Test moisture content before delivery, GMB tells farmers 

Test moisture content before delivery, GMB tells farmers  0  April 5, 2021 1:36 PM Source: Test moisture content before delivery, GMB tells farmers – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY NIZBERT MOYO The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has urged farmers to test their maize for moisture content before delivering to silos to avoid being turned away. This was said by GMB …

Be wary of the Ides of the tobacco marketing season!

Be wary of the Ides of the tobacco marketing season!  0  April 6, 2021 11:03 AM Source: Be wary of the Ides of the tobacco marketing season! | Herald (Opinion) Quality does not seem to be one of the key influencers considered when coming up with prices for the golden leaf. Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight FIVE successive tobacco …

Water harvesting to boost irrigation

Water harvesting to boost irrigation  0  April 6, 2021 11:22 AM Source: Water harvesting to boost irrigation | Herald (Top Stories) Government is in a drive to revive rural horticulture and rehabilitate and modernise irrigation to boost agricultural productivity. Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter  Government is in the process of procuring water harvesting technology, solar dryers and breeding …

Farmers optimistic of viable prices as tobacco sales begin

Farmers optimistic of viable prices as tobacco sales begin  0  April 6, 2021 11:34 AM Source: Farmers optimistic of viable prices as tobacco sales begin | Herald (Top Stories) Workers at the Tobacco Sales Floor received tobacco bales from farmers yesterday ahead of the official opening of the 2021 selling season tomorrow. — Picture Innocent Makawa. Elita …

Sunflowers and dried mangoes are the key to surviving climate change in rural Zimbabwe

Sunflowers and dried mangoes are the key to surviving climate change in rural Zimbabwe  0  April 6, 2021 4:10 PM Farmers in Gokwe South are experimenting with drought-resilient crops as climate change affects their harvests. Source: Sunflowers and dried mangoes are the key to surviving climate change in rural Zimbabwe | Living Small holder farmer, Savirios Chingura inspects …

Commodities Exchange launch rescheduled

Commodities Exchange launch rescheduled   Herald 31/3/2021  Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter The much-anticipated launch of the commodities exchange – the  Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) – been extended by a month to April 30 to give allowance for the requisite approvals and promulgation of statutes, the Financial Securities Exchange (Pvt) Limited (Finsec) has said. ZMX was …

Pasture production saves national herd

Pasture production saves national herd   Herald 31/3/2021  Elita Chikwati Agriculture Repoacrter  The number of cattle succumbing to drought declined from 66 000 in 2019 to 10 000 in 2020 due to Government and farmers’ efforts to improve pasture production and provision of subsidised commercial feeds. Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement’s First Round …

RBZ simplifies rules for tobacco marketing

RBZ simplifies rules for tobacco marketing  Herald 31/3/2021   Agriculture Reporter Simple and transparent rules have been put in place by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) for the 2021 tobacco marketing season to ensure merchants and farmers can retain or be paid 60 percent of their net revenue in foreign currency and 40 percent in …