Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Seed Co invests US$10m in dryers The Herald Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’s largest seed producer, Seed Co Limited is investing US$10 million towards development of seed-drying facilities to expedite delivery of seed to the market and reduce losses. The seed-drying technology, to be piloted in Zimbabwe first before being introduced in Seed Co’s …
2 rhino poachers jailed 10 years The Herald 13/12/2018 Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Two poachers have been jailed 10 years each for hunting rhinoceroses in Bubye Valley Conservancy under Beitbridge District. Celestino Shate (35) of Bulawayo and Faso Moyo (42) of Victoria Falls denied the charges when their trial opened before Mr Langton …
Heavy rains leave trail of destruction in Beitbridge The Herald 13/12/2018 Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The Beitbridge Civil Protection Unit has been put on high alert after rains left a trail of destruction in the district. Many buildings, including schools, churches and homesteads, were left without roofs after they were blown away during …
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ConCourt judgment on Zuma and SADC tribunal welcomed –AfriForum AfriForum welcomes Constitutional Court judgment that Zuma acted unlawfully by taking part in suspending SADC tribunal // December 2018 The Constitutional Court today found in favour of a group of Zimbabwean farmers assisted by AfriForum that former President Jacob Zuma was acting unlawfully and unconstitutionally …
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Chipinge RDC auctions wildlife hides Pauline Hurungudo • 11 December 2018 10:03AM • 0 comments HARARE – Chipinge Rural District Council (RDC) will on Friday sell buffalo and elephant hides acquired from Problem Animal Control (PAC) hunting through public auction. PAC hunting is a growing industry that fetches significant revenue from the auctioning of animal …
Command agric farmers assured of 20m litres fuel per week – NewsDay Zimbabwe 12/12/2018 FARMERS taking part in the government-funded Command Agriculture programme will soon be getting 20 million litres of fuel per week, Energy deputy minister Magna Mudyiwa, told Parliament last week. BY VENERANDA LANGA Mudyiwa told the National Assembly that the Zimbabwe …
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165 000 register to grow ‘golden leaf’ The Herald 12/12/2018 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The 2018-19 tobacco registrations have reached 165 850, a 65 percent increase from the 100 723 who registered last year. The statistics come at a time when the early planted irrigated crop now showing signs of ripening. Farmers …
Government sets new wheat producer price Minister Monica Mutsvangwa The Chronicle 12/12/2018 Tendai Mugabe, Harare Bureau GOVERNMENT has set the wheat producer selling price for the 2018/19 agricultural marketing season at US$630 per tonne, up from US$500, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa, has said. Minister Mutsvangwa made the announcement yesterday …
New lease of life for Cashel Valley Irrigation Scheme The Herald 11/12/2018 Nyore Madzianike Manicaland Bureau VILLAGERS in districts across the country are set to benefit from various training programmes to be undertaken by the District Development Fund as part of the Government’s devolution process. The training programmes will seek to equip people …
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Heavy rains time to plant, farmers told The Herald 11/12/2018 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) yesterday said the skies should start clearing tomorrow after heavy rains and thunderstorms that were experienced in most parts of the country over the weekend. This comes as farmers have been urged to …