooked up …
How to take care of your garden in winter The Herald 1/5/2021 The Herald Don’t let the winter ruin the beauty of your garden. Maintaining your garden in this cold season, after all, can also prepare it for other seasons to follow. Here are some quick guide on the things you can do to maintain …
Mash West targets 34 000ha of wheat crop Herald 3/5/2021 Conrad Mupesa–Mashonaland West Bureau MASHONALAND West has set its 2021 winter wheat target of 34 000 hectares, which is almost 40 percent of the total national goal, as the province moves a gear up in helping reduce the national food import bill. Acting Agritex …
89 percent of Zimbabwe at high risk of veld fires — Ema Chronicle 3/5/2021 Ms Amkela Sidange Boitumelo Makhurane, Chronicle Reporter THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has warned that 89 percent of the country is at high to extreme risk of veld fires, compared to 34 percent last year. The agency says that areas …
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Gwayi-Shangani Dam: Preps for 10 000ha irrigation land project starts Chronicle 3/5/2021 Gwayi-Shangani resident engineer Paul Dengu stresses a point to Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Richard Moyo (centre) and Cde Jonathan Mathuthu at the dam site on Friday Leonard Ncube in Gwayi WORK has started to prepare 10 000 hectares of …
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Mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem-based agricultural practices Sunday Mail 2/5/2021 The Government of Zimbabwe, and Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) last week launched a project titled: Capacity Building Related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries — Phase III (ACP-MEAs 3) project in Zimbabwe. The project is funded …
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