Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Traders count losses as 56 tonnes of produce rot Herald 25/4/2020 Masvingo Correspondent Scores of vendors in Masvingo are counting their loses after over 56 tonnes of their avocados and bananas went bad following the closure of the biggest fresh produce market in the city, Chitima, during the national lockdown to prevent the spread …
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Fishing resumes in Kariba under strict guidelines Herald 25/4/2020 Kariba Bureau FISHING in Lake Kariba has resumed under strict guidelines to minimise the spread of Covid-19, with operators bracing for low business associated with the approaching winter season. Conditions in the lake are windy and turbulent this time of the year, resulting in low …
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Turning grief into winter wheat farming success Herald 25/4/2020 Mrs Madeline Manyika and her daughters greet Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri at a field day recently Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Commercial farmer Madeline Manyika will stop at nothing to become the best wheat producer in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland Central Province. Madeline, …
Tobacco auction dates set Herald 25/4/2020 Dr Matibiri Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter The 2020 tobacco marketing season, which had been scheduled to open on April 22, will now open on Wednesday. Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board chief executive, Dr Andrew Matibiri, said some auction floors would be decentralised, while others would continue operating in Harare, …
Farmers happy with new producer prices Herald 27/4/2020 Garikai Chaunza Business Reporter Farmers have lauded Government for the upward review of cereal crops producer prices, but called for the Grain Marketing Board to make prompt payments to ensure their money is not eroded by inflation. Government a fortnight ago pegged maize producer price at …
Maize hectarage declines Herald 27/4/2020 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter The 2019/20 cropping season hectarage for maize has suffered a five percent decline to around 1,5 million hectares from the 1,6 million planted in the 2018/19 season, while the area under traditional grains increased significantly countrywide. According to the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and …
COMMENT: Maintain decentralised tobacco sales post Covid-19 Chronicle 27/4/2020 Tobacco auction floor The tobacco marketing season begins on Wednesday after being delayed by a month because of late rains and the Covid-19 outbreak. Under normal circumstances, the sale of the country’s top agriculture export and the economy’s second biggest foreign currency earner after gold …
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Millers propose subsidy stamp Chronicle 27/4/2020 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Small and Medium Millers’ Association of Zimbabwe (SMMAZ) has proposed branding of mealie-meal packaging material with a standard Government subsidy stamp so as to curb corrupt deals involving the basic commodity. The proposal comes on the back of concerns that subsidised mealie-meal …
Bumper harvests expected for traditional grains, cotton Sunday Mail 26/4/2020 Chief Reporter Zimbabwe expects a bumper harvest of traditional grain and cotton following concerted efforts by Government to promote drought-resistant crops to insulate farmers against the growing threat of climate change. Most parts of the country received normal to below-normal rains in the just-ended …
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Day in the life of a vegetable farmer Sunday Mail 26/4/2020 Debra Matabvu IN the 20 years that Tawanda Mujongondi has delivered fresh vegetables from Murehwa to Harare, he has never seen a disruption such as one caused by the coronavirus. He has seen droughts, plant diseases and runaway inflation, but never has Mbare …