Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Cotton buyers offer 47c per kilo By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor Last year government raised the base price for the crop from $0,40 per kg to $0,47 per kg. THE 2018 cotton marketing season kicked off with buyers offering last year’s producer price of $0,47 per kilogramme (kg) as they await a government …
Compensation vital for revival of agric Farming has traditionally been recognised and credited as the most legitimate and labour intensive source of generating incomes for sustainable livelihoods, food security and self-sufficiency since the dawn of human civilisation. This has made agriculture stand out as the most popular and spiritually fulfilling vocation and ordained occupation of …
SA chicken imports continue | The Financial Gazette By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor DESPITE a chicken import ban, data from the South African Revenue Services shows that over 1 000 tonnes of frozen chicken and offals were exported by that country to Zimbabwe from 2017.The Livestock, Meat and Advisory Council (LMAC) reports that of …
Zim imports grain despite command agric ‘success’ newsday ZIMBABWE is still importing grain despite claims by the government that it had stopped doing so in February last year following a bumper harvest from the command agriculture programme. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI The government, in February last year, said it had stopped issuing grain import permits and …
Read more “Zim imports grain despite command agric ‘success’”
TIMB rolls out $70m inputs facility newsday TOBACCO Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) is set to roll out a $70 million input facility scheme ahead of the 2018/19 season to boost production of the golden leaf. BY FREEMAN MAKOPA TIMB spokesperson, Isheunesu Moyo told NewsDay that farmers will benefit from the input scheme set to …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: New cotton price must be viable in all ends The Herald THE opening of the agricultural marketing season is always punctuated by chaotic scenes — cash shortages, unfaithful merchants and traders who want to reap where they did not sow — and the list of challenges confronted by growers, mainly rural farmers, …
Dairibord revenue up 17pc in Q1 The Herald Enacy MapakameDairy and food processor, Dairibord Holdings’ performance in the four months to April was above the same period last year with revenue growth at 17 percent ahead of prior year. In a trading update to shareholders at the group’s annual general meeting in Harare yesterday, group …
Govt increases soyabean price The Herald Elita Chikwati and Hind SiamGovernment has increased the price of soyabean from $610 to $780 per tonne to promote production of the crop and ensure national food security. Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Air Chief Marshal Perrance Shiri (Retired), who announced the prices yesterday, said the price …
Govt dispels fuel shortage rumours Thandeka Moyo, Chronicle ReporterThe Government yesterday dispelled rumours that there is a fuel shortage in the country saying there is no need for motorists to hoard the commodity. In a statement yesterday, Energy and Power Development Minister Simon Khaya Moyo said the situation is under control hence there is no …
Command Agric to help Zim regain bread basket status, President says President Mnangagwa lays a wreath at the grave of the late Mr Pheneas Tagwirei in Shurugwi yesterday From Freedom Mupanedemo in ShurugwiZIMBABWE is on track to regain its bread basket for Southern Africa status under Command Agriculture which is proving to be a …
Read more “Command Agric to help Zim regain bread basket status, President says”