Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
72 000 register for Command Agric Chronicle 22 September 2017 Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter OVER 72 000 farmers have registered to participate in Command Agriculture in the 2017 /18 season and are ready to put close to 300 000 hectares of land under maize, Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Addressing a zanu-pf national fundraising …
Beef industry policy proposed The Chronicle 22 September 2017 Harare Bureau THE Competitions and Tariff Commission has recommended the formulation of a beef industry policy for the entire value chain to address a myriad of problems in the sector, chief among them price collusion. Presenting findings from a study of the Zimbabwe beef industry at …
Nkayi tops in goat herd Chronicle 22 September 2017 Wilson Dakwa, Business Reporter NKAYI District has the largest number of goats in the country but farmers need to improve their breeds to meet export quality standards, a Cabinet Minister has said. Speaking during a provincial SMEs Chamber meeting held in Lupane on Tuesday, Small …
Mnangagwa defends GMB grain arrangement Chronicle 22 September 2017 Harare Bureau Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday defended an arrangement by the Grain Marketing Board in which it buys grain from farmers at $390 per tonne and sells it to millers at $250 saying the decision was meant to ensure that millers saved foreign currency …
$1,2 billion required to boost goat sector By Cyril Zenda There is not enough goat meat to satisfy the local market. THE Zimbabwe goat sub-sector requires an investment of at least $1,2 billion in the next five years to satisfy the local market and export.Goat Breeders Association of Zimbabwe president, Crispen Kadiramwando, told The Financial …
Zimbabwe has no certified Boer goat stud breeders By Cyril Zenda Several local farmers are into Boer goat breeding. THE Goat Breeders Association of Zimbabwe (GBAZ) says it is worried by the number of individuals in the country who are claiming to be Boer goat stud breeders when none of them have satisfied the …
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Poultry industry targets recovery after avain flue outbreak By Own Correspondent The first outbreak struck Lanark Farm in May, where Irvine’s Zimbabwe was forced to slaughter 140 000 chickens. By Farai Mabeza ZIMBABWE’S poultry industry, crippled by an outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) commonly referred to as bird flu, is hoping …
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Good post-harvest handling minimises losses Herald 21 September 2017 Elita Chikwati Snr Agric Reporter The 2016-17 farming season will be remembered for the bumper harvest realised by most farmers countrywide. Good rains last season brought good cheer after the country had endured consecutive droughts. That farming season, which was characterised by above normal rains, saw …
Oil producers to negotiate soya price September 21, 2017 Business Mr Moyo Business ReporterOil producers have pledged to buy 150 000 tonnes of soya beans grown under Command Agriculture, but will negotiate for a buying price of between $400 and $500 per tonne. The arrangement will be similar to that of the Grain Millers Association of …
Farmers appeal for combine harvesters Chronicle 21 September 2017 Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauFarmers have appealed to Government to mobilise harvesting equipment to make the operation easier and reduce losses. The farmers made the appeal during the tour of Command Wheat farms in Mashonaland East by Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday. Acting President Mnangagwa was …