Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
TIMB consults parties on 2018 marketing season January 25, 2018 HARARE METROPOLITAN Mellisa Mutasa Herald ReporterThe Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) is consulting stakeholders on possible dates for the start of the 2018 marketing season, an official has said. TIMB corporate communications manager Mr Isheunesu Moyo said the consultations will be done over two weeks after …
Fertiliser industry pledges adequate supplies January 25, 2018 Business Assistant Business EditorTHE fertiliser industry has pledged adequate supplies of the commodity during 2018/ 19 farming season after suppliers of raw materials agreed to re-open lines of credit for the sector. Fertiliser companies have had their raw materials withheld in bonded houses in the country and at …
Breaches of farming contracts worry Govt January 25, 2018 Business The tobacco sector has benefited from contract schemes Livingstone MarufuGOVERNMENT has expressed concern over rising breaches in farming contracts as such violations were impeding the badly needed investments into the agriculture sector. It warned corrective measures will soon be taken against the offenders. Several corporates have …
Dry spell threatens uninsured farmers – January 24, 2018 THE current dry spell may impoverish most tobacco farmers who have not cushioned themselves from potential losses through insurance cover, due to insufficient resources and dishonesty by some insurance companies. By FIDELITY MHLANGA While the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) is carrying out a crop assessment …
Grain reserves adequate: Millers – January 24, 2018 The Grain Millers’ Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has said people should not panic about the prevailing dry spell as its members have sufficient grain reserves to take the country through to the next farming season. BY MUNESU NYAKUDYA Presenting food items worth over $145 000 to the …
GMB MD grilled over partisan distribution of inputs – January 24, 2018 GRAIN Marketing Board (GMB) managing director Rockie Mutenha yesterday had a torrid time in Parliament when he was grilled over partisan distribution of Presidential farming inputs by the parastatal. BY VENERANDA LANGA Mutenha had appeared before the Justice Mayor Wadyajena-led Parliamentary Portfolio Committee …
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Farmers fret over poor rains January 24, 2018 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Mr Mukwende Walter Nyamukondiwa and Fortunate GoraMashonaland West Province has managed to put only 143 455 hectares under maize production compared to 183 102 hectares in the same period a year ago, owing to erratic rains. Some farmers are still planting their crops, …
GMB pays farmers for maize deliveries January 24, 2018 Local News Nyemudzai Kakore Herald CorrespondentThe Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has paid 99 percent of farmers who delivered over 1,4 million tonnes of grain as of January this year. The grain is stored at various depots across the country. A GMB audited financial statement, however, indicates that the parastatal …
‘Livestock situation satisfactory’ January 24, 2018 Local News Mellisa Mutasa Herald reporterThe Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) yesterday said the condition of livestock in most parts of the country is satisfactory, as pastures and drinking water continue to be readily available. ZFU president Mr Wonder Chabikwa said the condition of cattle in drier parts of the country started …
Crop situation gets dire January 24, 2018 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterErratic rains and high temperatures being experienced countrywide have resulted in crops wilting, with farmers in some areas already counting losses as their maize is now a write off. The worst affected crops are maize, dryland tobacco, which is now showing false ripening and …