Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
No prosecutions for white farmers’ killers 2 August 15, 2017 1:08 PM Source: No prosecutions for white farmers’ killers – NewsDay Zimbabwe August 15, 2017 PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday declared that all locals accused of killing white former commercial farmers since the launch of the fast track-land reform programme in 2000 were immune to prosecution. BY PAIDAMOYO MUZULU …
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2017 tobacco season ends August 10, 2017By Paul Nyakazeya, Online Editor Ethical Holdings Tobacco chief executive officer, David Machingaidze THE 2017 tobacco marketing season is expected to close on August 11 after 103 days. The government’s output forecast for the current season was 215 million kilogrammes (kgs). However, indications are that the crop may range between …
Govt targets 225 000 tonnes wheat output Livingstone Marufu Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S winter wheat output is expected to reach 225 000 tonnes after over 45 000 hectares was put under the crop, a senior Government official has said. High yields are expected in the season driven by adequate and consistent supply of water and electricity. “We …
Private sector not keen on contract farming Deputy Minister Zhanda Business Reporter GOVERNMENT has expressed concern over the private sector’s reluctance to provide significant funding support to agriculture, which provides a number of key raw materials required by industry for manufacturing processes. Deputy Minister of Agriculture (Responsible for Livestock) Paddy Zhanda said only a few …
540 000 tonnes of maize delivered as GMB silos fill up Grain Marketing Board silos George Maponga in Masvingo Grain deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board have hit 540 000 tonnes with an additional 100 satellite depots having been opened countrywide to stock grain from the bumper harvest realised in the just – ended farming …
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Wheat board pleads with govt over rising costs August 9, 2017 in Business THE Zimbabwe Wheat Board (ZWB) has pleaded with government to intervene over the soaring costs of wheat production. BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA Emmerson Mnangagwa The ZWB yesterday met acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured), where they pleaded with him to deal with electricity and water tariffs …
Recommended tobacco transplanting agronomic practices Farmers are encouraged to transplant ideal seedlings which would have been hardened in the seedbed to prepare them for the anticipated harsh field conditions Buhle Nkomo Correspondent September 1 is the earliest legislative date for transplanting tobacco from the seedbed to the field. In preparation for this date, farmers are expected …
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Banks to support farming season…Agribank, FBC Bank to raise $20m agro bills Kiyapili Sibanda Business Reporter— AGRIBANK and FBC Bank are seeking to raise $20 million to support the 2017/18 cropping season through the issuance of agro bills. Last year the two financial institutions again raised $20 million to support agriculture. In a statement, Agribank said since 2010 …
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