Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Lucrative window for Zim agric exports Farmers follow proceedings during the Dubai market survey dissemination workshop at a Bulawayo hotel yesterday. — Picture by Eliah Saushoma Prince Sunduzani, Business ReporterZIMBABWEAN farmers can tap into the lucrative United Arab Emirates (UAE) market as there is a huge appetite for agricultural imports in the desert country, …
Zim implements trade facility 0 April 11, 2018 2:00 AM Source: Zim implements trade facility | Daily News HARARE – Government has started implementing the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) trade related facility (TRF) project to boost exports and improve the safety and quality of imports. The specific objective of the project is to promote the …
Local maize productivity remains low 0 April 10, 2018 4:14 PM Source: Local maize productivity remains low | Daily News HARARE – Maize seed producer SeedCo says local farmers have been failing to keep up with the productivity capacity of its seed technology with yield statistics for 2017 and forecasts for 2018 showing productivity below international benchmarks. …
Leather sector gets $15m Homelink boost newsday RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe-owned lending group Homelink has provided a $15 million loan facility with 7,5% interest rate per annum for players in the leather industry as capital expenditure and working capital. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI In an interview with NewsDay on the sidelines of the on-going Leather Institute …
CSC market share shrinks – NewsDay Zimbabwe newsday THE ailing Cold Storage Company (CSC)’s market share has shrunk, with the company processing 2% of the country’s 300 000 slaughter levels per annum, an official has said.Responding to questions from delegates attending an on-going Leather Institute of Zimbabwe financial workshop yesterday, CSC meat processing manager, Tarirai …
Land degradation is turning soils into deserts newsday JOHANNESBURG — If any of us still has the slightest doubt that we are facing an ecological crisis on an unprecedented scale, then a new report on land degradation, released this week by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), provides yet another piece of …
Seed Co lauds climate-resilient products newsday LOCAL crop seed producer, Seed Co has lauded its climate-resilient products for playing a pivotal role in improving the country’s national food security. BY TAFADZWA MUTACHA Seed Co agronomy services and extension services manager, John Bhasera, made the remarks during a maize field day at Kildonan Farm in Mutorashanga …
Free-range chicks to cushion vulnerable schoolgirls Wimbainashe Zhakata Mutare CorrespondentSIMUKAI Child Protection Programme is donating free-range chicks to several schools in rural areas in a bid to raise fees for vulnerable girls. The latest donation was at Saunyama Primary School in Nyanga, Ward 18, last Thursday. Simukai projects officer Mr Alan Charimana said: “It …
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Matemadanda saves settlers | The Herald Herald ReporterZanu-PF Secretary for War Veterans Cde Victor Matemadanda has said he is negotiating with responsible authorities to ensure villagers in Ngondombi and Mapfungautsi Forest in Gokwe are not evicted. Addressing hundreds of Zanu-PF supporters in Gokwe over the weekend, Cde Matemadanda said there were some elements who …
Govt to intervene in Tongaat stand-off From George Maponga in MasvingoGovernment has pledged to bring a lasting solution to the stand-off between 1 000 sugar cane farmers in the Lowveld and sugar producer Tongaat Hulett over the contentious issue of Division of Proceeds (DOP) in cane milling. DOP is a scientific ratio that is …