Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers bank on cotton, small grains 30/4/2019 The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in CHIREDZI Farmers here are banking on improved yields of cotton and small grains to salvage something this season after most of the maize crop across the Lowveld was written-off due to a prolonged dry spell. Chiredzi is one of the driest districts …
Cotton industry targets $1bn earnings annually 30/4/2019 The Chronicle Oliver Kazunga/Leonard Ncube, Business Reporters THE Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) plans to put a minimum of 100 000 hectares across the country under commercial cotton farming with the sector poised to generate a minimum of US$1 billion annually. Speaking during the just ended Zimbabwe International …
AfriForum sues police to pay for landgrab – AfriForum April 23, 2019 deur Carina Bester The aggrieved owner of a farm near Onderstepoort in Pretoria today issued a summons against Bheki Cele, Minister of Police, in cooperation with AfriForum to recover the costs and expenses related to an urgent eviction application in 2018. The …
Cattle sales resume in Rushinga 29/4/2019 The Herald Cletus Mushanawani Mashonaland Central Bureau RUSHINGA Rural District Council has resumed its traditional cattle auctioning markets after foot and mouth disease was successfully dealt with in Rushinga, Mt Darwin and Muzarabani districts. Both Rushinga RDC chief executive Mr Paradzai Munyede and provincial Veterinary Department Services officer …
Four men nabbed over fake feed 29/4/2019 The Herald Victor Maphosa Herald Correspondent POLICE last week arrested four people who allegedly sold fake stockfeeds, after raiding their premises in Mbare. They recovered more than a tonne of the stockfeeds. The fake stock, which included chicken feed and dog food, was packed in National Foods …
Command Agric boost for soyabeans 29/4/2019 The Herald Nesia Mhaka recently in Maphisa The Agricultural Rural Development Authority (ARDA) has hailed Government for Command Agriculture, after its Antelope Estate at Maphisa Growth Point in Kezi managed to produce over 35 000 tonnes of soyabean this season. Speaking during a tour of the estate last …
GMB introduces electronic farmer’s card 27/4/2019 The Chronicle Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has introduced an electronic card for farmers to facilitate quick payments as part of the ease of doing business drive. In the past farmers have been crying foul over the failure by GMB to pay them on time …
Tobacco rakes in US$51m 27/4/2019 Herald Buyers bid for the golden leaf at the official opening of the tobacco selling season at Tobacco Sales Floor (TSF) in Harare recently. — Picture by Justin Mutenda Elita Chikwati Senior ReporterFarmers have sold 29 million kilogrammes of tobacco since the opening of the 2019 marketing season, with …
Tollgate fees to go up Source: Tollgate fees to go up – The Standard April 28, 2019 BY VENERANDA LANGA The government is reviewing tollgate fees due to inflation in a move that is set to pile misery on motorists who already have to contend with high fuel prices. Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza yesterday said …
Glitter of golden leaf eludes farmers 28/4/2019 Sunday Mail Workers ferry tobacco bales after the sales at the Boka auction floors in Harare yesterday. Picture by Innocent Makawa Kuda BwititiChief Reporter Since the beginning of the tobacco marketing season on March 20 this year, the disappointment by expectant farmers continues to grow by the …