Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers hold Command Agric field day April 4, 2017 Local News Talent Hwari Herald ReporterMore than 150 farmers in Goromonzi District who benefited from Command Agriculture held a field day last week to appreciate the good yields they realised because of the Government-funded programme this season. Speaking at the field day held at Cde Noah Mangondo’s Tyron …
Farm antibiotics abuse on the rise Companies & Markets March 30, 2017By Own Correspondent Antimicrobials, including antibiotics, and antiviral drugs, are essential for treating and controlling infectious diseases in both humans and livestock. By Patrick Musira ANTIBIOTICS — the miracle drugs of the last 70 years — are fast losing their potency. These medicines …
Schweppes faces fruits shortage Companies & Markets March 30, 2017By Staff Reporter Industry and Trade Minister Mike Bimha SCHWEPPES Zimbabwe’s processing plants in Beitbridge and Norton are operating below capacity due to acute shortage of raw materials, the Financial Gazette’s Companies & Markets (C&M) has learnt.This was revealed by Smart Zongololo, the general manager of Best Fruit Processors, …
Small grains producer price announced National Report March 28, 2017By Staff Reporter Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Joseph Made SMALL grains such as sorghum, rapoko and millet will be sold for US$390 at the Grain Marketing Boarding. Addressing Parliamentarians, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made said all grains from maize to small grains will …
Thrills and spills at Mazowe Dam April 1, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis RARE SIGHT . . . The Mazowe Dam spills for the first time in 17 years Leroy Dzenga Features WriterFinally, the mysteries and myths have been laid to rest. Mazowe Dam is at last spilling! This, years after the dam was reduced to a …
No water for users without agreements March 31, 2017 Business The water year is now upon us, it is imperative that the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) reiterates that there would be no water for those raw water users who do not hold water abstraction agreements. The commencement of the water year requires that all prospective …
Floods aftermath: Farmers struggle to reach markets April 3, 2017 Business, Features, Opinion & Analysis Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryMrs Marian Mbara had to throw caution to the wind because more than six tonnes of tomatoes had already gone bad due to too much rain.The thought of further loss because of flood-triggered impediments to markets was simply unbearable. …
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Govt warns cotton merchants April 3, 2017 Business Mrs Silibaziso Makovere, a farmer contracted by The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe works on her 3 ha cotton field in Vere area in Sanyati recently Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterPRIVATE cotton merchants found dabbling in side marketing in the forthcoming season will face the full wrath of the law.Agriculture, …
Tobacco sales top $47 million April 3, 2017 Local News Runyararo Muzavazi Herald Reporter—Over 18 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco worth $46,7 million has been sold at the auction floors at an average price of $2,61 since the opening of the floors last month. The figure represents a 39 percent increase compared to tobacco sold during the same …
$150m for Command Livestock farming By ZimSitRep_M | April 2, 2017 2 Comments Source: $150m for Command Livestock farming – Sunday News Apr 2, 2017 Harare BureauGOVERNMENT is rolling out a US$150 million livestock programme covering restocking, equipment, pasture development and resuscitation of the Cold Storage Commission. Some 600 000 livestock farmers in Matabeleland and Masvingo provinces are already stacking hay …