Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Wheat farmers to get harvesting assistance November 8, 2017 Local News, MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Cde Shamu Blessings Chidakwa Mash West CorrespondentGOVERNMENT says it is committed to assisting winter wheat farmers with combine harvesters to speed up winter harvesting at a time when farmers are beginning to panic as the rainy season fast sets in. Minister of State …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Farmers must prepare adequately for cropping season The rains are just around the corner and committed farmers should be winding up preparations for planting. Normal to above normal rains have been predicted for this coming cropping season so there is no reason why we should not realise another bumper harvest. Last season …
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2017 is hottest year on record November 8, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Innocent Ruwende in Bonn, GermanyThe World Meteorological Organisation has warned that 2017 will be one of the three hottest years on record, with many high-impact events including catastrophic hurricanes and floods, debilitating heat waves and drought. In a statement which was released on the opening …
Tongaat, sugarcane farmers on collision course November 7, 2017 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST From Tawanda Mangoma in CHIREDZIIndustry and Commerce Minister Dr Mike Bimha has challenged sugarcane farmers in Chiredzi to engage Tongaat Huletts Zimbabwe over payments for other by-products from their sugarcane. The farmers have raised concern that they were only being paid for raw sugar and …
Start dry planting, farmers told November 6, 2017 MIDLANDS & NORTH-WEST Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands BureauFarmers in Midlands on clay and sandy soils should start dry planting ahead of the rainy season, as the province seeks to surpass this year’s over 60 000 tonnes of maize it delivered to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), an official has said. …
Chivi battles maize stalk-borer November 6, 2017 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Dr Zivhu Walter Mswazie recently in ChiviFarmers at Banga Irrigation Scheme in Chivi South, which has registered for Command Agriculture this year, are appealing for assistance in combating maize stalk-borer, amid reports the pest is resisting pesticides. Speaking on the sidelines of the launch of the …
Tongaat Hullet eyes 42 percent rise in profits Harare BureauTONGAAT Hullet’s Zimbabwes operating profit for the half-year to September 30, 2017 is expected to rise by 42, 6 percent to R358 million. Tongaat’s sugar operations in Zimbabwe comprise the wholly owned Triangle Sugar operation and its 50, 3 percent holding in Hippo Valley Estates. …
‘Smuggling killing leather industry’ 0 November 3, 2017 10:23 AM Source: ‘Smuggling killing leather industry’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe November 3, 2017 MILLENNIUM Footwear is one of the country’s leading exotic leather shoes manufacturer, based in Bulawayo. The company manufactures exotic shoes made from elephant, ostrich, buffalo, wildebeest and crocodile skin including safari, classic, safety and security shoes, as …
Foot and mouth threatens beef supply The Zimbabwe Independent 3 November 2017 Cumulative cattle slaughters in the seven months to August this year declined by 9% to 173 575, statistics show. The decline is, however, a 1% increase from the 2015 figure. Staff Writer. Data available from Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (LMAC) show that …
Farmers challenge private cotton firms November 3, 2017 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Tawanda Mangoma in CHIREDZICotton farmers have challenged private cotton companies to urgently come out in the open and declare whether they are prepared to continue assisting them with inputs or not, amid indications that most firms had boycotted supporting farmers this year under unclear circumstances. …