Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zim in aggressive AI to boost cattle herd 0 October 12, 2017 3:20 PM Source: Zim in aggressive AI to boost cattle herd | The Financial Gazette October 12, 2017 By John Kachembere, Business Editor The government last year set a target of five percent growth in the national cattle herd. ZIMBABWE has embarked on an ambitious artificial …
Hanawa contracts 1 000 potato farmers – 2 Hours Ago HANAWA Super Foods has contracted over 1 000 farmers to grow potatoes as it moves to cut imports, a company official said. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA The potato crisp manufacturer’s executive chairman Larry Mavima told NewsDay that the company has now embarked in an outgrowers’ scheme with …
Differences between farmers’ calling, career opportunity October 12, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Charles Dhewa CorrespondentThere is no shortage of training courses and capacity building programmes for farmers, SMEs and other value chain actors in Zimbabwe. However, while all these activities and strategies are necessary, nothing trumps calling. Farmers with a calling do not need a cheering …
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Agribank offers loans to horticulture farmers Chronicle 12 October 2017 Kiyapili Sibanda, Business Reporter THE Agricultural Bank of Zimbabwe (Agribank) has called on horticulture farmers in Matabeleland to apply for loans offered by the bank to boost their production. The bank recently unveiled a $10 million facility to support horticulture farmers across the country. Speaking on …
Donkey abattoir raises police, govt concerns Chronicle 12 October 2017 Justina Lumsden streses a point to the Deputy Minister Deputy Minister of Agriculture (Livestock) Cde Paddy Zhanda while National Anti-Stock theft Unit Co-ordinator Senior Assistant Erasmus Makodza listens during a tour of Acacia Donkey Abbatoir in Bulawayo yesterday. Kiyapili Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter THE Government and …
Cropping preps intensify October 11, 2017 Local News Nyemudzai Kakore Herald CorrespondentPREPARATIONS for the 2017-18 summer cropping season have intensified as 45 000 tonnes of maize seed and fertilisers are already being distributed to Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots across the country for onward transmission to intended beneficiaries, Government has said. Farmers are expected to start collecting the …
Maize deliveries to Mutare GMB hit 60 000t … More still expected to come October 11, 2017 MANICALAND & MASH EAST, Top Stories GMB Silos Obert Chifamba Manicaland BureauMaize deliveries to Mutare Grain Marketing Board (GMB) have reached 60 000 tonnes, with more still expected to come, The Herald has established. In an interview yesterday, Manicaland provincial district administrator …
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Poultry producers import hatching eggs from Europe Chronicle 11 October 2017 Lovemore Zigara, Midlands Bureau POULTRY producers could be forced to import hatching eggs from Europe on the back of local and regional shortages that were triggered by the outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza virus commonly known as bird flu. Gweru-based chicken …
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Ready market for organic produce in Europe, farmers told Chronicle 11 October 2017 Kiyapili Sibanda, Business Reporter THE European market is ripe for organic horticultural products and Zimbabwean farmers stand to reap more earnings from such an enterprise, a Netherlands expert said. Speaking on the sidelines of a ZimTrade export awareness seminar for Matabeleland horticulture …
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‘Land tenure key to improving production’ – 3 Hours Ago The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has called on African governments to strengthen land tenure policies, and improve access to credit and equity in supply contracts as part of measures to guarantee food security on the continent. BY PAIDAMOYO MUZULU In its latest report titled …