Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
4 customs dry ports designated 0 July 16, 2020 2:04 AM Source: 4 customs dry ports designated | The Herald Minister Mthuli Ncube Business Reporter Government has designated Masvingo, Bulawayo, Makuti and Mutare as the country’s customs dry ports, according to a Statutory Instrument 55 of 2020 gazetted by Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube. The customs …
Cotton farmers switch to bank accounts Chronicle 15/7/2020 Business Reporter FOLLOWING suspension of bulk mobile payments by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on suspicion that they were fuelling foreign exchange market activities, cotton farmers are now switching to bank accounts. Previously, the majority of farmers were paid via mobile platforms, mainly EcoCash. After it …
B/Bridge community raises alarm over deforestation Herald 14/7/2020 A cart laden with freshly cut mopane trees in Beitbridge yesterday. — Picture: Thupeyo Muleya Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau RURAL Beitbridge faces a critical shortage of pastures due to climate change, perennial droughts and the rampant cutting down of trees by firewood poachers. Communities in villages …
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Mash West agro-conference on cards Herald 14/7/2020 Minister Ziyambi Herald Correspondent Plans to hold the first ever agro-business seminar for Mashonaland West Province are at an advanced stage. The provincial leadership recently held a meeting to finalise modalities for the seminar, which is aimed at ensuring increased agricultural production across the province. Zanu PF’s …
Farmers paying the price for lacking innovation Herald 14/7/2020 Farmers with abundant leaf vegetables may need to harvest, dry them and later seek markets without pressure Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight THE difficult economic terrain we are traversing as a country requires fresh produce farmers to find ways of remaining on the cutting edge and employing …
Valley flourishes with farming activities Herald 14/7/2020 VP Chiwenga Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Lying less than 20 kilometres away from the city of Mutare, the little known of Sunny Valley has become a hive of agricultural activity. Originally known as Madziro farm, the sprawling piece of land has over the years been subdivided into smaller …
Farmers stranded after public auctions closure Chronicle 14/7/2020 Mr Thabani Sibanda Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent LAST year at around this time, farmers in Matabeleland South Province were selling their livestock for a minimum of R15 000 per beast but this year they are parting with a beast for as little as R4 000. This …
Millers seek nod to buy grain directly from farmers Chronicle 14/7/2020 Mr Tafadzwa Musarara Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) is seeking permission from Government to buy maize directly from farmers and pay them in United States dollars as part of empowering local producers. At the moment Governmment …
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Bindura wheat farmers fret over erratic power supplies 0 July 13, 2020 7:01 PM Source: Bindura wheat farmers fret over erratic power supplies – NewsDay Zimbabwe OVER 90 wheat farmers in Bindura, Mashonaland Central province, have raised alarm over erratic power supply which they said was affecting irrigation of the crop, NewsDay has learnt. BY SIMBARASHE SITHOLE The …
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Tobacco growers earn US$319m 0 July 14, 2020 2:03 AM Source: Tobacco growers earn US$319m | The Herald Tobacco growers Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Tobacco growers have earned a collective US$319 million from the sale of 133 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco since the marketing season started at the end of April. This is an increase of 19 …