Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Easing financing through value chains May 10, 2017 Business Farmers grade tomatoes after the harvest. This is the first step in the tomato puree production value chain Dr Sanderson AbelA value chain consists of a series of activities that add value to a final product, beginning with the production, continuing with the processing or elaborating of …
Milk output up 5% May 10, 2017 Business ZIMBABWE’S raw milk production increased by five percent to 5,66 million litres in March, compared to 5,37 million litres achieved in the same period last year, latest figures show. According to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture’s dairy services department, milk intake by processors grew six percent to …
Firm gets $1m solar project funding May 10, 2017 Business INDEPENDENT power producer, Oxygen Energy Private Limited has secured an external grant of nearly $1 million for development of a 20 megawatt solar project on rooftops of buildings owned by Old Mutual. The grant was provided by the African Development Bank (AfDB) under its Sustainable Energy …
2 crocodiles, hippos die May 10, 2017 Local News Whinsley Masara, Chronicle ReporterTWO crocodiles and more hippos have died in the Mlibizi area of Binga with authorities’ saying further tests must be carried out to establish the cause of the continued deaths. This is the first time that crocodiles have died in the Mlibizi River where hippos …
Zesa blames prolonged blackouts on vandalism May 9, 2017 in News POWER utility Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission Distribution Company (ZETDC) has blamed its failure to restore supplies in some areas for as much as three months on vandalism and theft of transformer oil. By NQOBANI NDLOVU The company has said it is losing millions annually through theft and …
Abundant rains, good harvests May 9, 2017 Business Obert Chifamba Agri-InsightAS we splashed and squelched our way through a season in which heaven’s flood-gates seemed to have been opened and no-one was there to shut them back, we still knew that the nicest thing about rains is that they would always stop. Eventually. We also knew that …
Sugarcane farmers expect increased output May 9, 2017 Business Mr Mafurutu Sugarcane farmers are expecting an average output of 100 tonnes of raw sugar per hectare up from 95 tonnes produced last year, an official said yesterday. Commercial Sugarcane Producers Association of Zimbabwe (CSPAZ) chair Tawanda Mafurutu said the increase in yield was made possible by …
Cash-rich middlemen rip off farmers May 9, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi BureauCash-rich middlemen are ripping off desperate farmers by buying maize for as little as $140 per tonne, which they in some instances resell to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) for over 100 percent profit at the Government-recommended price of $390 per tonne. Fears abound …
High prospects for 2017 hunting season May 9, 2017 Business BOOKINGS for this year’s hunting season, which runs between April and November each year, are up 20 percent from the previous year, an official has said. The first three months of the year are reserved for marketing activities. Zimbabwe hosts hunters from countries including Russia, the …
Basic principles of wheat irrigation May 8, 2017 Business John Basera, Tegwe Soko and Tendayi MarekeraAdequate soil moisture is required for normal development of the wheat plant at all the growth stages. Since there is very little or no rainfall during winter in the Sub Saharan Region, irrigation is required to achieve a good wheat crop. The …