Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
New system to reduce roadblocks June 23, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Seven traffic officers “gang up” against a motorist along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway in Warren Park, Harare, recently. — Picture by Innocent Makawa Sydney Kawadza Senior Features WriterReports of reduced police presence on the roads were received first with glee and later with indignation as it …
All set for pig producers symposium June 23, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Participants at last year’s symposium The Pig Producers Association of Zimbabwe, in partnership with the Stockfeed Manufacturers Association and the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society, proudly announce the Pig Symposium 2017. The Zimbabwe Poultry Association, which together with PPAZ and the Stockfeed Manufacturers Association, were …
Govt to review maize moisture content June 23, 2017 Local News Dr Made Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterGovernment will investigate the Grain Marketing Board for rejecting maize because of high moisture content and may also consider waiving the 12,5 percent requirement for grain meant for milling, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Dr Joseph Made has said. GMB accepts …
Tobacco farmers concerned with depressed auction floor prices By ZimSitRep_M | June 22, 2017 2 Comments Source: Tobacco farmers concerned with depressed auction floor prices | The Financial Gazette June 22, 2017 By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor TOBACCO auction floor prices have lagged behind those offered to contract farmers for their crop, triggering speculation that contractors were angling for total …
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Farmers sold dummy By ZimSitRep_M | June 22, 2017 2 Comments Source: Farmers sold dummy | The Financial Gazette June 22, 2017 … as banks reject 99-year leases BANKS continue to reject 99-year leases handed to landholders resettled on properties previously owned by white farmers, months after government announced that the documents were now bankable. Only 125 leases are known to have been …
Short-shipment of imported goods June 22, 2017 Business A short-shipment occurs when cargo listed on invoices or carrier’s documents is not included in a shipment or is not received by the recipient or consignee. In other terms, the quantity of goods received and cleared by the recipient/consignee will be less than the quantity listed on …
Govt to set up green-energy fund June 22, 2017 Business ZIMBABWE plans to set up a green-energy fund to promote the use of renewables, with the aim of increasing electricity production. The country wants to generate at least 1 000 megawatts of power, or 16 percent of its total projected generation, through solar and other renewable …
Agro processors’ meeting set for tomorrow June 22, 2017 Business Millers will discuss the rehabilitation of silos Business ReporterFOOD fortification, Grain Marketing Board commercial activities and fertiliser availability are issues high on the agenda of the agro processors meeting to be held tomorrow. The meeting comes before the law for mandatory fortification commencement date set for …
Biotech could spur Africa’s industrialisation June 22, 2017 Opinion & Analysis Mr Getachew Belay, a senior biotechnology policy advisor recently said that the adoption of genetically modified cotton developed using a bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), which naturally produces a chemical harmful only to a small fraction of insects such as the bollworm, could increase yields and …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Govt must act to stop middlemen from fleecing farmers June 22, 2017 Opinion & Analysis Small grains farmer Mrs Liana Ncube (right) inspects her crop in Umzingwane District while the Agritex officer for the area Mr Thobizitha Ngwenya looks on in this file photo Zimbabwe is expecting to harvest four million tonnes of food …
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