Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Devolution helps Mutoko add value to tomatoes Herald 1/10/2020 Sen Munzverengwi Rutendo Rori Mash East Correspondent Mashonaland East Province is using the money it received under devolution funds to establish a tomato processing factory at Tabudirira Training Centre in Mutoko, which will be used for the value addition of tomatoes into tomato sauce, puree …
Steward Bank launches new agribusiness product Chronicle 1/10/2020 Mr Courage Mashavave Business Reporter STEWARD Bank has partnered with businesses under parent company Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe to launch “AgroFuture”, a new agribusiness product that is set to enhance agricultural production in the country. The product, to be delivered in partnership with Cassava entities — EcoCash, EcoSure, …
Cannabis farming potential cash cow for Zimbabwe Chronicle 1/10/2020 Cannabis has over the years been packaged in different ways including “space muffins”, mostly to evade its illegality for recreational uses in the country Yoliswa Dube-Moyo, Senior Features Reporter Cannabis use for recreational purposes remains an offence in Zimbabwe although Government legalised its production for …
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USAID and WFP provide relief to over 100,000 urban dwellers during Covid-19 0 September 30, 2020 5:42 PM HARARE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today commenced cash disbursements in the scale-up of the Urban Social Assistance programme thanks to funding from the United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Source: USAID …
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Conservation Agriculture on a roll in Zimbabwe 0 October 1, 2020 2:00 AM Source: Conservation Agriculture on a roll in Zimbabwe A new government initiative is aimed at increasing farmers’ resilience Photo: Foundations for Farming The Government of Zimbabwe has set a target to train 1.8 million farmers in Conservation Agriculture (CA) by October 2020 in time …
Day-old chicks in short supply NewsDay 30/9/2020 BY FIDELITY MHLANGA A serious shortage of broiler day-old chicks has dogged the market with farmers spending nights at the retailers’ premises to buy the chicks, NewsDay Business has established. With the easing of COVID-19-induced lockdown restrictions, chicken farmers who had taken a hiatus in breeding are scrambling …
CSC to go under reconstruction Chronicle 29/9/2020 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Government is considering placing the Cold Storage Company (CSC) under reconstruction in order to bring the entity back on its feet as it is taking long to resuscitate the entity. The reconstruction model allows the company to recover outside of the …
Reloaded: The US$3 billion land heist 1 September 29, 2020 2:03 AM Source: Reloaded: The US$3 billion land heist | The Standard corruptionwatch:WITH TAWANDA MAJONI You will remember the pomp and fair on December 10 last year when the Zimbabwe Land Commission chair, Tendai Uchena, presented a summary of his agency’s findings from a countrywide investigation into urban …
Zimbabwe’s Feed the Future Farmers Demonstrate Resilience During the COVID-19 Lockdown 0 September 30, 2020 9:40 AM Source: Zimbabwe’s Feed the Future Farmers Demonstrate Resilience During the COVID-19 Lockdown – Zimbabwe | ReliefWeb On March 30, the Government of Zimbabwe announced a nation-wide lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19. People were instructed to stay home, and to …
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President set to launch US$58m agric facility 0 September 30, 2020 9:41 AM Source: President set to launch US$58m agric facility | The Herald President Mnangagwa is introduced to Belarusian Minister of Industry Mr Piotr Parhomchik (wearing white mask) and Belarus Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Alexander Sidoruk (far left) by Honorary Counsel of Zimbabwe to Belarus Aleksandr Zingman …