Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Abattoirs rip off farmers 21/5/2019 Participants follow proceedings during a Zimtrade-PUM Leather Value Seminar at a hotel in Bulawayo yesterday The Chronicle Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter ABATTOIRS have been accused of taking advantage of farmers to make huge profits in the leather value chain by exporting hides with no gain to the farmer. Zimbabwe Commercial …
Masvingo least affected by veld fire 20/5/2019 Runesu Gwidi Masvingo CorrespondentMASHONALAND West is the province that was worst affected by veld fires last year according to a Fire Summary released by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) yesterday. EMA says it has completed a research on the gravity of veld fires in eight provinces which …
Cotton farmers start deliveries to depots 20/5/2019 The Cotton Producers Association aims to produce over 400 000 tonnes of the white gold every season Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziCotton farmers have started delivering their products to several buying points (depots) countrywide as the white gold’s harvesting peaks. The buying seasons starts on Monday next week …
Producer prices and the farmer 17/5/2019 The Herald . . . the price of taming inflation Late last month, Cabinet approved a proposal by the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement to review producer prices for maize, small grains, wheat, soyabeans and cotton. The adoption of the proposal saw the new …
Water conservation: Time to up the game 17/5/2019 The Herald Water is a very important resource giving life to humans, plants and animals. Water is quite a strategic resource that is also at the centre of socio-economic activities that include agriculture, health, energy, manufacturing, tourism, transport and construction among others. However, it must be …
President gives fresh impetus to smart agric 17/5/2019 The Herald Cletus Mushanawani in Madziwa GOVERNMENT has lined up a number of programmes and projects that will be funded in support of the Smart Agriculture initiative, chief among them being increased power generation to meet the high demand for electricity in all agricultural activities including …
Seed marketing firm in over $1m outgrower scheme 17/5/2019 The Chronicle Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter AGRICULTURAL concern, Klein Karoo Seed Marketing Zimbabwe, will this year inject over $1 million into a sunflower out-grower scheme with the yield expected to be exported. In a telephone interview, Klein Karoo managing director Mr John Makoni said his organisation had …
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How marketing systems in developing countries penalise poor farmers 17/5/2019 Charles Dhewa CorrespondentWhether it is potato production in the highlands of Rwanda, cassava production in Northern Mozambique or sweet potato production in Gokwe South district of Zimbabwe, the marketing season presents the same headaches for farmers. While production is now much easier, profitably moving …
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EDITORIAL COMMENT : Reviving CSC long overdue 17/5/2019 National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) locomotives used to cart hundreds of refrigerated wagons laden with all beef grades destined for the export market, and indeed the local rail company thrived on the operations of the Cold Storage Company (CSC). The workers were happy, while farmers and …
Zimbabwe’s beef industry stampedes back to life 17/5/2019 After more than a decade in limbo, beef farmers are back in business Source: Zimbabwe’s beef industry stampedes back to life – The Zimbabwean Zimbabwe’s famed beef industry, which collapsed in the 2000s following outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, is now rebounding. The Southern African country’s global beef exports …