Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
‘Copper dust affects quality of tobacco crop’ October 31, 2017 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Tobacco is highly susceptible to the effects of copper dust Conrad Mupesa in MHANGURATobacco farmers in Mhangura and Karoi in Mashonaland West are worried about copper dust particles from Mhangura slime dumpsites, which they say contaminate their crop and reduce its …
Evicted white farmers bounce back 0 October 30, 2017 8:48 AM Source: Evicted white farmers bounce back – DailyNews Live Gift Phiri 29 October 2017 HARARE – White Zimbabwean commercial farmers who were driven off theirland during President Robert Mugabe’s controversial land seizures arecoming back through joint venture arrangements and are also producing cashcrops such …
Urban farmers start preps October 30, 2017 HARARE METROPOLITAN Audrey Rundofa and Melissa MakotoHarare’s urban farmers have started land preparations for the 2017-2018 summer cropping season. A survey by The Herald showed that farmers in Belvedere, Sunningdale, Rugare and Kambuzuma have either cleared their plots or tilled the land. Others are burning crop residue to enhance soil fertility …
Demand for day-old chicks rises October 30, 2017 MANICALAND & MASH EAST From Miriam Mangwaya in ChikombaTHE demand for poultry products in Chivhu and surrounding areas has increased phenomenally ahead of the festive season with local shops failing to sustain the market for day-old chicks. A survey by The Herald last week showed that some chicken farmers …
Wheat deliveries to GMB begin October 28, 2017 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterFarmers have started harvesting wheat with the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) already receiving deliveries from different areas across the country. Most of the farmers who are delivering are the ones who benefited from the Command Agriculture programme. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister (Cropping), …
Govt to introduce growing of funded commercial rice October 28, 2017 Local News Minister Joseph Made Mashudu Netsianda, Senior ReporterTHE Government is set to introduce the growing of rice among a variety of other new crops which have previously not been funded under various agricultural schemes. Speaking during the 2017 Annual National Chiefs Conference at the …
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Farmers fret over fertiliser prices October 30, 2017 Local News Mike Bimha Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauFARMERS are fretting over the marked increase in prices of agricultural inputs in retail outlets, including the timing of the hikes, which they say could negatively affect prospects for a good 2017/18 summer cropping season. However, Government believes that the price …
Banks still rejecting 99-year lease 1 October 29, 2017 3:20 PM Source: Banks still rejecting 99-year lease | Daily News Staff Writer • 29 October 2017 HARARE – Zimbabwean financial institutions are rejecting 99-year lease agreements as collateral for issuing of loans to farmers, with Senators calling on government to make the instruments bankable. This comes even …
‘Aliens’ advised to regularise papers 0 October 29, 2017 3:49 PM Source: ‘Aliens’ advised to regularise papers | Sunday News (local news) Minister Happyton Bonyongwe Tinomuda Chakanyuka, Senior ReporterZIMBABWEAN citizens of foreign descent whose national identity cards are written alien should visit the Registrar General’s office to have their papers regularised and be allowed to …
Speedy release of 99-year leases 1 October 29, 2017 3:50 PM Source: Speedy release of 99-year leases | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Levi Mukarati in BulawayoGovernment will issue 99-year leases as soon as an individual gets approval to occupy commercial farm land to enable farmers to access funding. Lands and Rural Resettlement Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora …