Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
After floods, Zimbabwe and Mozambique face huge maize s… 21/6/2019 Daily Maverick File photo: Victims of floods in Mozambique seek cover 04 March 2000 from dust moved by a rescue helicopter at Chalucuane on the Limpopo river. EPA PHOTO POOL REUTERS/MIKE HUTCHINGS/MH-amd Less The subject of maize needs will soon dominate the headlines in Zimbabwe …
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FULL TEXT: PROfeeds Discontinues Supply Of All Feed Products ⋆ Pindula News 21/6/2019 PROfeeds, a stock feed manufacturing plant founded in 2007 has announced that it will be discontinuing supplying all products to Agents and or Distributors with immediate effect. In a letter dated 17 June 2019, the manufacturing company says that it has …
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Tobacco prices remain depressed Tabitha Mutenga Features Editor Financial Gazette 19/5/2019 THE Zimbabwe Tobacco Association (ZTA) says prices of the golden leaf have remained static at an average US$1, 65 per kilogramme this year compared to US$2,91 per kg last season. Tobacco is Zimbabwe’s leading foreign currency earner, accounting for nearly a fifth of Zimbabwe’s …
Zim misses out on $340bn cannabis market John Kachembere News Editor Financial Gazette 19/6/2019 ZIMBABWE’S plans to tap into the billion dollar cannabis market could suffer a major setback due to the country’s deteriorating economic conditions, a new study has revealed. The government last year legalised the production of marijuana for medicinal and scientific use. …
Zim agric yields lower than regional countries Tabitha Mutenga Financial Gazette 19/6/2019 Zimbabwe’s crop and livestock has significantly declined and is way lower than other regional countries, the 2018/19 Agricultural Sector Survey has revealed. The report noted that several factors such as low skills and knowledge base of farmers, a weak research, education and farmer …
Zinwa records $l, 8m profit Tabitha Mutenga Features Editor Financial Gazette 12/5/2019 THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) is back in the black after it registered a $1,8 million profit after tax in 2018, up from a loss of $2,5 million in 2017. Zinwa is one of State-owned entities struggling meet their obligations such …
Zim’s national herd remains stagnant Tabitha Mutenga features Editor Financial Gazette 12/6/2019 COMMERCIAL and A2 livestock producers are failing to grow their cattle herds due to disease outbreaks and the lack of medium to long term financing, a study commissioned by The Financial Gazette and the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society has revealed. The report, compiled by …
Farmers urged to grow vegetables 20/6/2019 The Herald Emmah Chinyamutangira Manicaland Correspondent FARMERS in Manicaland have been urged to venture into vegetable production to improve local supplies and increase their source of income. Seed Co Zimbabwe has been hosting field days across the province with the aim of assisting the farmers with ideas on …
SADC rail masterplan on the cards 20/6/2019 The Herald Kudakwashe Mhundwa The Southern African Railways Association (Sara) will this year come up with a Regional Railway Infrastructure Development Masterplan to address a number of challenges that continue to pose a threat to SADC’s rail network system. It has been estimated that SADC’s railway infrastructure …
RBZ avails US$7m to avert bread shortage 20/6/2019 The Chronicle Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has availed US$7 million for wheat imports as Government works to avert wheat and bread shortages in the country at time when the Bakers Association of Zimbabwe has said bread prices remain unchanged. In a …