Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Exchange rate haunts tobacco farmers 0 May 25, 2020 2:04 AM Source: Exchange rate haunts tobacco farmers | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Sunday Mail Reporter Farmers have called on Government to urgently address the issue of currency instability as tobacco growers’ earnings are being eroded by inflation. Tobacco went on sale on April 27, with farmers getting …
Govt conducts Covid-19 research on local herbs Daily News By Nokuthaba Nkomo 26/5/2020 THE government has revealed that it is conducting research to find out if local herbs can help in the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic which has killed four and infected 56 people in the country. This comes as a concoction known …
Cimas announces cover for Covid-19 positive members Chronicle 22/5/2020 Business Reporter CIMAS Medical Aid Society has announced that it will provide any of its members who test positive for Covid-19 with medical aid cover for subsequent treatment and clearance tests at the end of their treatment. The cover, which is subject to the benefit …
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More land needed for youths to contribute to food security Chronicle 22/5/2020 Mthabisi Tshuma, Features Correspondent THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement has said that the national land policy which is being formulated will prioritise allocation of the resource to the youths, who were left out in the fasttrack land …
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Informal sector must desire to formalise trade Herald 21/5/2020 The informal activities offer inclusive opportunities that come with supplement income that provide livelihoods to families Sitshengisiwe Ndlovu The term ‘informal’ conjures negative innuendo associated with illicit or illegal activities. Research has noted that employment in the informal sector is referred to as informal employment …
Of winter wheat, future of agriculture Herald 21/5/2020 Lovemore Chikova Development Dialogue The winter wheat target of 415 000 tonnes set by Government for this year is a good start for an aggressive agricultural driven economic trajectory that will result in food security. To achieve the national food security, what is important is to …
Work on Mushandike revival, 2 000ha expansion begins Minister Chadzamira George Maponga Masvingo Bureau GOVERNMENT has started work to revive Mushandike Irrigation Scheme, amid plans to expand the project by 2 000 hectares as part of long-term efforts to boost food security across the province. The irrigation project had virtually collapsed, with plot holders …
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EU, govt partnership boosts pig production – NewsDay Zimbabwe 18/5/2020 THE Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme (ZAGP) — a partnership between government, the European Development Fund and the European Union — has bought 245 pig breeding stock from South Africa to help boost production. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI In its latest newsletter, ZAGP said the breeding stock …
LOCKDOWN: ZIMPOST rescues tobacco farmers Herald 19/5/2020 Blessings Chidakwa Herald Correspondent Zimpost has thrown tobacco farmers a lifeline after it struck a partnership with the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board to offer transport services to carry tobacco from different parts of the country to tobacco auction floors. The parastatal is planning to leverage on …
National Foods scales up subsidised milling operations Chronicle 20/5/2020 National Foods Limited Oliver Kazunga, Business Reporter AGRO-INDUSTRIAL concern, National Foods has milled 48 000 tonnes of maize meal under the Government’s subsidised mealie-meal programme, which helped boost the company’s volumes in the period ended March 31, 2020. Towards the end of last year, the …
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