Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers fail to meet cereal demand By Mugove Tafirenyika Daily News 16//2020 Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ©️ ZIMBABWEANS face starvation amid revelations that the country’s national cereal production for the 2019-2020 season has failed to meet national demand by a massive 50 percent, the Daily News reports. This comes as the World Food …
National beef cattle herd declines By Mugove Tafirenyika Daily News 16/6/2020 Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE national cattle herd decreased by 5,7 percent from 5 774 525 in 2018 to 5 489 364 in 2019, after the average national cattle mortality rate increased from 5 percent in 2018 to 9 percent in 2019, …
Villagers slam Makoni RDC for grabbing grazing lands – NewsDay Zimbabwe 17/6/2020 VILLAGERS at Mutanda villages 3 and 4, Chidamunyu, Nyazura, have slammed Makoni Rural District Council (RDC)’s decision to allocate residential plots on their grazing land, saying the new settlers were destroying their forests. BY SIMBARASHE SITHOLE Makoni RDC chief executive officer Edward Pisa …
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Communal farmers deserve pat on the back Herald 16/6/2020 Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight FOR the past three decades or so communal farmers have run a fairy race in which they have built a history that has set them apart as stalwarts in guaranteeing national food security. Their impressive performance started hogging the limelight just after …
Botswana investigates 154 elephant deaths 16 JUN, 2020 – 00:06 Herald GABORONE. — Botswana is investigating the mysterious deaths of at least 154 elephants over two months in the northwest of the country, a wildlife official said yesterday, although poaching or poisoning have been ruled out. “We are still awaiting results on the exact …
Ginneries seek higher US$ retention thresholds Herald 17/6/2020 About 85 percent of Zimbabwe’s cotton is exported Business Reporter Cotton ginneries are seeking to keep 80 percent of their foreign currency earnings, people familiar with the matter have said. Currently, cotton ginneries retain 50 percent of their foreign currency earnings with the remainder being surrendered …
Flower market prepares to reopen Herald 17/6/2020 The Africa Unity Square Flowers Market stall undergoes disinfection ahead of resumption of business by florists in Harare yesterday. — Picture: Kudakwashe Hunda Herald Reporter Informal traders at the Africa Unity Square flower market yesterday fumigated the facility in preparation for their return after a three-month absence …
Cotton deliveries intensify Herald 17/6/2020 cotton Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Cotton deliveries have intensified in most areas following the announcement of floor producer prices by the Government last week. Government announced a producer price of $43.94 per kilogramme for the 2020-2021 cotton marketing season, which gives the farmer a 15 percent return and ensures viability …
Winter maize project: Panacea to recurrent droughts in Zim Herald 17/6/2020 Minister Chadzamira George Maponga Senior Writer Lush green maize plants stand stubbornly in a buffet of criss-crossing huge cobs as if daring mother nature for allowing them to flourish in an otherwise land of perennial dearth. Juxtaposed to the flourishing staple crop, teeming …
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Tobacco sales rake in US$172m 0 June 17, 2020 2:00 AM Source: Tobacco sales rake in US$172m – NewsDay Zimbabwe AT least US$172 million has been realised from tobacco sales after 74,8 million kilogrammes were delivered at the country’s auction and contract floors since the beginning of the season, statistics from Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board have shown. …