Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Free trade treaty: Is Zim ready? The recent signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area treaty (AfCFTA) by 44 African countries, including Zimbabwe, is a culmination of persistent and determined efforts by the African Union member states to aid the growth of the continent’s economies. The CFTA will bring together all African countries …
Zesa warns of massive power cuts THE country’s power utility, Zesa, has warned that it could start rolling out power cuts three years after stopping them due to supply constraints, as government remains reluctant to approve a tariff hike ahead of crucial general elections by July, it has been established. By Bernard Mpofu Official …
Leather sector eyes growth – NewsDay Zimbabwe newsday THE Leather Institute of Zimbabwe (LIZ) will from today hold a three-day financial and services workshop in Bulawayo aimed at spearheading the retooling, revamping, relaunching and revival of the once vibrant leather industry in Zimbabwe. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI LIZ board chairman, Cornelio Sunduza said the state of …
Agric sector impresses Gates Foundation Elita Chikwati and Andrew MuvishiThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which holds more than $40 billion in assets, believes that Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector is now ripe for foreign investment, especially under the new political administration. In an interview at the launch of the Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) 2018-2022 Strategic …
Command Livestock registration begins 0 April 8, 2018 1:41 PM Source: Command Livestock registration begins | Sunday News (local news) Deputy Minister Davis Marapira Dumisani Nsingo, Senior ReporterTHE Government has started registering farmers under the Special Livestock, Fisheries and Wildlife Programme. Agriculture, Lands and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Davis Marapira confirmed that registering of farmers …
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15 000ha lost to army worm Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterZimbabwe has lost an estimated 15 000 hectares of crops through destruction by the ravenous fall army worm (FAW), while two million birds were culled in desperate efforts to contain spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Japan has since extended half a …
Agro-business project to benefit small farmers Manicaland CorrespondentCommunal farmers in Manicaland are set to benefit from agro-business projects aimed at improving their incomes as well as food security. Speaking on the sidelines of the Muzvuzvu Agribusiness Hub field day funded by Agriseeds and Linkages for Economic Advancement of the Disadvantaged (LEAD) in Chimanimani last …
Housing stands for cane farmers Deputy Minister Marapira Masvingo BureauGovernment has pledged to identify suitable land for housing in Chiredzi where more than 1 000 resettled sugarcane farmers have been battling to secure land for housing development. Most cane farmers who own plots in the Lowveld do not own houses in Chiredzi and have …