Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Forex incentives lure more tobacco farmers February 9, 2018 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterMore than 116 000 farmers have registered for the 2017 /18 marketing season, representing a 42 percent increase from 82 110 farmers who registered during the same period last year. At least 33 307 of the 116 000 farmers are new growers. The …
Met Dept warns of heavy rains February 9, 2018 Local News Elita Chikwati and Mellisa MutasaThe Meteorological Services Department has warned of more heavy rains in excess of 50 millimetres in 24 hours that may be accompanied by strong winds, lightning, hail and flash flooding in some areas, mainly along and north of the central watershed …
Irrigation scheme stirs Tuli farmers’ hope Sibonisiwe Khumalo, a farmer, tends to her crop at an irrigation scheme in this file photo Sifelani TsikoA view of a large lush green field of maize at the Tuli-Lushongwe irrigation scheme in Gwanda district, about 160km southeast of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second largest city, helped Pretty Ncube to …
Zvimba buys 15 bulls for headmen February 8, 2018 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Mash West CorrespondentZvimba Rural District Council has bought 15 bulls worth $17 000 to reward headmen who convince the most number of their subjects in the villages to clear their debts. In an interview, the Zvimba RDC finance secretary Mr Blessing Chafesuka said …
Hidden cost of lag between marketing, consumption February 8, 2018 Features, Opinion & Analysis Grading of different commodities in line with the needs of different buyers and niches is done by the market, mostly traders or middlemen who have taken time to understand consumers and the entire ecosystem Charles DhewaOne of the most misunderstood aspects of …
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Fall armyworm hits Midlands | The Chronicle Fall armyworm Lovemore Zigara, Midlands CorrespondentMIDLANDS Province has lost about 20 percent of its maize crop due to an outbreak of the fall armyworm. Agritex Provincial Crop and Livestock Officer Mrs Medlinah Magwenzi said farmers will not realise their yield targets because of the fall armyworm. “The fall …
TIMB to maintain dual marketing system – February 7, 2018 The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has said it will use the e-marketing and manual systems depending on the volumes at the floors when the 2017/18 marketing season kicks off next month. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA The e-marketing system stuttered last year and failed to …
Rains bring relief to cotton farmers February 7, 2018 Business Cottco workers inspect a cotton field in Chiredzi Business ReporterCotton farmers, whose crop had started showing signs of moisture stress, have renewed hope amid moderate to heavy rains that have fallen in most parts of the country since last week. While cotton is naturally a drought …
Specialised plant lies idle at Sable Chemicals Cde Wadyajena Zvamaida Murwira recently in KWEKWEA multi-million-dollar specialised plant at Sable Chemicals near Kwekwe is lying idle after it was abandoned two years ago because of its high consumption of electricity. Management at the country’s sole ammonium nitrate (AN) producing firm said the electrolysis plant consumed …
‘Cellphone farmers’ have no room in Zimbabwe STAFF WRITER • 1 February 2018 10:35AM • 0 comments HARARE – While President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has been making corrections on most disastrous policies former president Robert Mugabe was pursuing, his next call should be to bring order on the farms where most resettled farmers have been unable …