Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
The business of tobacco farming November 10, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Buhle Nkomo —“When I decided to become a tobacco farmer, I quit my job and became a full time farmer,” said Linda Manyore (54) a tobacco farmer based in Karoi. “My income was not adequate yet as a parent, I dreamt of sending my …
How agric markets reveal hidden characters November 10, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Charles Dhewa —Efforts to characterise Zimbabwean agriculture continue to be informed by natural farming regions and land size. For instance, we continue to hear terms like communal, A1, A2, resettlement and large scale commercial farmers. Since such classifications can also be found in …
TIMB licences auction floors for 2017 season November 10, 2016 Business Business Reporter —The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has licensed all three tobacco auction floors that operated last year for the 2017 marketing season. The move is a boost for both permanent and casual employees that have been benefiting from the growth of the …
19 600 farmers receive Command Agric inputs November 10, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Cde Chombo Felex Share Senior ReporterMore than 19 600 farmers have so far received adequate inputs from Government’s specialised import substitution maize (Command Agriculture), the Zanu-PF Politburo heard yesterday. Most farmers have started planting while others are intensifying land preparations. Speaking after the Zanu-PF Politburo …
13 000+ new tobacco farmers register November 10, 2016 Business AT least 13 540 farmers have registered to grow tobacco for the first time during the 2016/17 cropping season, recent statistics from the industry regulator show. The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) said as at last Friday, a total of 71 438 farmers had registered …
Experts hopeful for normal rainfall season National Report November 8, 2016By Staff Reporter Weather experts had previously indicated that the period October to December was expected to receive normal to above normal rainfall. DESPITE the unrelenting heat and poor start to the anticipated early start of the 2016/17 summer rainfall season, Southern African Development Community (SADC) …
Why small grains continue to resist winner takes all commercialisation November 9, 2016 in Business From Mali to Zimbabwe and South Africa to Southern Sudan, small grains remain an integral part of mainstream local food systems. There are many reasons why small grains continue to pack a huge socio-economic punch in many countries. To revisit and …
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Local producers urged to tap into EU ethnic food market November 8, 2016 in Business Local producers have been urged to take advantage of the surge in demand for ethnic food such as spices in the European Union (EU). BY MTHANDAZO NYONI The country’s export promotion body, ZimTrade, yesterday revealed that the growing multicultural population in Europe …
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Concern over GMB silos’ deplorable condition November 8, 2016 in News THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agriculture has expressed concern on the poor state of the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) silos in anticipation of a bumper harvest. BY VENERANDA LANGA This came out during the 2017 pre-budget seminar which just ended in Bulawayo where the Christopher Chitindi-led …
Commercialising agric compromises food security November 8, 2016 Business In the not-too-distant past, farmers used to practise mixed farming, which involved almost all types of grains and all forms of livestock. Obert Chifamba Senior Reporter Zimbabwe’s hunger season usually runs from January to March in most cases. These are usually the grimmest months during which most households would …