Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Command wheat excites farmers | The Chronicle Wonder Chabikwa Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) has welcomed the launch of Command Wheat Programme by Government saying the initiative guarantees farmers’ availability of inputs starting this season. Vice-President General Constantino Chiwenga launched Command Wheat Programme this week with the Government targeting 50 000 hectares …
$52 million for Gwanda solar project Harare BureauCHINESE electrical engineering giant, CHiNT Electric, has committed a $52 million advance payment demand guarantee for the 100 megawatts Gwanda solar farm (Matabeleland South), as it seeks to unlock funding needed to develop the project. The Chinese company, with $30 billion in assets and annual turnover of …
Govt scouts for fresh CSC investors Minister Perrance Shiri Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterGOVERNMENT is scouting for fresh investors to revive operations at the ailing Cold Storage Company (CSC) as part of measures to stimulate economic growth and create jobs, a Cabinet Minister said. CSC is among the 12 State enterprises earmarked for speedy …
Mohadi urges business to invest in Beitbridge beef industry VP Kembo Mohadi Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge BureauVICE President Kembo Mohadi has challenged businessmen across the country to invest in meat related industries in Beitbridge district where livestock production is one of the major economic activities. He said the district’s economy was anchored on cattle ranching, …
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Hunt on for killer elephant: Tramples 2 kids to death, injures several others Andile Tshuma, Chronicle ReporterTRAGEDY has befallen two families after their children were trampled to death by elephants while several others were hospitalised in two unrelated incidents this week. The tragic incidents occurred between Monday and Tuesday in Mbire District, Mashonaland Central …
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Zim gets 500 tractors from India Deputy Minister Davis Marapira From George Maponga in MasvingoZIMBABWE has sealed a deal with India for the delivery of 500 tractors as part of efforts to mechanise the agricultural sector and boost productivity on the farms. Agriculture, Lands and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Cde Davis Marapira said the …
Power Pool fast-tracks Zim, Moza & SA project Innocent Ruwende, Harare BureauThe Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) is fast-tracking implementation of the MoZiSA (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa) Regional Interconnector Project in order to capitalise on South Africa’s excess energy. The MoZiSa transmission project, which is being run under the auspices of the SAPP …
100 000+ kapenta fish for Tugwi-Mukosi Dam 0 April 22, 2018 3:09 PM Source: 100 000+ kapenta fish for Tugwi-Mukosi Dam – Sunday News Apr 22, 2018 Vincent Gono recently in Chivi, Features EditorTHE Government has successfully transferred over 100 000 kapenta fish from Kariba to Tugwi-Mukosi Dam as part of efforts to enhance its economic and …
Command livestock distribution starts Source: Command livestock distribution starts – Sunday News April 22, 2018 Dumisani Nsingo, Senior ReporterTHE Government will start distributing cattle under its $300 million Special Livestock, Fisheries and Wildlife Programme this week, officials said. Matabeleland North Provincial Agricultural Technical and Extension Services (Agritex) officer Mr Dumisani Nyoni who is also the Command Agriculture …
The return of Zim’s white farmers | News | Africa Kudzai Mashininga For Ian Kay, a white Zimbabwean farmer, Chipesa, near the town of Marondera, is not just a farm, it is a family home. After losing the property in 2002, at the height of the country’s violent land reform programme championed by former president …