Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Cotton farmers demand incentive for lint exports Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziCotton farmers have challenged Government to urgently fulfil its pledge to pay them the five percent export incentive for lint exports, to cushion them from high operating costs. The Cotton Producers and Marketers Association national chairman Mr Steward Mubonderi said cotton farmers were grappling …
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Govt threatens to expel errant potato farmers Obert Chifamba Manicaland Bureau ChiefGovernment has threatened to expel some farmers around the Nyanga Potato Quarantine Zone after it emerged that they are allowing their cattle to stray into the protected area in contravention of regulations governing disease and pest control. Addressing hundreds of people who attended …
All set for 2018 tobacco marketing season Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterAll is set of the opening of the 2018 tobacco selling season next Wednesday, with the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) expressing satisfaction with the readiness of operators during an inspection of the three licensed floors in Harare yesterday. The TIMB board …
Sadc updates bird flu disaster response plan Harare BureauSOUTHERN African countries, jolted by a debilitating avian influenza outbreak in 2017, which left an extensive effect on the region including in Zimbabwe, have reviewed and updated the regional preparedness and response plan, which is expected to guide management and control of the disease. The region …
Winter wheat hectarage set to increase 20 percent Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterTHE area planted under winter wheat is expected to increase by at least 20 percent this year from 70 000 hectares last year as the country seeks to restore self-sustenance, an official said yesterday. Over the years, Zimbabwe’s wheat production had declined to …
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Boost for Burma Valley farmers newsday GERMANY-BASED firm, Von Eicken, is set to increase its tonnage of cigar wrapper tobacco, as it plans to manufacture 100% Zimbabwean leaf cigars next year senior buyer, Andrew Edmondson has revealed. BY STAFF REPORTER During the first sale in 2016, the German firm acquired 11 tonnes of cigar wrapper …
African medicine, conventional drugs: Friends or enemies? Chrisna Gouws CorrespondentAfrica is home to an extensive and diverse medicinal plant life. This includes commonly used herbs like Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), Devil’s claw (Harpagophytum procumbens), Buchu (Agathosma betulina), Cape Aloe (Aloe ferox) and Hoodia (Hoodia gordonii). These plant — or herb-based treatments have been a key …
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$15m boost for irrigation | The Herald Farirai Machivenyika Senior ReporterZimbabwe has signed a $15 million loan agreement with the OPEC Fund for International Development meant to assist smallholder irrigation in four provinces. The agreement was signed by Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa and Director-General of the OPEC Fund for International Development …
Govt to install dryers at GMB depots Thandiwe Katinhimure, Business ReporterGOVERNMENT plans to install dryers at major Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots to address moisture complications on delivered grain and reduce post-harvest losses. Despite recording a bumper harvest in the last season, Government acknowledged some of the grain, which was delivered to GMB depots, …
‘No food insecurity fears’ 0 March 12, 2018 8:00 AM Source: ‘No food insecurity fears’ | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Chief ReporterFears of Zimbabwe facing drought-induced maize shortages this season are premature as assessments on the impact of the ongoing wet spell are not yet complete, Agriculture, Lands and Rural Resettlement Minister Chief Air Marshal (Retired) …