Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farms: Chickens coming home to roost The Sunday Mail 16/1/2022 Sunday Mail Reporter The Government has set February 15 as the date by which all A1 and A2 farmers must submit farm production reports every year. It is believed that this could help identify underutilised land. In a statement, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural …
Cottco seeks $800m to clear farmers’ debts The Sunday Mail 16/1/2022 Business Reporter Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) says it will mobilise $800 million to clear outstanding debts to cotton farmers after the Government settled the unpaid portion of the 2020 subsidy. The nearly $1 billion Cottco needs to clear arrears includes unpaid amounts for …
Arda to revamp irrigation schemes 0 January 15, 2022 8:44 AM Source: Arda to revamp irrigation schemes | Theindependent (Zimbabwe) With irrigation systems there are better chances of a good harvest. KUDZAI KUWAZA STATE-owned enterprise Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) is looking to intensify irrigation on its estates in the New Year as it completes its …
Ethanol producers fail to meet demand 0 January 15, 2022 8:50 AM Source: Ethanol producers fail to meet demand | Theindependent (Zimbabwe) BY FIDELIS MHLANGA/TINASHE KAIRIZA/MELODY CHIKONO THE country’s two ethanol producers, Green Fuel and Ethanol Fuel Company of Zimbabwe (EFCZ) are failing to produce enough ethanol forcing energy authorities to drastically reduce the petrol blending ratio …
GMB pays $60bn to maize, wheat farmers 0 January 16, 2022 9:37 AM Source: GMB pays $60bn to maize, wheat farmers | Sunday Mail Wallace Ruzvidzo Sunday Mail Correspondent THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has paid a total of $60 billion to maize and wheat farmers for deliveries made during the 2021-2022 marketing season, as the parastatal …
Dairy sector eyes US$2bn target 0 January 16, 2022 10:34 AM Source: Dairy sector eyes US$2bn target | Sunday Mail Business Reporter The dairy industry is rolling out robust initiatives and investments to grow the sector to US$1,9 billion in value by 2025. It comes after the Government last year unveiled the Livestock Growth Plan, which is …
$45M programme to power up Zimbabwe’s renewable energy drive 0 January 16, 2022 10:51 AM Source: $45M programme to power up Zimbabwe’s renewable energy drive – Featured image: [LEO WOLFERT ] © 123RF.com The United Nations SDG-Fund has approved a $45 million programme to transform Zimbabwe’s renewable energy (RE) drive. The programme is focused on catalysing investments …
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News in depth: Tobacco contractor short-changes farmers amid bribery scam involving scribes 0 January 16, 2022 11:48 AM Source: News in depth: Tobacco contractor short-changes farmers amid bribery scam involving scribes | The Standard (Zimbabwe Stories) BY NYARADZO NYERE Contract tobacco farming provides an allure to poorly resourced farmers in Zimbabwe, but then, contractors are short-changing thousands …
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Polish hemp varieties lead grain and fiber trials in North Dakota Henola growing in fields at Bożnowice, a village in Lower Silesia, Poland. POSTED BY: HEMPTODAY® JANUARY 5, 2022 Two Polish hemp varieties were top performers again in this year’s research trials by North Dakota State University’s (NDSU) Carrington Research Extension Center. Henola, which is grown for …
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Two hemp compounds show promise in fighting covid-19 virus POSTED BY: HEMPTODAY® JANUARY 13, 2022 Two compounds present in industrial hemp show the ability to prevent the virus that causes covid-19 from entering human cells, according to researchers in Oregon. “These cannabinoid acids are abundant in hemp and in many hemp extracts,” said Richard van Breemen, a …
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