Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Transporters forex demand hit grain deliveries Chronicle 24/7/2020 GMB silos Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent THE Grain Marketing Board has been failing to deliver grain to depots in Matabeleland South Province under the drought relief programme as transporters are refusing to be paid in local currency. This emerged during a provincial taskforce committee meeting on …
Farmers seek maize producer price review Herald 23/7/2020 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Farmers are appealing to Government to review the maize producer price in line with the current exchange rate as well as the trends on the international markets to preserve value to the producer and encourage production. Some farmers have called on authorities …
Plant closure a headache for Honde Valley tea producers Herald 23/7/2020 Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau ABOUT 1 000 small scale tea growers in Honde Valley have been left stranded after the sole buyer of their crop, Eastern Highlands Plantations Limited (EHPL), shut down its tea processing plant for three months to facilitate routine maintenance. …
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US$946 000 for Wenimbe Dam rehab Herald 23/7/2020 Andrew Muvishi Mash East Correspondent Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has proposed a budget of US$946 159 for the rehabilitation of water infrastructure at Wenimbe dam, which is the only source of clean water in Marondera. This comes after the main source of water for Marondera …
High response for John Deere tractors Herald 23/7/2020 Minister Shiri Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Farmers have started applying for the John Deere farm mechanisation equipment, with the participating banks already processing the applications ahead of disbursements expected to start in August. President Mnangagwa launched the US$51 million John Deere Mechanisation Facility last month, which …
Government gazettes lockdown regulations Chronicle 23/7/2020 The amendment to the lockdown regulations adds mining and the operations of designated tobacco auction floors to the list of services that are exempted and can operate during the curfew. Harare Bureau The legal statutory instrument amending the lockdown regulations by setting the 6pm to 6am curfew, with …
Tobacco earnings surpass US$600m Herald 22/7/2020 Herald Reporter Zimbabwe has so far earned over US$600 million from tobacco, with most farmers now concentrating on the 2020/21 season seedbeds ahead of transplanting in September. The country has for far earned US$618 million from the golden leaf, with exports constituting US$269 million and sales to date …
Farmers unions support Pfumvudza Herald 22/7/2020 Minister Shiri Herald Reporter Farmers unions have rallied behind the Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement farming concept of Pfumvudza, which they said if implemented well, would bring an end to crop failure due to low rainfall. Pfumvudza concept is being promoted by the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, …
Digital agriculture benefits Zim’s farmers but mobile money is costly Chronicle 22/7/2020 Digital agriculture innovations include the Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union and Econet Wireless championed, Ecofarmer Combo programme, which delivers weather-based insurance, real time location-based weather information and farming tips to over 80 000 communal farmers Tonderayi Mukeredzi Shurugwi communal farmer, Elizabeth Siyapi (57) can …
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Covid-19 hits livestock farmers as prices tumble Chronicle 22/7/2020 Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau SMALL-scale farmers in Matabeleland South have been hit hard by the effects of Covid-19 with prices of livestock continuing to tumble. The province has an estimated 700 000 cattle, which among other things is a major source of livelihood. An average …
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