Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Maize deliveries to GMB top one million tonnes The Herald 24/9/2018 Walter Nyamukondiwa Mash West Bureau FARMERS have so far delivered more than 1 million tonnes of maize to the Strategic Grain Reserves at the Grain Marketing Board with more deliveries expected until the end of October. Mashonaland West province, which is the …
Zimparks begins jumbo translocations The Herald 24/9/2018 Mashonaland West Bureau The relocation of 100 elephants from the Save Valley Conservancy to Rifa Safari area in Hurungwe has begun with eight of the wild animals being released in the Zambezi Valley, recently. According to wildlife experts, the Save Valley Conservancy has had a resounding …
Shiri calls for more agriculture support The Herald 24/9/2018 Herald Reporter Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Settlement, Perrance Shiri has called on Government to increase support to new farmers to address food security issues and to boost productivity and exports. He said agriculture was the mainstay of the economy, hence …
Boost horticulture output, farmers told The Herald 24/9/2018 Africa Moyo Senior Business Reporter Local farmers can benefit from the $90 billion global horticulture sector and make rich pickings if they grow to standard, most of the demanded crops such as tomatoes and onions, ZimTrade CEO Mr Allan Majuru has said. Mr Majuru said …
Government reveals plan for Bikita ammonium plant Minister Winston Chitando The Chronicle 24/9/2018 Walter Mswazie in Masvingo GOVERNMENT has unveiled plans to facilitate establishment of a multi-million dollar ammonium sulphate processing plant in Bikita, Masvingo province. The project would be useful in import substitution and is expected to help the country save at …
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Government assures nation on fuel Cars queue for fuel at Ascot Shopping Centre in Bulawayo yesterday. — Picture by Dennis Mudzamiri The Chronicle 24/9/2018 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter GOVERNMENT has disbursed $20 million towards fuel importation as it moves to ease the supply gap across the country which has seen some towns …
Kenya wildlife expert walks to Zimbabwe Source: Kenya wildlife expert walks to Zimbabwe – Sunday News September 23, 2018 Jim Justus Nyamu Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business ReporterRENOWNED Kenyan wildlife conservationist and Elephants Neighbours Centre co-founder, Jim Justus Nyamu who is on a 42 000- kilometre walk from east to southern Africa to raise awareness on the …
Fuel service stations run dry Source: Fuel service stations run dry | Daily News 23/9/2018 HARARE – Motorists in Zimbabwe queued for hours yesterday to try to buy petrol as filling stations ran dry due to a crisis that the government blamed on panic buying. Several petrol stations visited by the Daily News on Sunday teams …
Vandalism plunges Zimbabwe into darkness – The Financial Gazette Shame Makoshori, Companies Editor 20/9/2018 ZETDC plans to roll out multiple strategies to confront a sharp rise in the vandalism of power infrastructure. ZESA Holdings (Zesa) says it is putting in place measures to curb vandalism.This comes as the country is eperiencing a new wave …
Agro loans surpass $500m – The Financial Gazette Tabitha Mutenga Features Editor 19/9/2018 NMBZ chief executive, Benefit Washaya BANKS have so far disbursed more than $500 million in agro loans for the 2018/19 season, the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) said.In the 2017/18 season, financial institutions lent a total $1 billion to the agriculture …