Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Milling company splits groceries unit The Chronicle 15/11/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter LISTED milling company, National Foods Limited, is splitting its groceries unit into the down-packed and traded goods units while US$4 million has been planned for investment into additional cereal manufacturing plant. The giant milling company is involved in flour and maize milling, …
VP calls for more support to farmers 0 November 13, 2021 6:45 AM Source: VP calls for more support to farmers | The Herald VP Chiwenga Michael Tome and Malvern Mugadzikwa Zimbabwe’s agro-industrial businesses should source at least 40 percent of their annual requirements through contract farming, joint ventures and corporate farming, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said yesterday. …
Zesa reassures nation 0 November 14, 2021 8:10 AM Source: Zesa reassures nation | Sunday Mail (Local News) Harmony Agere INCESSANT power cuts currently being experienced around the country are a passing phase, as power utility zesa Holdings will invest US$7,1 billion in the next 10 years to simultaneously address current challenges and invest in the long …
Strict guidelines needed to balance conservation and mining 0 November 13, 2021 7:06 PM Source: Strict guidelines needed to balance conservation and mining – #Asakhe – CITE An elephant carcass discovered at the Pandamasuie forest. Pic: Wild Is Life Trust and ZEN Strict guidelines must be put in place to balance conservation efforts and mining in wildlife parks, …
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Life-changing scheme for Chimanimani 0 November 14, 2021 9:24 AM Source: Life-changing scheme for Chimanimani | Sunday Mail (Business) Walter Chari Sunday Mail Correspondent CHIMANIMANI is a mystical area famous for its lush green vegetation and rolling mountain ranges. In 2019, the district made international headlines when one of the worst natural disasters hit the mountainous district, …
Hemp probed to clean land in South Africa’s toxic gold mining areas A gold mine in the Witwatersrand Basin POSTED BY: HEMPTODAY® NOVEMBER 11, 2021 A South African researcher is looking into the potential of hemp farming to clean the soil in abandoned, highly-polluted former gold mining areas, and how hemp farming could boost economic development of …
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Africa urged to fight wildlife trafficking 0 November 11, 2021 8:31 PM Source: Africa urged to fight wildlife trafficking – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY OBERT SIAMILANDU AFRICAN governments have been urged to jointly fight wildlife trafficking by coming up with legislation and policies that curb the vice. Leading international wildlife conservation body, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) on Tuesday …
The cow in the room: why is no one talking about farming at Cop26? Phoebe Weston 9/11/2021 “The cow in the room is being ignored at this Cop,” says Carl Le Blanc of Climate Healers. “Animal agriculture has been taken off the agenda and put on the menu.” Le Blanc was one of a number …
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Increase support for women to remain engines of farming The Herald 11/11/2021 Agriculture has for many years been the mainstay of several economies in Africa with the issue of land being the major reason why millions of Africans went to war against colonisers. Long after attaining independence, African countries continue to wade off threats of …
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Farmers advised to plant with effective rains The Herald 11/11/2021 Elita Chikwati Senior Agric Reporter Widespread showers, which may be thundery in places, are expected throughout the country with heavier falls expected in Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South and some areas along the main watershed, the Meteorological Services Department has said. This comes as agriculture …