Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Vet Dept begins $5m fencing of Gonarezhou The Herald 30/10/2018 Tawanda Mangoma in Mhlanguleni The Veterinary Services Department is erecting a $5 million electric fence around Gonarezhou National Park to minimise cases of human and wildlife conflict and the outbreak of diseases such as anthrax and foot and mouth. When The Herald toured …
Farmers get 2 000t maize seed under Presidential scheme The Herald 30/10/2018 Daniel Mhonda Mutare Correspondent ABOUT 2 051 tonnes of maize seed have so far been distributed to farmers in the seven districts of Manicaland under the Presidential Inputs Support Scheme for the 2018-19 cropping season. Manicaland provincial agricultural extension officer Mrs …
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Smallholder farmers as engines of economic growth Mr Douglas Siziba of Enaleni Farm in Umguza inspects his crop which is ripe and ready for the market in this file picture The Chronicle 30/10/2018 Liam Condon GIVEN that there are over 5 000 languages worldwide, communication can sometimes still be very difficult. However, there …
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Wheat farmers demand 20 percent payment in forex The Chronicle 30/10/2018 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Wheat Board is lobbying Government to pay 20 percent foreign currency on deliveries made to the Grain Marketing Board so that farmers are able to buy inputs. Citing the prevailing financial distortions in the market, …
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‘Agric highest contributor to budget deficit’ The Chronicle 30/10/2018 Auxilia Katongomara, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT is making strides to improve food security through irrigation development and investments and reducing the budget deficit in which agriculture is one of the major contributors, Treasury has said. According to the 2019 Budget Strategy Paper (BSP), the country’s …
Fuel situation stabilises The Chronicle 30/10/2018 Felex Share, Harare Bureau THE fuel supply situation in the country has stabilised after local petroleum giant Sakunda Holdings and its partners last week provided Government with 100 million litres of fuel, which will only be paid for after 12 months. This comes amid revelations that to …
Private sector to drive Command Agriculture 29/10/2018 Source: Private sector to drive Command Agriculture | Daily News HARARE – Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube says government’s participation in the special agriculture production programme Command Agriculture will be reduced as initiatives are being put in place to increase private sector support in agricultural finance. In …
Fertiliser shortage looms Tabitha Mutenga • 29 October 2018 11:07AM • 0 comments Daily News HARARE – The Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) says lack of foreign currency currently affecting the production of fertiliser at Sables Chemicals may result in serious shortages of fertiliser during the 2018/19 agricultural season. Last year, government allocated $130 million to the …
Fuel crisis impedes wheat harvest Pauline Hurungudo • 29 October 2018 11:18AM • 0 comments Daily News HARARE – Farmers are concerned about the fuel shortages which may delay the harvesting of wheat across the country. About three weeks ago, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube announced austerity measures that plunged the whole country into an economic crisis …
Sable on ammonia spillages campaign The Herald 29/10/2018 Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent Ammonium Nitrate fertiliser producer Sable Chemicals has embarked on an awareness campaign to train the public on how to react in case ammonia spills while on its way from South Africa. Sable Chemicals is now importing 100 percent ammonia, the main …