Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Wheat production and productivity shortfalls Independent 31/12/2020 The Brett Chulu Column GOVERNMENT set an average target of 5,2 tonnes per hectare (ha) for the 2020 winter wheat production, a 30% increase from an average of four tonnes per ha. Contract growers funded by commercial banks were expected to increase productivity to five tonnes per ha …
Pig slaughter down by 10% Independent 31/12/2020 MTHANDAZO NYONI PIG slaughter in Zimbabwe decreased by 10% to 133 101 head between January and September 2020 compared to the same period last year due to economic volatility coupled with Covid-19 disruptions, the latest Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (Lmac) report reveals. The report revealed that cumulative …
Two decades of dithering: Where is Zim’s agrarian bourgeoisie? Independent 31/12/2020 Terence Chitapi:Activist IT is now exactly two decades since Zimbabwe embarked on the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) which started with the animated land occupations (locally known as jambanja) involving contested land expropriation (Cliffe et al 2011) from approximately 4 500 large-scale white farmers …
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What compensation, to whom and why? Independent 31/12/2020 Toendepi Shonhe:Research fellow The Global Compensation Deed Agreement reached between the former white commercial farmers and the government of Zimbabwe on July 29, 2020, is expected to bring closure to the long-outstanding land dispute. The Compensation Deed specifies that the white commercial farmers who were evicted from …
Should farmers continue planting? Sunday Mail 27/12/2020 Agriculture Peter Gambara Most high rainfall areas in the country received rains almost every day during the month of December, leaving very little time for farmers to do land preparations and plantings. As we are now past Christmas and approaching the New Year, many farmers are still …
Sesame has tremendous potential’ Sunday Mail 27/12/2020 ZIMBABWE is tipped for marked growth in production and export of sesame seeds after a local company, Cashbox Financial Services — through its subsidiary CFS Agro — contracted 30 000 farmers in the 2020/2021 season. CFS Agro has partnered with a British investor, Mr Clifford Herbertson, who was recently in Zimbabwe …
Bumper wheat harvest saves ZimUS$80M 27/12/2020 Sunday Mail Correspondent Zimbabwe will save over US$80 million through import substitution after local farmers delivered over 155 000 tonnes of wheat to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) this year. Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says improved wheat output would ensure the country will have adequate supplies …
Supreme Court in landmark inheritance ruling Chroncle 31/12/2020 Chief Justice Luke Malaba Harare Bureau THE Supreme Court has ruled that parties to a marriage are free to disinherit the other, in a landmark judgment likely to spark fierce debate in the country. A five-judge panel of the Appeals Court unanimously concurred that the law …
High export demand for ginger, tumeric Chronicle 1/1/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE country’s trade development and promotion agency, ZimTrade, has urged local farmers to intensify production of ginger and turmeric, riding on the rising demand of the crops on the world market. According to Trade Map, the demand is anchored on the …
Agribank restructuring takes shape Chronicle 4/1/2020 Business Editor THE restructuring and remodelling of the Agricultural Bank (Agribank) of Zimbabwe into a Land Bank is on focus with the rollout of planned processes towards a new entity already underway in line with the Cabinet decision. Cabinet approved the restructuring of Agribank into a Land Bank …