Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
10 000ha put under eucalyptus trees 10/6/2019 Fast-growing eucalyptus trees are being planted nationwide by schools, timber companies, as well as tobacco companies such as Sustainable Afforestation Association The Herald Manicaland Correspondent CLOSE to 10 000 hectares have been put under fast-growing eucalyptus trees throughout tobacco-growing regions for use by farmers to cure their …
Spice-up your garden with flavour 10/6/2019 The Herald Talent Gore Arts Correspondent The time is long gone when thyme, parsley and snage, and the odd bay leaf were the mainstays of most kitchens. In more recent times, these stalwarts have been joined by a whole range of herbs, many of which can easily be …
Zim applauds OIE for animal helath support 10/6/2019 The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri has applauded the World Health Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) for its technical support in promoting animal health. He was addressing delegates at the 87th OIE General Session in France …
Yeast maker goes into wheat farming 10/6/2019 Deputy Minister Haritatos The Herald Sukoluhle Ndlovu Midlands Correspondent The country’s sole yeast manufacturer, Lessafre, has embraced Government’s call for companies to help reduce the import bill, after growing winter wheat on 64 hectares this season. Zimbabwe imports wheat valued at US$100 million per annum, but currenct …
Govt to bring in new dairy investors 10/6/2019 Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos The Herald Kudakwashe Mhundwa Business Reporter Government says it is in negotiation with a consortium of local and international dairy investors with a view of concluding a deal that could see the country augmenting current production which is in excess of 65 …
Falling renewable power costs may prop up climate action 10/6/2019 The Herald Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story Zimbabwe’s ongoing power outages have once again brought into focus the need for accelerated investment into alternative renewable energy by both public and private actors. Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi last week tilted at this particular windmill, …
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Govt rescues top coffee farmer 10/6/2019 The Herald Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Government has resolved the ownership dispute of a portion of Farfell Coffee Estate in Chipinge involving Messrs Richard Le Vieux and Remembrance Mbudzana to enable continued commercial production of the crop at the farm in the hands of the fomer. Cabinet made …
Minister commissions 5th anti-graft court 8/6/2019 The Chronicle Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief JUSTICE, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday commissioned the fifth specialised anti-corruption court in the Midlands province saying his Ministry is fully embracing President Mnangagwa’s clarion call for a corruption free Zimbabwe. Addressing members of the legal fraternity, service chiefs …
Horticulture targets 10% export contribution 10/6/2019 The Chronicle Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S horticulture sector is set to contribute 10 percent of the country’s total export earnings in the near future riding on anticipated rise in demand from new markets across the globe, Zimtrade has said. In 2018 horticultural exports recorded more than US$112 million …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Government efforts to normalise power supplies laudable 10/6/2019 The Chronicle THE Minister of Energy and Power Development, Cde Fortune Chasi, who was appointed to the portfolio recently, has hit the ground running and is taking no prisoners in his quest to bring normalcy to departments under his purview. A proven performer in …
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