Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt to reorganise fertiliser production chain June 1, 2017 Business An acute shortage of fertiliser is predicted due to lack of foreign currency to import raw materials Conrad Mwanawashe Business ReporterGOVERNMENT is planning to reorganise the fertiliser production chain with a view to ensuring sufficient product throughout the season. Buoyed by the success of the Special Maize …
Take silos to the people, Govt urged June 1, 2017 Local News Cde Machaya Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands CorrespondentGovernment has been urged to set up silos in each province to ease the burden of transportation and mass storage of grain by the Grain Marketing Board (GMB).This comes in the wake of a projected bumper harvest due to Command …
Cabinet warns grain buyers June 1, 2017 Local News Dr Made Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterCabinet has warned unscrupulous businesspeople fleecing farmers by offering low prices for maize and contractors buying the crop they did not finance, to desist from the activity as the State will take punitive action against them. Government gazetted a maize producer price …
Tips for cabbage production May 30, 2017 Business Chipinge farmer Mr Chonayi in his cabbage plot recently John Basera and Silas MutotaDue to changes in eating habits as well as a generally health conscious populace, opportunities for vegetable production have abound. Farmers can tap into these opportunities and upscale their top line and bottom line questions …
After successfully ‘commanding’ maize, wheat must be next . . . May 30, 2017 Business Obert Chifamba Agri-InsightAs the 2016 /17 farming season’s prospects for a bumper maize harvest fast metamorphosed into a reality, so did the nation’s dreams of becoming food self-sufficient. And, yes, for a season whose conclusion could have gone either way thanks …
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Horticulture exports to surpass peak earnings May 31, 2017 Business Ms Pilime Business ReportersHORTICULTURE exports are expected to surpass its peak earnings figure of $143 million by 2020, ZimTrade chief executive officer Ms Sithembile Pilime has said. Zimbabwe`s horticulture sector performance peaked at $143 million in the 1999 /2000 season contributing between 3,5 percent and 4,5 percent …
Govt launches Command Fisheries at Tokwe Mukosi Dam May 30, 2017 Local News Senator Mahofa George Maponga Masvingo BureauGovernment has launched the National Command Fisheries Programme at Tokwe Mukosi Dam in southern Masvingo, with a target to stock at least 1,5 million fingerlings (young fish) to boost fish production across the province. Tokwe Mukosi Dam was stocked …
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Parly to engage tobacco stakeholders May 31, 2017 Local News Farirai Machivenyika and Elita ChikwatiThe Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture and Irrigation Development will next week engage stakeholders and farmers in the tobacco industry to assess developments in the sector. Chairperson of the committee Cde Christopher Chitindi, who also represents Muzarabani South in the National Assembly, …
Farmers urged to insure livestock May 31, 2017 Business Sharon Chiware, Midlands ReporterLIVESTOCK farmers have been urged to commercialise their operations and insure their animals to avoid losses in the event of diseases and natural disasters such as drought. Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) Midlands provincial head, Mr Alpha Majera, bemoaned losses that farmers suffer due to failure …
$44m set aside to buy cotton May 31, 2017 Business ZIMBABWE’S cotton selling season has begun and Cottco Ltd, which is the sole authorised buyer, has set aside $44 million to buy the crop. This year, Zimbabwe is expected to produce 110 000 kg after a record low output of 30 000 kg last year. Cottco managing …