Industry calls for fertiliser policy

Industry calls for fertiliser policy – The Financial Gazette Tabitha Mutenga Features Editor   Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri FERTILISER producers have called for a policy to govern and protect them from imports and the high cost of doing business.This comes as last year government allocated $130 million to the industry for …

Brace for El Nino: Farmers unions

Brace for El Nino: Farmers unions Letwin Nyambayo  •  13 September 2018 4:02PM  •  0 comments   HARARE – Farmers’ unions have called on stakeholders in the agricultural sector to brace for the El Nino phenomenon which is set to affect the 2018/19 cropping season. Paul Zakaria, the executive director of the Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU), …

Farmers appeals to Government

Farmers appeals to Government     The Herald Masvingo Correspondent Hundreds of small-scale horticulture farmers in the Hwendedzo Resettlement, eastern Masvingo, have appealed to Government to construct a modern market place for them. The farmers said they have capacity to meet Masvingo city’s horticultural needs by supplying cheap produce but are facing challenges in marketing …

Manicaland to beef up exports

Manicaland to beef up exports     The Herald Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau MANICALAND is making concerted efforts to increase the number of products currently being exported, as the province gears up for development in line with the constitutional provision for devolution. In an interview, provincial administrator Mr Edgar Seenza said the Manicaland Provincial Development …

Poultry gears for inclusive growth

Poultry gears for inclusive growth     The Herald The scope for rural small-scale farmer centric value chain development in poultry, and how this ultimately generates national economic growth, will be the focus of the annual Zimbabwe Poultry Association (ZPA) indaba on Wednesday September 19 at ART Farm, Pomona, Harare. With broiler meat production in …

GMAZ , Government to avert bread shortages

GMAZ , Government to avert bread shortages     The Chronicle Elita Chikwati and Mary Muradzikwa, Harare Bureau The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe(GMAZ) has assured the nation that it is working with Government to avert bread shortages with the association having already secured 30 000 tonnes of wheat on an instalment pre-payment arrangement. The …

AMA seeks to raise $75million for maize purchase

AMA seeks to raise $75million for maize purchase     The Chronicle Africa Moyo, Harare Bureau THE under fire Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has floated $75 million agro-bills for the purchase of maize from farmers in the 2018 season. AMA, which recently came under attack from Government and farmers for dereliction of duty, said the …

Zimbabwe lacks comprehensive agriculture policy

Zimbabwe lacks comprehensive agriculture policy – The Financial Gazette Tabitha Mutenga Features Editor   Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri ZIMBABWE’S lack of a comprehensive agricultural policy and related sub-sector strategies is a major threat to the country’s agro productivity, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has said.The country’s economy is agro-based.Addressing the …