Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Bulawayo Leather Cluster helps in training artisans The Chronicle 8/10/2021 THE formation of the Bulawayo Leather Cluster was stimulated by the Cluster Initiative which was a brain child of the Secretary General of Comesa, Sindiso Ngwenya. Comesa facilitated the training of a group of leather goods and footwear artisans in Bulawayo at the Leather Institute …
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Zim removed from United Kingdom travel ‘red list’ The Chronicle 8/10/2021 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief Zimbabwe has been removed from the “red list” by the United Kingdom in a positive development that is expected to see a surge in tourists from that country, a major boost for the local tourism industry. When Covid-19 pandemic …
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Stage set for Gweru Agric Show – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 7/10/2021 BY STEPHEN CHADENGA PREPARATIONS for this year’s edition of the Gweru Agricultural Show are in full swing with dates for the business extravaganza already set, Southern Eye has established. The four-day show will run from October 28 to 31. Show manager, Victoria Chikukwa yesterday said …
Insurance lab to benefit small scale farmers The Herald 7/10/2021 Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau Zimbabwe and other countries are working on an insurance lab to come up with climate change mitigation solutions to cover smallholder farmers who rely on rainfall to grow their crops, but have no access to insurance. Spearheaded by the …
Government working on Parks and Wildlife Management Bill The Chronicle 6/10/2021 Sukulwenkosi Dube, Online Reporter GOVERNMENT is working on a Parks and Wildlife Management Bill which seeks to broaden the scope of the Parks and Wildlife Act, which was last amended two decades ago. In her post Cabinet briefing on Tuesday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting …
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Veld fires: Number one enemy of wildlife The Chronicle 7/10/2021 Mahlabezulu Zulu Nature loving people always sympathise with wildlife, especially wild animals when the season changes from the more nature-supportive rain season to the dry one. From an ecological point of view, the rain season is supportive to biodiversity. For nature lovers, it is when …
Young agri-entreprenuer excels in farming The Chronicle 7/10/2021 Hazel Marimbiza AT the age of 29, Mr Nduna Zembe has broken stereotypes that farming is for the older generation. He is one of many young farmers that are changing the face of Zimbabwe’s agriculture. At that youthful age, Mr Zembe who hails from Chemagora, a village …
Agriculture sector defies sanctions The Chronicle 7/10/2021 Mashudu Netsianda and Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporters The country is expecting to harvest at least 2,7 million tonnes of maize this year, the highest yield in 20 years, a microcosm of how the country’s farming sector is defying sanctions. Western countries imposed illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe after rolling …
ZERA Hikes Fuel Prices For October 0 October 6, 2021 4:44 PM The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced new fuel prices effective Tuesday, 5 October 2021. Source: ZERA Hikes Fuel Prices For October – The Zimbabwean According to a notice issued by the energy regulator on Tuesday night, the maximum pump price of diesel has been …
It’s not yet rainy season: Former agronomist – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 6/10/2021 BY NIZBERT MOYO FORMER principal agronomist Davison Masendeke has warned farmers to desist from planting, saying the rains that hit Bulawayo, Matabeleland and other parts of the country during the weekend did not mark the start of the rainy season. Masendeke told Southern …