Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Wheat farmers eye bumper harvest Herald 1/7/2020 Herald Reporter The largest-ever wheat crop planted in Zimbabwe is generally in good condition and growing well, with farmers expecting a good harvest, thanks to Zesa’s uninterrupted power supply allowing continuous irrigation. Farmers are following their irrigation schedules seamlessly, with only a few being affected by power …
‘Take fish farming as business’ Herald 1/7/2020 First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa looks at the fish harvested from a project she initiated six months ago in Harare yesterday. — Pictures: John Manzongo Tendai Rupapa Senior Reporter UNIVERSITIES and other private players must seriously look into research and formulate cost-effective fish feed so that Zimbabweans can …
Zesa switches off illegal power connections Herald 1/7/2020 A Zesa Holdings employee disconnects electricity cables that were illegally connected in Stoneridge suburb, Harare South yesterday. — picture: Believe Nyakudjara Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter Zesa disconnected over 1 500 households in Stoneridge Phase 1 in Harare South after discovering that a fired former employee of …
Govt to equip piglet beneficiaries through training Chronicle 1/7/2020 Mthabisi Tshuma, Business Correspondent GOVERNMENT is set to roll out a programme to train agriculture extension (Agritex) teams and smallholder farmers who benefitted from a piggery scheme under the Presidential Livestock Inputs Support Programme, launched by President Mnangagwa in May. The piggery scheme has seen …
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bulawayo24.com /index-id-news-sc-national-byo-188238.html FAO doubts Zimbabwe’s cereal import capacity eDuzeNet 30/6/2020 ZIMBABWE’S cereal import requirements for the 2020/21 year are estimated at about 1,1 million tonnes amid concern over the country’s capacity to access offshore supplies at a time it is battling worsening foreign currency shortages, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said. This quantity mostly …
Seed Co International profit up 62pc Herald 30/6/2020 Mr Nzwere Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter Regional seed producer, Seed Co International Limited’s profit for the year to March 31, 2020 rose 62 percent to US$6.07 million compared to US$3.77 million achieved in the prior year on the back of strong product demand across the region. …
Electricity tariff increase looms Herald 30/6/2020 Mr Eddington Mazambani Conrad Mupesa Herald Correspondent The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) is assessing an application for an electricity tariff increase that was recently lodged by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC). Speaking to The Herald on the sidelines of the commissioning ceremony of Chijawi …
Why are cattle farmers always caught offside? Herald 30/6/2020 Farmers must understand that cattle rearing involves making drastic decisions that may even include disposing of a few animals to save the rest Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight IT seems many farmers still need a lot of orientation to appreciate that the “new normal” in cattle rearing …
Shops take advantage of Govt’s move to mop up forex 30/6/2020 The Chronicle Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter CONSUMERS with access to foreign currency are reaping the benefits of Government’s decision to allow businesses to transact in forex as goods become cheaper compared to when one is buying using local currency. In March, Government gazetted a …
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Gardening boon for Bulilima community June 28, 2020 in Local, News Standard BY MTHANDAZO NYONI PUSHING a wheelbarrow with three 20-litre buckets of water at least 10 trips a day to water a garden is never an easy task. This is, however, what elderly women in Bulilima district ward 1 in Matabeleland South were used to in their …