Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Let’s expand crop range to cut forex bill Herald 25/3/2021 Crops The major efforts to fix maize and traditional grain production have now, helped by the good rains, although the new farming methods, early inputs and tight control of financing to stop cheating, are major factors, borne fruit this season with a large harvest …
Fresh milk shortage hits major retail stores Chronicle 25/3/2021 Mr Denford Mutashu Judge Jarachara, Chronicle Reporter MAJOR supermarkets in Bulawayo have run out of fresh milk and by yesterday only a few retail outlets had imported milk from South Africa on the shelves. For weeks now, only imported milk was on the shelves of …
Mazowe Dam will take at least 2 good rainy seasons to fill up – Zinwa 1 March 24, 2021 12:06 PM Source: JUST IN: Mazowe Dam will take at least 2 good rainy seasons to fill up – Zinwa | Herald (Top Stories) mazowe dam Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor The Zimbabwe National Water Authority …
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Tobacco’s big money headlines cloud farmers’ struggles: ZTA – NewsDay Zimbabwe 24/3/2021 ZIMBABWE boasts big earnings from tobacco each year, but these figures hide the true picture — growers are sinking in debt, the industry is not attracting new farmers and the country is not earning as much as it should. Last year, Zimbabwe earned …
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56 evicted Rusape farmers eye neighbouring farm – NewsDay Zimbabwe 24/3/2021 BY KENNETH NYAGANI THE 56 Rusape farmers who face eviction after government directed that they should leave Nyamatsanga Farm owned by Carthouse Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd have threatened to invade the neighbouring Dark-bridge Farm in Nyazura. The farmers were allocated plots at Nyamatsanga Farm under …
1,9m hectares under maize Herald 24/3/2021 Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa addresses a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday. Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter A total of 1,9 million hectares of maize was planted by farmers during the 2020/21 summer cropping season registering an increase of 24 percent from the 1,5 million hectares …
Record maize harvest since Land Reform Programme expected Herald 24/3/2021 President Mnangagwa Farirai Machivenyika and Elita Chikwati Zimbabwe is set for a record maize harvest since the Land Reform Programme, with 2,8 million tonnes expected to be delivered to the Grain Marketing Board, in a development that is expected to drive economic growth, President Mnangagwa …
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CBZ avails inputs for 70 000 hectares under winter wheat Chronicle 24/3/2021 Freedom Mupanedemo, Midlands Bureau THE Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) has availed inputs to cover more than 70 000 hectares against a national target of 85 000 hectares of winter wheat. Speaking on Monday after a tour of Wanu Farm on the …
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‘Food deficit still lurks in Zim despite heavy rains’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe 23/3/2021 BY LORRAINE MUROMO THE Famine Early Warning System Network (Fewsnet) yesterday said Zimbabwe’s anticipated above average 2021 harvest will significantly improve the country’s food security, but warned that some areas particularly in the southern region would still experience hunger due to the …
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No maize at commodities exchange Herald 23/3/2021 GMB has expressed readiness to handle the anticipated larger volumes of grain with refurbishments of silos across the country almost complete. Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter The much awaited commodities exchange — Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX), will comply with Statutory Instrument 145 of 2019 (SI 145) on trading …