Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
GMB introduces electronic farmer’s card 27/4/2019 The Chronicle Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has introduced an electronic card for farmers to facilitate quick payments as part of the ease of doing business drive. In the past farmers have been crying foul over the failure by GMB to pay them on time …
Tobacco rakes in US$51m 27/4/2019 Herald Buyers bid for the golden leaf at the official opening of the tobacco selling season at Tobacco Sales Floor (TSF) in Harare recently. — Picture by Justin Mutenda Elita Chikwati Senior ReporterFarmers have sold 29 million kilogrammes of tobacco since the opening of the 2019 marketing season, with …
Tollgate fees to go up Source: Tollgate fees to go up – The Standard April 28, 2019 BY VENERANDA LANGA The government is reviewing tollgate fees due to inflation in a move that is set to pile misery on motorists who already have to contend with high fuel prices. Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza yesterday said …
Glitter of golden leaf eludes farmers 28/4/2019 Sunday Mail Workers ferry tobacco bales after the sales at the Boka auction floors in Harare yesterday. Picture by Innocent Makawa Kuda BwititiChief Reporter Since the beginning of the tobacco marketing season on March 20 this year, the disappointment by expectant farmers continues to grow by the …
Fuel prices go down 28/4/2019 Sunday News Reporter THE price of fuel has slightly gone down after the Government announced an increase in the blending ratio of petrol from five percent to 10 percent last week. In a notice, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority said starting tomorrow the maximum pump prices for diesel will …
Measures to avert hunger set in motion 28/4/2019 Sunday Mail Priscilla Kamurira Zimbabwe sits on five months maize reserves before harvest of this season’s crop and there is no need for people to panic. Government will import the staple grain to augment the national grain reserve, a senior Government official has said. Lands, Agriculture …
Moving beyond academic and scientific research 26/4/2019 The Herald Charles Dhewa Correspondent When academic and scientific research came into African economies, communities were already surviving on Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS). In agriculture, for instance, a long tradition of seed selection, multiplication, retention and preservation exists up to today. Conservation Agriculture and other related forms …
Tax evaders blamed for beef shortage 26/4/2019 The Herald Manicaland Correspondent Livestock farmers are reluctant to pay animal tax, a situation which has negatively affected the supply of beef in Manicaland, as buyers face difficulties in acquiring clearance letters. Molus Meats manager Mr Artwell Mwagura said the beef shortage would remain until farmers started …
Chiefs lament extinction of Mopane worms 26/4/2019 The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in CHIREDZI Traditional leaders in Chiredzi have lamented the rampant logging of trees which they say is leading to the extinction of Mopane worms, a popular traditional delicacy in the Lowveld. The leaders called on Government and the Environmental Management Agency to clamp …
Sweet potatoes for China, Japan? 26/4/2019 The demand for sweet potatoes has been steadily rising on the local market following an increase in the price of bread The Herald Emmah Chinyamutangira Manicaland Correspondent SWEET potato farmers in Manicaland have something to smile about following an expression of interest by Asian companies to buy their …