Make finished goods to stabilise rate: Retailers

Make finished goods to stabilise rate: Retailers  0  June 17, 2020 12:05 PM Source: Make finished goods to stabilise rate: Retailers | Herald (Top Stories) Buyers inspect tobacco during the inaugural sale at Boka Tobacco Floors in Mvurwi, Mashonaland Central Province yesterday. About 500 bales were sold at the floor. Boka now operates four buying facilities in …

‘Dying of hunger’: Zimbabwe street vendors hit by coronavirus clampdown – Agricultural Commodities

FEATURE-‘Dying of hunger’: Zimbabwe street vendors hit by coronavirus clampdown – Agricultural Commodities – Zimbabwe Situation 18/6/2020 Source: FEATURE-‘Dying of hunger’: Zimbabwe street vendors hit by coronavirus clampdown – Agricultural Commodities – Reuters HARARE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Martha Kahari was already struggling to make ends meet after Zimbabwe’s coronavirus lockdown forced her to stop selling second-hand …

Farmers fail to meet cereal demand

Farmers fail to meet cereal demand By Mugove Tafirenyika Daily News 16//2020 Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ©️   ZIMBABWEANS face starvation amid revelations that the country’s national cereal production for the 2019-2020 season has failed to meet national demand by a massive 50 percent, the Daily News reports. This comes as the World Food …

Communal farmers deserve pat on the back

Communal farmers deserve pat on the back  Herald 16/6/2020   Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight FOR the past three decades or so communal farmers have run a fairy race in which they have built a history that has set them apart as stalwarts in guaranteeing national food security. Their impressive performance started hogging the limelight just after …

Ginneries seek higher US$ retention thresholds

Ginneries seek higher US$ retention thresholds Herald 17/6/2020   About 85 percent of Zimbabwe’s cotton is exported Business Reporter Cotton ginneries are seeking to keep 80 percent of their foreign currency earnings, people familiar with the matter have said. Currently, cotton ginneries retain 50 percent of their foreign currency earnings with the remainder being surrendered …

Flower market prepares to reopen

Flower market prepares to reopen Herald 17/6/2020   The Africa Unity Square Flowers Market stall undergoes disinfection ahead of resumption of business by florists in Harare yesterday. — Picture: Kudakwashe Hunda Herald Reporter Informal traders at the Africa Unity Square flower market yesterday fumigated the facility in preparation for their return after a three-month absence …

Cotton deliveries intensify

Cotton deliveries intensify  Herald 17/6/2020   cotton Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Cotton deliveries have intensified in most areas following the announcement of floor producer prices by the Government last week. Government announced a producer price of $43.94 per kilogramme for the 2020-2021 cotton marketing season, which gives the farmer a 15 percent return and ensures viability …

Winter maize project: Panacea to recurrent droughts in Zim

Winter maize project: Panacea to recurrent droughts in Zim Herald 17/6/2020   Minister Chadzamira George Maponga Senior Writer Lush green maize plants stand stubbornly in a buffet of criss-crossing huge cobs as if daring mother nature for allowing them to flourish in an otherwise land of perennial dearth. Juxtaposed to the flourishing staple crop, teeming …

Tobacco sales rake in US$172m

Tobacco sales rake in US$172m  0  June 17, 2020 2:00 AM Source: Tobacco sales rake in US$172m – NewsDay Zimbabwe AT least US$172 million has been realised from tobacco sales after 74,8 million kilogrammes were delivered at the country’s auction and contract floors since the beginning of the season, statistics from Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board have shown. …