Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers prepare for tobacco deliveries February 24, 2017 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterTOBACCO farmers will start delivering their crop at the auction floors early next month before the opening of the selling season on March 15, an official has said. Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) spokesperson Mr Isheunesu Moyo said farmers would start delivering their …
Cottco pays farmers $75k February 24, 2017 Business Lovemore Zigara, Midlands CorrespondentLOCAL cotton processing and marketing firm Cottco has so far paid $74 400 towards cotton price adjustment for deliveries made last year. Cottco paid 35 cents per kilogramme (kg) for 10 800 tonnes of cotton delivered to the company last year and made an undertaking to …
Maize producer price unchanged February 24, 2017 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterAGRICULTURE, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made says the maize and small grains producer price for this year will remain unchanged at last year’s level of $390 per tonne. Last year, the Government increased maize and small grain producer price from $335 a …
More floods expected to hit Zimbabwe Companies & Markets February 23, 2017By Staff Reporter Cyclone Dineo exacerbated flooding that was experienced in Matabeleland last month WHILE perennially dry dams have filled up overnight, instantly solving water problems for several city councils around the country, Cyclone Dineo has come with devastating effects, threatening the livelihoods …
SADC ill-prepared to deal with armyworm National Report February 23, 2017By Staff Reporter In Zimbabwe, up to 130 000 hectares of maize could be affected. THE outbreak of the fall armyworm has caught southern African countries flat-footed with most member States still to ascertain the full extent of the invasion, let alone present a plan …
Armyworm hits Gokwe February 23, 2017 in News Maize fields at several plots and farms in Gokwe South have been destroyed by the recent outbreak of armyworm, NewsDay has learnt. BY MUNESU NYAKUDYA One of the affected farmers, Violet Muloyi, told NewsDay this week that efforts to contain the outbreak, which broke out two weeks ago, using …
Preparing for the 2017 marketing season February 23, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Yvonne MutavaTobacco farmers are encouraged to make all necessary preparations as the 2017 marketing season draws close. Growers should take note that bookings will be starting on March 1, 2017 and deliveries to selling points beginning on March 6, 2017. The actual selling …
Mechanisation vital to sustain agric performance February 23, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Technology can easily co-exist with animal draught power Charles Dhewa Mechanisation is becoming a critical part of agricultural transformation in Zimbabwe. While policy makers see the potential of irrigation schemes and big dams like Kunzvi and Tokwe-Mukosi, the majority of smallholder farmers are …
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Inclusive digital economy takes shape in Africa February 23, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Tom Jackson CorrespondentThe “Africa Rising” narrative is increasingly giving way to that of “Aspiring Africa”, as the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) shrinks and the new middle class burgeons, writes Wim van der Beek, founder and managing partner of Goodwell Investments. Central …
Zim to benefit from livestock production February 23, 2017 Business Sydney Kawadza in EZULWINI, SwazilandRural farmers in Zimbabwe and the whole of Southern Africa are set to receive a major boost in their livestock production through the expected launch of the beef value chain finance initiative this year. The initiative, whose pilot project was successfully undertaken …