Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Cotton makes a comeback The Herald Business Reporter Zimbabwe’s cotton deliveries have reached 100 000 tonnes – surpassing last year’s national output of 74 000 tonnes, The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe has said. At its peak in 2013, the country produced 352 000 tonnes of cotton, but plummeted in recent years chiefly due to poor …
Zim’s tobacco sales hit new record Source: Zim’s tobacco sales hit new record | Fin24 Zimbabwe is set to ease its foreign currency challenges after the country reported record breaking tobacco sales for the 2017/18 marketing season. Tobacco is Zimbabwe’s highest foreign currency earner followed by gold. In 2017 tobacco exports topped $900m, which was a marginal …
ED courts white voters – The Standard President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed a crowd of white voters yesterday in an attempt to improve relations ahead of the July 30 election, a marked shift from his predecessor Robert Mugabe, whose policies became increasingly racially divisive. Additional reporting by Tinotenda Munyukwi Mnangagwa, who came to power when Mugabe …
36 years for hunting Rhino HARARE – In a sentence that could serve as a deterrent to would-be offenders, four villagers have been slapped with a total of 36 years — each serving nine years’ imprisonment — after they were found guilty of hunting a specially protected animal. Masvingo magistrate Peter Madiba handed down the sentence …
Farmvest woo investors for agricultural equipment leasing FARMVEST has launched a new investment opportunity which will allow locals and the diaspora a chance to invest in a part ownership purchase of agricultural equipment to be rented out to farmers. BY BUSINESS REPORTER In a statement last week, Farmvest said the new opportunity came about due …
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Poultry sector restocks after avian influenza outbreak The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The poultry industry has embarked on an aggressive restocking exercise following an avian influenza outbreak that hit the country between May and August last year. The country is now free from the disease that killed one million chickens in South Africa …
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Quelea birds dent wheat hopes The Herald Manicaland Correspondent The hectarage put under wheat in Manicaland this year fell to 2 514 from 3 580 last year partly due to fear of losses caused by quelea birds. Manicaland provincial agronomist Mr Thomas Sakuhuni said last week that farmers were nervous about planting wheat because the …
Development trust gets thumbs up The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in TRIANGLE Government has commended Masvingo Development Trust (MDT) for venturing into commercial winter maize production in the Lowveld after more than 1 300 tonnes of maize were produced under the initiative this year. The maize worth $500 000 was produced at Triangle estates with Government …
Sugar industry workers seek Govt intervention The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi Hundreds of workers in the sugar industry are seeking Government assistance to protect them from being forced to pay double subscriptions to two rival labour unions that are involved in an acrimonious fight for members. There are over 18 000 people involved in …
Communal farmers urge CSC to set up shop in Beitbridge The Herald Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Communal farmers here have urged the Cold Storage Company (CSC) and other renowned investors to set up shop in the area where livestock production is a major economic activity and is a source of livelihood. In separate interviews last …
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