Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tobacco seed sales decline 20% 0 September 30, 2019 11:58 AM Source: Tobacco seed sales decline 20% – NewsDay Zimbabwe September 30, 2019 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI TOBACCO seed sales have declined by 20%, with the volumes being the lowest since 2015, a development that could see reduced hectarage of the crop next season, a Zimbabwe Tobacco Association (ZTA) report …
New Measures to Outlaw Use of Forex in Zimbabwe 0 September 30, 2019 12:55 PM Further Government Measures To Outlaw Use of US Dollars & Other Foreign Currencies in Domestic Transactions Source: New Measures to Outlaw Use of Forex in Zimbabwe – The Zimbabwean Background Three months ago, when the Minister of Finance and Economic Development gazetted SI 142/2019 …
Climate change and the cost of doing nothing 0 September 30, 2019 4:22 PM Source: Climate change and the cost of doing nothing – NewsDay Zimbabwe September 30, 2019 Develop me :Tapiwa Gomo THE past week was busy, both nationally and globally. Nationally, the curtain finally came down on the Robert Mugabe era. His burial at his village in …
Command Agriculture facing financial challenges 0 October 1, 2019 2:03 AM Source: Command Agriculture facing financial challenges – NewsDay Zimbabwe September 30, 2019 guest column:Chris Chenga LAST week, the Government of Zimbabwe announced that its Command Agriculture programme shall look to be financed by the banking sector. The country’s planting season is already upon us. Field preparations should already …
Local agripreneur empowering farmers By Newsday – September 27, 2019 By Style Reporter Zimbabwe’s economy has been on a freefall over the past two decades and many have become victim to the meltdown that has seen companies closing and investors leaving in droves. Entrepreneurship has become the new normal and those that are embarking on this journey …
Damage to land feeds migration, conflict By Newsday – September 28, 2019 environment:By Laurie Goering LONDON — Vast swathes of land, from Africa to the Middle East, are being left useless by climate shifts and human pressures such as deforestation, mining and farming, threatening to hike migration and conflict, a senior United Nations environmental official warned. The …
Southern African countries battle to save own tobacco industry Herald 30/9/2019 Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor A coalition of five Southern African countries met recently in Malawi to discuss ways to address the growing global anti-tobacco lobby which is imposing tighter regulations and heavy taxes on the golden leaf, a major source of export …
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Of rhino horns, aphrodisiac and fingernails Herald 30/9/2019 A de-horned rhino Isdore Guvamombe The size of the snake is irrelevant to its capacity to kill but that fact is mostly ignored when one suddenly bumps into one. Where, men gather, they spend most of their free time bragging about their manhood and their various …
Mukarati: Farmer with a difference . . . grows crops without soil Herald 30/9/2019 Venencia Mukarati (left) inspects some of her wide-range of crops alongside a helper recently Talent Gore Lifestyle Writer WHILE growing up, we knew that some climbers like the money-maker, could virtually be grown in a glass jar with nothing else, but …
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Data essential for success of Africa’s agric Herald 30/9/2019 Data is power—whoever controls data has the power and means to create services and products, allowing them to benefit from business insights and providing them distinct market advantages. Tools that collect, store and share data along the agricultural value chain — known as digital agriculture …