Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt takes action on quelea birds 0 September 4, 2021 7:21 AM Source: Govt takes action on quelea birds | The Herald Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Dr Anxious Masuka (right) leads a delegation from Zimparks and Agritex during a quelea birds fact finding mission at Precabe Farm in Kwekwe yesterday. Freedom Mupanedemo-Midlands Bureau THE …
‘Banks troop back into agric funding’ 0 September 4, 2021 8:02 AM Source: ‘Banks troop back into agric funding’ – The Zimbabwe Independent FIDELITY MHLANGA GOVERNMENT has announced a fresh plan to attract banks into funding agricultural production, with draw-downs from the recently released International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) being used to help them manage lending …
Dairy sector can help cut feed costs 0 September 5, 2021 8:15 AM Source: Dairy sector can help cut feed costs | Sunday Mail (Business) Senior Business Reporter GOVERNMENT has challenged players in the dairy sector to complement efforts to reduce the cost of animal feed, which continues to negatively impact viability, as it accounts for more …
Cotton needs proper pricing mechanism 0 September 5, 2021 8:21 AM Source: Cotton needs proper pricing mechanism | Sunday Mail (Business) Business Reporter After slumping to a two-decade low of 28 000 tonnes in 2015, cotton production has since rebounded due to Government intervention through the Presidential Input Support Scheme, which provides free inputs. Poor prices had …
Boom times for poultry farmers 0 September 5, 2021 9:01 AM Source: Boom times for poultry farmers – The Standard BY MTHANDAZO NYONI THE country’s poultry industry recorded a 20% jump in output in the first quarter of this year, producing 20,4 million day-old chicks, the second highest performance after the first quarter of 2018, a new report said …
57 cannabis producers licensed 0 September 5, 2021 10:38 AM Source: 57 cannabis producers licensed | The Sunday Mail Sunday Mail Reporter FIFTY-SEVEN medicinal cannabis producers have been licensed by the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA), as the country continues to expand investment into the multibillion-dollar industry. Several local companies and foreign investors from Germany, Switzerland and …
South African Grain Information Services 2 September 2021
Dam Levels as at 03-Sep-2021 DAM NAME FULL SUPPLY CAPACITY CURRENT CAPACITY % FULL (millions of cubic metres) (millions of cubic metres) Kariba 64800.00 28155.4 43.4 Tugwi Mukosi 1802.6 1772.1 98.3 Mutirikwi 1378.08 1332.2 96.7 Manyame 480.23 329.5 68.6 Osborne 401.64 242.02 60.3 Mazvikadei 343.815 234.0 68.1 Manyuchi 309.06 272.7 88.2 Manjirenji 274.17 249.7 91.1 …
Defaulting farmers to lose Govt support The Chronicle 3/9/2021 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter CONTRACT farmers who benefited from Government’s agriculture input schemes in the 2020/21 season and have not cleared their debts will not receive support from the State for the coming farming season until they commit to clearing their arrears, a Cabinet Minister said. …
Mat South villagers face hunger 0 September 2, 2021 10:05 AM Source: Mat South villagers face hunger – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY NQOBANI NDLOVU THE majority of families from drought-prone areas might be in need of urgent food aid as their available food stocks have dropped sharply, a food insecurity monitoring agency has warned. A Matabeleland South government taskforce …