How niche markets influence agricultural commodity prices

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How niche markets influence agricultural commodity prices September 6, 2017 in Business, Opinion & Editorials One of the most persistent myths in African agriculture is that commodity prices are set by traders, negatively referred to as “middlemen”. BY CHARLES DHEWA Paying lip service to understanding market dynamics has seen most interventions designed to get rid of “middlemen” failing …

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Cyanide poison menace returns. . . Two jumbos killed in Hwange

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Cyanide poison menace returns. . . Two jumbos killed in Hwange Chronicle 6 September 2017   Whinsley Masara, Chronicle Reporter TWO elephants have died due to cyanide poisoning in the Liyasha area of Hwange National Park. ZimParks spokesperson Mr Tinashe Farawo confirmed the incident and said investigations were underway. “I can confirm that we received a …

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Millers sue govt. . . Food fortification row goes to High Court

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Millers sue govt. . . Food fortification row goes to High Court Chronicle 6 September 2017   Conrad Mwanawashe, Harare Bureau THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has filed an application at the High Court seeking to block the Government from implementing the recently introduced mandatory food fortification. In the case filed yesterday by GMAZ …

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Govt launches COMESA seed regulations

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Govt launches COMESA seed regulations The Herald 5 September 2017   Talent Hwari and Audrey Rundofa Government yesterday launched the National Domestication of the COMESA Harmonised Seed Regulations to provide support towards improvement of regional seed and food security. Speaking at the launch in Harare, COMESA representative Mrs Gizila Takavarasha said ministers of agriculture in …

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Irrigated tobacco preps underway

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Irrigated tobacco preps underway The Chronicle 5 September 2017   Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter PREPARATIONS for the 2017 irrigated tobacco growing season are underway with the farmers expected to transplant the seedlings at the end of the month. The golden leaf, which is one of Zimbabwe’s major foreign currency earners is grown in seven provinces …

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Govt urges land commission to be transparent

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Govt urges land commission to be transparent Chronicle 5 September 2017   Minister Mombeshora Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau The Government has called on the Zimbabwe Land Commission (ZLC) to be honest and transparent in discharging its duties especially in land dispute resolution. The ZLC was created to ensure accountability, fairness and transparency in the administration of …

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Judge orders white farmers to disclose previous court applications

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Judge orders white farmers to disclose previous court applications September 4, 2017 in National, News HIGH Court judge Justice Clement Phiri last Wednesday ordered Marondera white farmers, Stephen and Phillip Worswick, to disclose all previous applications they have made to safeguard their farms to enable the judges to properly deal with the farm wrangles and bring the matters …

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Using state-owned land for development in Africa

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Using state-owned land for development in Africa Herald 4 September 2017 William Gumede Correspondent Many African countries underutilise, waste and neglect state-owned land and property, losing the opportunity to leverage them for development, industrialisation and economic growth. The majority of the land and property in most African countries, except communal land, which is under control of …

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