Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
‘Don’t throw away maize stover’ 16/5/2019 The Herald Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Mashonaland Central provincial livestock officer Mr Daniel Kampiyao has urged farmers to harvest maize stover and store it, to supplement livestock feed in winter. Mr Kampiyao said although the country suffered drought the province had enough maize stover for livestock. Stover …
Company rips off tobacco farmers 16/5/2019 The Herald Investigations and Special Reports Editor A LOCAL tobacco company is reportedly ripping off farmers by compelling them to pay $20 for a name tag, which serves as a gate pass to access the sales floor. Agritrade Leaf Tobacco (ALT) makes it mandatory for farmers to acquire …
Sugarcane growers await forex payments 16/5/2019 The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi Sugarcane farmers here are looking forward to receiving their initial payments in foreign currency this month as part of Government’s thrust on export incentivisation. Most farmers are in high spirits after indications that Tongaat Huletts Zimbabwe had exported all the sugar produced …
Zimbabweans Air Anger Amid Economic Meltdown CHINHOYI, ZIMBABWE — 16/5/2019 Source: Zimbabweans Air Anger Amid Economic Meltdown – VOA Pro-government statements are the norm in Chinhoyi, the hometown of former president Robert Mugabe. But that was not the case at a public meeting Saturday, as Zimbabweans grappling with poverty amid the flailing economy are using every chance …
Zimbabwe farmers venture into vegetables to outsmart poor … 16/5/2019 By Busani Bafana BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, May 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Farmer Talita Matutu twists open an under-sized maize cob in a field she stopped tending after no rain came for months and most of her crop wilted. “If the rains were normal, I …
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Manicaland folk urged to take part in reforestation 15/5/2019 The Herald Kudakwashe Chidziya Manicaland Correspondent MANICALAND residents have been urged to partner Government on a massive reforestation drive that will seek to increase the rate at which new trees are planted as a way of conserving the environment which has been seriously affected by …
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Cotton marketing season starts next week 15/5/2019 Farmers will be paid US$5 and 150 RTGS dollars for a delivery of between 150kgs and 199kgs while the remainder will be deposited into their mobile or bank accounts The Herald Martin Kadzere Business Reporter The 2018 cotton marketing season is expected to begin next week with …
UK beef giant takes over CSC 15/5/2019 Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa (centre) addresses a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday while flanked by Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube (right) and Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi. — (Picture by John Manzongo) The Herald Africa Moyo …
Drought ruins contract soya bean project 14/5/2019 The Chronicle Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter THE Oil Expressers’ Association of Zimbabwe (OEAZ) has pledged to continue supporting domestic soya bean production to meet one million tonnes target by 2030 despite a poor start due to drought. Although players in the sector had availed funding for contract soya …
Fall armyworm could destroy $32m worth of grain — study 14/5/2019 The Chronicle Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter A STUDY on the impact of the fall armyworm (FAW) in Eastern Zimbabwe has revealed that if the armyworm spreads throughout the entire country, tonnes of grain to the value of $32 million could be lost. The study was …
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