Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Padenga says firm skin demand to drive profitability By Own Correspondent Padenga CEO Gary Sharp and CFO Oliver Kamundimu CROCODILE skin manufacturer Padenga Holdings says it expects to meet its target of 46,000 skins this year after commencing crocodile harvesting in March, with firm demand for the skins driving profitability.Chief executive Gary Sharp told shareholders …
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Empowering communities to evaluate their knowledge newsday eMKambo is increasingly meeting rural communities that have been schooled into valuing tangible assets like dams and tractors at the expense of intangible assets like knowledge on how to earn more value from those assets. By CHARLES DHEWA In agricultural communities where assets like irrigation schemes and roads …
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Crop diversity matters to Zimbabwe The Herald Sifelani Tsiko Senior WriterThe genetic diversity of crops that are grown and eaten in Zimbabwe could be lost forever due to climate change, threatening the country’s future food security, agricultural experts say. Experts at a one-day stakeholders’ consultative workshop on food and nutrition security situation which was …
‘We cannot operate in silos’ The Herald We publish here the full text of the Address by the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces Cde E. D. Mnangagwa at the Southern Africa Confederation of Agricultural Unions Annual Conference in Victoria Falls, May 14 2018. (Salutations)ON behalf of …
Tobacco sales top 100 million kg The Herald Hind Siam Herald ReporterOver 100 million kilogrammes of tobacco worth $289,8 million have been sold by farmers since the opening of the season.The tobacco was sold at an average price of $2,87 per kilogramme. According to the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board latest statistics, there has …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Zinwa tariffs must promote farming profitability Our farmers must be delighted that the High Court has reversed a decision by the Government to increase the price of raw water that was effected in 2016. Water is one of the most important agricultural inputs. It makes every crop to grow; every animal to …
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ED’s participation in agricultural conference raises hopes for farmers President Mnangagwa Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls ReporterPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s participation at the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) annual conference this week has raised hopes for a brighter future among farmers’ unions across the region. On Monday, President Mnangagwa officially opened the annual conference which …
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Africa spends $50bn annually on food imports: ED newsday PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangangwa has called on African governments to invest in agriculture amid revelations that the continent is spending about $50 billion annually on food imports. By Nokuthaba Dlamini Mnangagwa said this while addressing Sadc delegates at the official opening of the Southern African Confederation of …
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10pc export incentive for cotton growers The Herald Hind Siam Herald ReporterCotton growers will be paid an export incentive of 10 percent as Government moves to boost production of the crop. In a statement yesterday Reserve Bank governor, Dr John Mangudya, said farmers will also get $40 cash per each bale sold with the …
‘Partnerships in agric key to transforming industry’ From Leonard Ncube in Victoria FallsPRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said partnerships by all players in the agricultural sector are key to the transformation of industry and ensuring food security on the African continent. Officially opening the Southern African Confederation of African Farmers Union (SACAU) conference here yesterday, President …
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