Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Beef industry policy proposed The Chronicle 22 September 2017 Harare Bureau THE Competitions and Tariff Commission has recommended the formulation of a beef industry policy for the entire value chain to address a myriad of problems in the sector, chief among them price collusion. Presenting findings from a study of the Zimbabwe beef industry at …
Nkayi tops in goat herd Chronicle 22 September 2017 Wilson Dakwa, Business Reporter NKAYI District has the largest number of goats in the country but farmers need to improve their breeds to meet export quality standards, a Cabinet Minister has said. Speaking during a provincial SMEs Chamber meeting held in Lupane on Tuesday, Small …
Mnangagwa defends GMB grain arrangement Chronicle 22 September 2017 Harare Bureau Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday defended an arrangement by the Grain Marketing Board in which it buys grain from farmers at $390 per tonne and sells it to millers at $250 saying the decision was meant to ensure that millers saved foreign currency …
Zesa to pay Eskom to avoid power blackout Chronicle 22 September 2017 Felex Share, Harare Bureau Zesa Holdings will pay South African power utility, Eskom a substantial amount of money to avoid being switched off despite the foreign currency shortages being experienced in the country, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya said …
$1,2 billion required to boost goat sector By Cyril Zenda There is not enough goat meat to satisfy the local market. THE Zimbabwe goat sub-sector requires an investment of at least $1,2 billion in the next five years to satisfy the local market and export.Goat Breeders Association of Zimbabwe president, Crispen Kadiramwando, told The Financial …
Zimbabwe has no certified Boer goat stud breeders By Cyril Zenda Several local farmers are into Boer goat breeding. THE Goat Breeders Association of Zimbabwe (GBAZ) says it is worried by the number of individuals in the country who are claiming to be Boer goat stud breeders when none of them have satisfied the …
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Poultry industry targets recovery after avain flue outbreak By Own Correspondent The first outbreak struck Lanark Farm in May, where Irvine’s Zimbabwe was forced to slaughter 140 000 chickens. By Farai Mabeza ZIMBABWE’S poultry industry, crippled by an outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) commonly referred to as bird flu, is hoping …
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Fuel shortages hit economy September 21, 2017By Dumisani Ndlela, Deputy Editor Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya ZIMBABWE this week experienced widespread fuel shortages, which threatened to push the country down a slippery slope to levels reminiscent of a pre-dollarisation crisis that ruined the economy and forced government to ditch the defenceless local currency in …
Eskom threatens to cut power next week September 21, 2017By Phillimon Mhlanga, Business Reporter Energy and Power Development, Minister Samuel Undenge SOUTH Africa’s power utility Eskom has threatened to cut electricity supplies to Zimbabwe unless the country, battling a foreign currency crunch, honours its debt obligations before the end of next week, sources disclosed this week.Zimbabwe’s …
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