Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers cry foul over middlemen August 15, 2016 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterHorticultural farmers who sell their produce at Mbare Musika have appealed to Government for protection against harassment by middlemen popularly known as “makoronyera” who forcibly grab their crops and sell them on their behalf. The farmers complained that they incurred huge losses as the …
Kudos for Zim’s Agric Revolution August 15, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Mphakama Mbete Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi Bureau—Government of Zimbabwe’s Command Agriculture is a unique national food security intervention that puts the country in the lead in implementing Sadc and African Union programmes, South African Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Mphakama Mbete has said.Officially opening the Mashonaland West Agricultural …
Inputs transform farmers’ lives August 15, 2016 Opinion & Analysis Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau ChiefMore than 250 farmers at Mundi-Mataga Biri Extension irrigation scheme in Mberengwa District are now fully enjoying the fruits of the popular land reform programme, thanks to machinery sourced by the Government from Brazil. The scheme’s chairperson, Mrs Dorcas Masendu, says 251 families who …
Mat North farmers benefit from Brazil loan facility August 13, 2016 Local News Pamela Shumba Senior ReporterFARMERS in Bubi, Matabeleland North province have received six tractors provided under Brazil’s $98 million More Food for Africa Programme. Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday commissioned the tractors in Mputshini resettlement area and emphasised the need to embrace development and utilise resources …
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The great chicken rip-off…A third of frozen chickens are just water BUSINESS REPORTER 1 DAY AGO SHOPPERS are having the feathers pulled over their eyes when it comes to the R39 billion (US$2,7 billion) per year poultry industry. Chickens are big business in South Africa. Every day, more than 2,7 million chickens are eaten in South …
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Beefy US$47m offer for CSC SUNDAY MAIL REPORTER 1 DAY AGO Darlington Musarurwa Business EditorTHOUGH seemingly in the dumps, livestock producer and marketer the Cold Storage Company continues to attract suitors, with the latest being a consortium from the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland and Rwanda, who are dangling a US$47 million investment for the business. The …
Push to boost legumes production Companies & Markets August 12, 2016By Own Correspondent Pulses, a subgroup of legumes, are plant species members of the Leguminosae family. By Farai Mabeza THE private sector must be roped in to drive the commercial production of pulses by farmers, agricultural experts said in Harare last week. …
Why some approaches, technologies are not moving beyond early adopters August 11, 2016 in Business A lot can be learnt from remarkable ways through which African socio-cultural systems generated and shared knowledge. There were reliable conduits for sharing knowledge from one age group to another, one gender to another and one society to another. Besides respected knowledge …
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Zim Herd Book holds 48th bull, heifer sale August 12, 2016 Business Despite the drought and other challenges, the Zimbabwe Herd Book 2016 National Bull and Heifer Sale attracted the best yielding yet of pedigree cattle and sheep at the national breed stock sale. The stock on offer at Mount Hampden Sale Pens on July 29, were …
Fight against hunger begins…Farmers invited for $500m command agriculture August 12, 2016 Local News VP Mnangagwa Felex Share Harare Bureau—REGISTRATION of farmers willing to take part in the $500 million command agriculture has begun, with the Government yesterday inviting those interested in the scheme to register with Agritex officers in their respective areas. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, …
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