Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
AMA seeks to float US$50m agro bills 5/6/2019 The Herald Kudakwashe Mhundwa Business Reporter The Agriculture Marketing Authority of Zimbabwe (AMA) is seeking approval to float US$50 million worth of agro bills for the purchase of maize from farmers in the 2019 marketing season. AMA was set up by Government primarily to promote agricultural production …
Beitbridge farmers embrace drip irrigation 5/6/2019 The Chronicle Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau FARMERS in Beitbridge have embraced drip irrigation as a model to boost agriculture production and adapting to changing climatic conditions. Drip irrigation is a type of micro-irrigation system credited for saving water and nutrients by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots …
Command agriculture defaulters blacklisted 5/6/2019 The Chronicle Zvamaida Murwira, Harare Bureau GOVERNMENT has recovered more than $50 million in command agriculture, a figure that represents 70 percent of the total money loaned in the past three years, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said. He said, the 30 percent beneficiaries who have …
Grain millers raise prices 5/6/2019 The Chronicle Thandeka Moyo, Chronicle Reporter THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has increased recommended retail prices for mealie-meal, flour and rice which will see a 5kg bag of roller meal costing $9.60. In a letter addressed to millers yesterday, GMAZ said significant changes in the economy had influenced …
Tobacco industry seeks $400m boost 5/6/2019 Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board The Chronicle Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) is seeking $400 million from the market to boost the on-going auction system and capacitate small-scale tobacco growers, a senior industry executive has said. This comes at a time when over …
Zanu-PF praises resettlement, people shops 5/6/2019 Victor Maphosa Herald CorrespondentZANU-PF has commended the Government for addressing the issue of illegal settlers in the country and intervening to cushion the public against wanton increases in prices by unscrupulous businesspeople. In a statement yesterday, the ruling party’s secretary for Information and Publicity, Cde Simon Khaya Moyo, …
Drought threatens to wipe out more than half of Zimbabwe’s cattle 5/6/2019 More than half of Zimbabwe’s national herd of 5.2 million cattle is at risk of being wiped out by this year’s drought if nothing is done within the coming few months FILE PHOTO – REUTERS Farmers and livestock experts say escalating diseases, …
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Zimbabwe: Between land ownership and food security A land dispute in Zimbabwe has highlighted a major hurdle in the country’s new agricultural policies. There is a need for better food security and an economic upturn, but also for a more transparent land reform. Farfell Coffee Estate is known in countries such as …
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Siltation threatens irrigation development in Beitbridge 4/6/2019 A goat drinks water in the heavily silted Tongwe Dam in Ward 4, Beitbridge West The Herald Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The majority of water bodies, especially small dams and rivers here are heavily affected by siltation, a development that is affecting irrigation development in the drought-prone …
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New seed variety to curb fall army worm 4/6/2019 The Chronicle Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter A CHINESE-owned global company that produces agrochemicals and seeds, Syngenta, through its local agent, Intaba Trading, is looking at introducing a new maize seed varaety in Zimbabwe treated with Fortzena Duo (FD) to help farmers curb the fall armyworm (FAW). …