Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tongaat puts 700ha under wheat The Chronicle 18/8/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter TONGAAT Hulett Zimbabwe has planted 700 hectares of winter wheat and sugar beans this year as part of a commitment to contribute to national food security initiatives. In the previous cropping season, the firm delivered 7 000 tonnes of maize (grown on …
Digital knowledge resources to transform agricultural sector The Chronicle 18/8/2021 Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter THE Government will tomorrow launch three digital knowledge resources to equip workers with new trends and technologies in the agricultural sector and maximise production. Through the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement, Government will set up the ZimAgriHub, …
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Raymeg plans massive retail outlet ByNewsday August 10, 2021 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI RAYMEG Consultants Pvt Limited, a corporate member of the Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association (Zicorba), says plans are afoot to open a multi-million-dollar retail outlet in Harare, which will serve as a hub for the supply of rabbit meat in the country. In …
Gvt to help farmers access Belarus, John Deere machinery The Herald 16/8/2021 Senior Agriculture Reporter Government is working on improving lending terms of the Belarus and John Deere machinery and equipment for easier access by farmers. The Belarus and John Deere mechanisation facilities were launched to boost agriculture production and contribute towards the attainment of …
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Massive citrus venture takes off Herald 17/8/2021 Thupeyo Muleya Toppick Investments has embarked on a massive citrus production at its Zhovhe Farm in Beitbridge that will see the organisation planting 277 000 orange trees in the next three years. The company’s chief executive officer, Mr Danisa Moyo, said on Friday last week that they had …
Successful modernisation of agriculture needs farmers’ buy-in The Herald 17/8/2021 Obert Chifamba-Agri-Insight THERE cannot be a more opportune moment than now for the country to push for the modernisation of agriculture through robust mechanisation programmes accompanied by the adoption of up-to-the-minute irrigation systems that will allow farmers to irrigate vast hectarages within respectable time …
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GMB pays farmers $25bn The Herald 17/8/2021 Elita Chikwati–Senior Agriculture Reporter The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has so far, paid $25 billion to farmers for deliveries during the 2021 marketing season. GMB still owes farmers $1,79 billion. The parastatal has received over 733 000 tonnes of grain from farmers valued at $26,9 billion as …
Zim, Zambia and SA record maize surplus The Chronicle 17/8/2021 Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor DESPITE the good rains received in the last cropping season, an estimated 47,6 million people are in need of food aid in Southern Africa with Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa being among the few states to record surplus harvest. A resurgent …
Farmers fined over veld fires 0 August 16, 2021 1:18 PM Source: Farmers fined over veld fires – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA MORE than 60 farmers in Chikomba district, have been issued with tickets for failing to construct fireguards during this fire season. The tickets, issued by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) will see a total of …
‘Irrigation boosts agric’ 1 August 16, 2021 1:34 PM Source: ‘Irrigation boosts agric’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe Local engineering firm, Mightyflow Irrigation says it has developed a new system to not only boost farming in the country, but to help fight the effects of climate change. The company’s technical director George Chungu (GC) speaks to NewsDay (ND) reporter Thomas …