Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Cottco in political storm – NewsDay Zimbabwe Cottco in political storm SANYATI farmers are up in arms with the government-owned Cottco which they accuse of using political connections to armtwist them into selling their produce to the State entity. BY BLESSED MHLANGA They accuse Cottco of using Zanu PF structures and chiefs …
What happened to ‘nhimbe’ concept? July 4, 2017 Business Obert Chifamba Agri-InsightCue the sad and strong nostalgic tone running through this piece of writing! Yes, I yearn for a return to that spirit of communalism demonstrated in the ‘nhimbe/ilima’ (communal collaboration) concept, which used to prevail in our communities, especially the rural when it involved doing …
Livestock farmers cry foul over taxes July 4, 2017 Local News Runyararo Muzavazi Herald ReporterFarmers in the livestock production sector have cried foul over various taxes they are expected to pay dubbed “beef sector compliance costs”. The farmers are expected to pay levies to abattoirs, Agricultural Marketing Association, Zimbabwe Republic Police, Zimbabwe Veterinary Services, among others, which …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Punish those who harvest where they didn’t sow July 4, 2017 Opinion & Analysis The maize marketing season has just started, the same for that of cotton, two important crops that received large sums of money in Government funding this season. Tens of millions were spent on the Command Agriculture targeted at maize while …
Chinese firm to harvest timber in Lupane July 4, 2017 Business Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business ReporterKUSILE Rural District Council (KRDC) in Matabeleland North has courted a Chinese firm, Fazhao Investment to harvest and process timber in the area. KRDC chief executive officer, Mr Christopher Chuma, said the local authority was in the process of awarding Fazhao …
Farmers demand prioritised command livestock July 3, 2017 in Business The looming command livestock programme has to prioritise regions that intensively keep livestock to avoid unnecessary abuse of government funds, Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) vice-president, Phillip Mauta has said. By Tinotenda Munyukwi The $300 million special programme on livestock production recently got approval from Cabinet and is …
Moisture scam at GMB exposed July 3, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories GMB Silos Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi BureauGrain Marketing Board (GMB) employees could be involved in a scandal in which they reject grain on the grounds of high moisture content to force farmers to sell at low prices to their accomplices, who operate outside the depots. Some farmers claim …
Farmers target $200m horticulture exports July 3, 2017 Business Paul Zakariya THE Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union is targeting nearly $200 million worth of exports from the horticulture industry by 2020. The union wants the sector to be the second biggest export earner in agriculture after tobacco. This will also help Zimbabwe reclaim its position as Africa’s second …
Huge increase in food aid recipients July 1, 2017 Local News Auxilia Katongomara, Chronicle ReporterTHE number of people receiving food aid has increased by nearly 50 000, the Deputy Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Cde Tapiwa Matangaidze, has said. The Deputy Minister said the increase in the number of households receiving maize was attributed …
‘Zim fights diseases to resume beef exports’ July 3, 2017 Local News Deputy Minister Zhanda Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls ReporterGOVERNMENT is struggling to mobilise adequate resources to contain livestock diseases such as foot-and-mouth (FMD), which it needs to eradicate to be allowed to export beef to the European Union (EU), the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation …