Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zesa hints at more power cuts The Herald 12/1/2022 Herald Reporter Zesa HOLDINGS has warned of more power cuts over the next two weeks to allow the resumption of maintenance work on Kariba Dam. These had been shelved from December 16 during the festive season break, resulting in minimal load shedding. At the same …
Small-scale urban farmers all out to beat planting deadline The Chronicle 12/1/2022 Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter URBAN farmers in Bulawayo are hard at work tilling their pieces of land, with some racing against time as this Saturday is the last day for them to have planted their crops in order to get a good yield. …
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Mining, agric maintain grip as Zim exports top earners The Chronicle 12/1/2022 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S agro-industrial and mineral commodities continue to maintain the grip as the country’s top export drivers further confirming agriculture and mining as the economic mainstays in meeting the national development agenda. Under Vision 2030, the Second Republic aims …
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Shocking CSC cattle thefts The Chronicle 12/1/2022 Chronicle Reporter In what could be the greatest stock theft case in the country’s history, 95 cattle worth US$60 000 were stolen last year from the Cold Storage Company (CSC)’s Dubani Ranch in Colleen Bawn. The theft is a major blow to CSC, which slid into insolvency due to …
Pen your year out: Farmbiz – The Zimbabwe Independent By Theindependent 7/1/2022 Kudakwashe Gwabanayi Journalist The beginning of a new year carries with it a feeling of renewed hope. It brings a sense of reinvigoration. Unfortunately for 2022, the year has started on a bad note for many farmers. Most parts of the country have …
Govt moves to avert power shortages ByTheindependent 6/1/2022 GOVERNMENT through power utility Zesa Holdings will undertake a solar project rollout in the third quarter of 2022 as part of the Renewable Energy Policy implementation, Energy and Power Development Permanent Secretary Gloria Magombo has said. In an interview with the Zimbabwe Independent, Magombo said the planned rollout will …
It’s time farmers shrug off fear of the unknown The Herald 11/1/2022 Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight THIS past week I chanced a meeting with Manicaland’s provincial Agritex horticulture expert, Mr Douglas Nzarayebani, at his office in the city of Mutare. Our discussion zeroed in on the performance of the horticulture sector in the province. What …
Dendairy invests US$3,5m in new products, stockfeed The Herald 11/1/2022 Nelson Gahadza Senior Business Reporter Dendairy says it spent US$3,5 million in 2021 towards enhancing stockfeed production and new product development initiatives. Dendairy currently produces Maas (fermented milk), UHT (ultra high temperature) milk, UHT flavoured milk, yoghurts, ice cream, and fruit juices. The company has …
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900 000ha under maize countrywide The Herald 11/1/2022 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Farmers have now planted more than 908 999 hectares of maize countrywide, with communal farmers leading the way. The Government set a target of two million hectares for the 2021/2022 summer cropping season and farmers can continue planting until Saturday. According to the …
Hectarage under tobacco down by 10 percent The Chronicle 10/1/2022 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter OVER 66 800 hectares have so far been planted under tobacco, about 10 percent below the same period last year, data from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) show. The marketing board indicated that a total of 66 806ha …