Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Forex boost for cane growers 23/5/2019 The Herald George Maponga in MASVINGO More than 1 000 indigenous sugarcane farmers in the Lowveld have been thrown a timely lifeline after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) cleared Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to pay them in foreign currency for their exported crop. Tongaat, which enjoys monopoly in …
Increase production, potato growers told 23/5/2019 The Herald Wimbainashe Zhakata Mutare Correspondent POTATO farmers in Manicaland have been urged to take potato farming seriously to increase production and exports. Nyanga District agriculture extension officer Mr Shadreck Chingombe said potato production had declined due to the high cost of inputs. “Potato production in Zimbabwe is …
New boards for key agric parastatals 23/5/2019 The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter President Mnangagwa has approved the dissolution of the entire board of the Cold Storage Commission (CSC) by Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri. The President also approved the appointment of the Pig Industry Board (PIB), Zimbabwe …
Boost for food security 23/5/2019 Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Cde Vangelis Haritatos cuts the ribbon with the help of Small holder Irrigation Revitalisation Programme acting project coordinator Ms Dorcas Tawonashe (partly obscured at the commissioning of new vehicles in Harare yesterday. — (Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda) The Herald . …
Afforestation levy rakes in $22m 23/5/2019 The Chronicle AT least $22 million in afforestation levy was collected from tobacco farmers over the last three tobacco marketing seasons, an official has said. Farmers are charged 0,75 percent levy on tobacco sales, which is expected to go towards the country’s afforestation initiatives. An estimated 300 000 …
Livestock slaughters increase 23/5/2019 Source: Livestock slaughters increase | Herald (Business) Business ReporterZimbabwe slaughtered an increased number of livestock for the year ended December 2018 compared to the previous year although performance became subdued towards the end of the year. According to a fourth quarter economic review released last week by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe …
Tobacco sales hit 100m kg mark 23/5/2019 Source: Tobacco sales hit 100m kg mark | Herald (Top Stories) Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterThe 2019 tobacco sales have hit the 100 million kilogramme mark as farmers continue to deliver their crop for marketing. Deliveries have been improving with the variance in volumes declining from around 90 …
ZERA hikes fuel prices from today 22/5/2019 The Herald Golden Sibanda, Senior Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has gazetted new maximum retail prices of fuel reflecting average increases of 46 percent for blend petrol and 49 percent for diesel, with the new prices effective from today. ZERA said the new prices were …
Value bees for medicinal purposes 22/5/2019 The Herald Kudakwashe Chidziya Manicaland Correspondent Bee farmers in Manicaland have expressed concern over decreasing yields in apiculture owing to human interference which has resulted in the destruction of many hives. Speaking at the International Bee Day commemorations held in Mutare on Monday, Manicaland Apiculture Association chairperson Mr …
Masvingo engages DTZ 22/5/2019 The Herald From George Maponga in Masvingo The provincial leadership here will soon engage the Development Trust of Zimbabwe (DTZ) over plans by a private investor to set up a US$400 ethanol plant on its vast tracts of land at the Nuanetsi Ranch in Mwenezi. DTZ controls the Nuanetsi Ranch, …