Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Bakeries to contract farmers Herald 12/6/2020 Dr Basera Mash Central Correspondent Bakeries will be compelled to contract wheat farmers to grow at least 40 percent of their requirements to improve food production, Secretary for Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Dr John Basera has said. Dr Basera said Government did not want bakeries to …
Winter maize project for Kanyemba Herald 12/6/2020 Masvingo Bureau Government is looking for a contractor to clear 10 000 hectares in Kanyemba, Mashonaland Central Province for winter maize initiative to ensure food security in the country. Expectations are that Government would build on the success of the winter maize initiative in the Lowveld by …
Padenga holds first online AGM Herald 12/6/2020 Enacy Mapakame Crocodile breeder, Padenga Holdings, became the first listed company in Zimbabwe to hold an online annual general meeting, (AGM) as the group observed the social distancing and lockdown requirements necessary to limit the spread of Covid -19 pandemic. Following the outbreak of the pandemic, which …
GMB expects more grain deliveries Herald 12/6/2020 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Farmers are expected to have delivered up to 60 000 tonnes of maize and traditional grains to the Grain Marketing Board by end of June, as the 30 percent early delivery incentive was motivating them. Already, farmers have delivered 48 000 tonnes of …
Ariston seeks to empower workers Chronicle 12/6/2020 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter LISTED agro-industrial firm, Ariston Holdings Limited, is seeking permission from shareholders to provide loans to its Employee Share Ownership Trust (ESOT) as part of the group’s initiative to empower the workers. In a notice to shareholders ahead of the upcoming annual general …
Dairibord works to retain workers: Seeks to increase employees shareholding Chronicle 12/6/2020 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterDAIRIBORD Holdings Limited is seeking shareholder approval to increase shares for its employee share ownership trust to 17,9 million from 10 million as part of an initiative to retain the “appropriate” calibre of workers. In a …
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Garden boost for Byo community 11/6/2020 The Herald Tendai Rupapa in BULAWAYO IT’s better to give someone a fishing rod and teach them to catch fish than giving them fish every day, goes an age-old English adage. The saying rings true for the people of Magwegwe, Bulawayo, who have been allowed to turn an open …
90MW solar plant set for Chiredzi Herald 11/6/2020 Mr Chakona Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter A local consortium, Triangle Solar System (TSS), is set to build a 90MW solar plant in Chiredzi at a cost of nearly US$90 million after the project was approved by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA). TSS, led by …
How to reimagine our food systems for a post-COVID world Herald 11/6/2020 Sara Farley and Sara Scherr The COVID-19 crisis is a ‘stress test’ for our global food systems – and they are failing. Today we see farmers dumping milk and ploughing crops back into their fields, even as stores empty and the need …
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Small scale millers call for grain subsidy pricing review Chronicle 11/6/2020 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Small to Medium Millers Association of Zimbabwe (SMMAZ) has called for a review of the pricing structure under the grain subsidy programme to enhance the viability of the sector. The association has made a written submission to …
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