Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Insiza farmers champion fodder harvesting model Chronicle 9/10/2020 Insiza District Resilience Building Trust chairman, Mr Honest Msipa (left), Duly Holdings marketing manager, Mr Rutendo Chabururuka (2nd from left) sample a bale of hay harvested during the commissioning of a hay project at St Theresa Farm in Insiza on Wednesday. Also in attendance are local …
COMMENT: More needs to be done to ensure Zim becomes breadbasket of Africa again Chronicle 9/10/2020 THE Lord helps those who help themselves. This could easily be President Mnangagwa and his Government’s agriculture motto. The forecasting of normal to above normal rains in the country after years of drought have not stopped this hard-working …
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Arda Antelope plans big in Mat South Chronicle 9/10/2020 Project manager Mr Deane Leroux shows a thriving potato crop at Arda Antelope Estate in Maphisa recently Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter MATABELELAND South is poised for economic growth after Government through the Agricultural Rural Development Authority (Arda) partnered with an investor at Arda Antelope Estate …
Govt announces ambitious horticulture project By Blessings Mashaya Daily News 7/10/2020 Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government yesterday announced an ambitious horticulture project which will see 25 000 boreholes being sunk across the country. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the new initiative is set …
Electricity Tariffs – Effective 1 October 2020
Tariff hike saves Zesa from sinking By Sindiso Mhlope Daily News 7/10/2020 Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says the government recently approved a 100 percent electricity tariff hike to save Zesa Holdings from plunging into a financial crisis and to ensure continued power imports, the Daily News reports. This comes as the …
Coffee could be a key driver for horticulture growth Herald 8/10/2020 Coffee beans Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovation Editor Government recently approved the Horticulture Recovery and Growth Plan to promote the intensive growing of fruits, vegetables and other horticultural products to spearhead the country’s agricultural recovery through competitive exports and increased productivity. In …
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Overwhelming response to Pfumvudza in Manicaland 8/10/2020 Deputy Minister Haritatos Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau More than 38 000 out of the targeted 40 000 farmers in Mutare District have been trained on the Pfumvudza farming concept, which is expected to boost yields and guarantee food security. The district officially launched the programme last month …
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Organisation champions soil analysis Herald 8/10/2020 Agricultural extension workers take soil sample from a field in Matobo recently Munya Simango Correspondent Over 11 000 small-scale farmers in Matobo and Insiza will benefit from a soil sampling survey recently conducted by the European Union-funded Zimbabwe Agriculture Knowledge and Innovation Services (ZAKIS) project. A response to …
99-year lease for Tongaat Hulett Herald 8/10/2020 Minister Chadzamira George Maponga Masvingo Bureau THE Government is planning to give Lowveld sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe a 99-year lease for its sugar cane growing business as part of measures to guarantee the South Africa-headquartered firm’s investments in the country. The move is line with President …