Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Armed robbers target tobacco farmers 0 May 3, 2021 2:05 AM Source: Armed robbers target tobacco farmers – DailyNews ARMED robbers are using police and army uniforms to rob tobacco farmers at night in the capital, the police have warned. The police said gangs of robbers moving in unregistered vehicles were targeting farmers taking their harvest to tobacco …
Tobacco payments hit by system failures – The Zimbabwe Independent 4/30/2021 BY FIDELITY MHLANGA PAYMENTS to tobacco farmers have been affected by multiple system failures that have left unions worried, businessdigest established this week. Farmers’ leaders said they had filed complaints with the central bank and the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) after the gridlocks, which …
‘Land Bank now ready for launch’ – The Zimbabwe Independent 30/4/2021 BY MELODY CHIKONO Last week, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Vangelis Haritatos (VH, pictured) oversaw an in-calf dairy distribution handover ceremony through which a batch of 147 in-calf heifers was given to 121 dairy farmers. The event was facilitated by Transforming Zimbabwe’s Dairy Value Chain …
2021 tobacco season winners – The Zimbabwe Independent 30/4/2021 BY TAFARA MTUTU Zimbabwe’s 2021 tobacco selling season started on an upbeat note as sales volumes and average sales volumes exceeded prior year comparative figures since day 1 of the selling season. As of April 20, 2021, Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) statistics reveal that …
Time to enact a contract farming law – The Zimbabwe Independent 30/4/2021 REVELATIONS elsewhere in this issue that tobacco farmers have been struggling to access their monies after making deliveries demonstrate that exploitation is continuing in this sector. Something is not right, especially among contracting firms because they are acting like fraudsters. Why have they …
Dairy industry requires US$1bn for machinery – The Zimbabwe Independent 30/4/2021 BY MELODY CHIKONO ZIMBABWE’S ailing dairy industry requires up to US$1 billion to replace antiquated machinery at a time the sector is reeling from prohibitive lending rates. This comes as the Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) this week warned that the country’s banks did not …
Looters run riot at sugar giant – The Zimbabwe Independent 30/4/2021 BY GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA A SYNDICATE comprising powerful politicians, bankers and workers looted hundreds of thousands of dollars from the agro-industrial giant Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe (THZ) after an attempt to launch a crucial project collapsed a few years ago, an audit report seen by the Zimbabwe …
Livestock Zimbabwe Update 1 April 2021
Keeping soils alive and healthy is key to sustain life on our planet Home News Keeping soils alive and healthy is key to sustain life on our planet Posted on April, 26, 2021 at 08:46 am The Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) drew …
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Africa: Agriculture Will Make or Break Africa’s Free Trade Home News Africa: Agriculture Will Make or Break Africa’s Free Trade Posted on April, 30, 2021 at 09:28 am The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds the potential to lift millions of people out of poverty and end chronic food insecurity in Africa. However, its …
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