Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers decry poor roads | The Herald Conrad Mupesa in MhanguraThe poor road network in Makonde continues to affect farmers in the district who pay exorbitant transport charges to ferry their produce to Chinhoyi and Mhangura. According to the farmers, transporters take advantage of the inaccessible roads to charge exorbitant fares. “The road is …
Zaka records bumper cotton harvest Cotton farmers had a successful season Sydney Mubaiwa in ZakaSmall-scale cotton farmers in Zaka are expecting a bumper harvest this year and attribute the achievement to the Presidential Inputs Support Scheme. Most farmers had abandoned the crop citing low prices. Farmers countrywide have been warming up to cotton production …
Decentralisation pays dividends | The Herald The decentralisation of tobacco auction floors has benefited contracted farmers who no longer worry about transport and accommodation costs when selling their crop. Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union President (ZCFU) Wonder Chabikwa yesterday said decentralisation brought a lot of benefits to the farmer. “Decentralisation is an excellent and suitable …
Govt urged to reveal new cotton price Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziCotton farmers have urged the Government to announce a new producer price for this year’s crop to mark the beginning of the new marketing season that started yesterday. The development comes as farmers in areas such as Checheche, Chiredzi and Bikita have already started …
Cash-rich middlemen prey on tobacco farmers Audrey Rundofa and Ropafadzo NdangariroSome tobacco farmers have resorted to selling their crop to middlemen who are offering instant cash. They are shunning the auction floors where banks are giving them $300 per sale. The balance is deposited into the farmer’s bank account. Tobacco farmers said they were …
Amacimbi plant opens in B/Bridge Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge BureauWomen and Youth Affairs Minister Sithembiso Nyoni has called for organised management of natural resources to steer socio-economic growth in most remote parts of the country. The minister said a well organised community could reap more benefits from their local resources through innovation and unity. She …
National artificial insemination rollout this month Business ReporterA LIVESTOCK development programme funded by the country’s four mining houses and Homelink, which has targeted to artificially inseminate about 50 000 beasts in various parts of the country, will be rolled out this month. Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) head of programmes and public affairs, Ms Roberta …
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Delta pours $3 million into barley farming Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterLISTED beverages manufacturer, Delta Corporation Limited, says it has so far spent close to $3 million on its barley contract farming scheme targeting a yield of 33 000 tonnes this year. Over the years, the beverages producer has financed the production of barley …
Arda secures investor for Balu Estate Auxilia Katongomara, Chronicle ReporterTHE Agricultural Rural Development Authority (Arda) has secured an investor for a pecan nuts and livestock project to be established at Arda Balu Estate in Umguza District, an official has said. In an interview during the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo last week, Arda …
Mixed reactions over Mbanje legalisation Source: Mixed reactions over Mbanje legalisation | Daily News HARARE – Zimbabweans have expressed mixed feelings over government’s move to legalise the production of cannabis (mbanje). Last Friday, government gazetted a $50 000 licence fee for those wishing to farm the drug while at the same time reducing the prison terms …