Farmers must treat cattle rearing like business

Farmers must treat cattle rearing like business   Herald 5/5/2020  Running cattle operations in a self-sustaining way will help in reducing losses Obert Chifamba Agric-Insight THOUSANDS, if not millions of cattle farmers countrywide, spent the better part of 2018 and 2019 battling to contain rampaging tick-borne diseases that left most of them without even a single …

Government avails stimulus package details

Government avails stimulus package details Chronicle 5/5/2020   Minister of Finance and Economic Development Professor Mthuli Ncube Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter GOVERNMENT yesterday released details of the $18 billion Economic Recovery and Stimulus Package aimed at reinvigorating the economy following slowdown induced by Covid-19. The bulk of the money is going towards the agriculture …

Govt to review wheat prices

Govt to review wheat prices Herald 4/5/2020   Deputy Minister Karoro Andrew Muvishi Mashonaland East Correspondent The producer price of wheat will be reviewed to cover high production costs incurred by farmers, a Government official has said. Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Douglas Karoro at a  field day in Goromonzi last week said Government …

Product dumping worries dairy farmers

Product dumping worries dairy farmers  Herald 4/5/2020   Business Reporter The Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers has expressed concern that stockpiling of milk and milk-based products across the world, could result in product dumping from developed markets at the expense of viability of local players. The dairy farmers’ representative body national chairman Mr Kudzai Chirima, …

Tobacco farmers paid US$14 000 on first day of sales

Tobacco farmers paid US$14 000 on first day of sales Herald 4/5/2020   Mrs Chido Nyakudya Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Farmers have earned US$13 566 from the sale of 7 815 kg of flue-cured tobacco on the opening day of this year’s tobacco marketing season, as contract floors continued to offer higher prices than those offered …

Covid-19 testing modalities for reopening outlined

Covid-19 testing modalities for reopening outlined The Herald 4/5/2020 Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter Companies should arrange with designated Covid-19 testing facilities to ensure their employees are tested before they resume operations from today, with a number of facilities, both Government and privately owned, now approved for rapid testing. President Mnangagwa announced on Friday that Government …

Government prioritises irrigation schemes

Government prioritises irrigation schemes Chronicle 1/5/2020   Vice President Chiwenga tours Topic Investment Farm in the Mazunga area, Beitbridge District, yesterday. Leading the tour is the owner of the farm, Mrs Saliwe Marema (in blue). (Picture by Eliah Saushoma) Mashudu Netsianda in Beitbridge GOVERNMENT is working to economically transform the lives of thousands of villagers …

Ministry ordered to avail power for winter wheat crop

Ministry ordered to avail power for winter wheat crop Chronicle 1/5/2020   Vusumuzi Dube in Maphisa GOVERNMENT has ordered the Ministry of Energy and Power Development to ensure the availability of electricity in all the country’s major estates to enable them to meet the winter wheat farming deadline. Speaking after touring ARDA Antelope Estate in …

Govt intensifies efforts to kick-start Bulawayo Kraal

Govt intensifies efforts to kick-start Bulawayo Kraal Chronicle 4/5/2020   Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga (right) tours Arda Jotsholo Irrigation Scheme projects last week. Leading the tour is Mr Ian Brent Le Roux. Accompanying VP Chiwenga are ministers, Cde Richard Moyo, Retired Air Marshall Perrance Shiri, Advocate Fortune Chasi. — Picture Eliah Saushoma Nduduzo Tshuma, Political Editor …