Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Raw milk production increases 17pc June 24, 2016 Business Melody Mashaire : Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S raw milk production has increased 16,6 percent since the beginning of this year to 26,5 million litres. Statistics as at May 31 showed significant increase from 22,7 million litres that was produced last year during the same period. The local dairy industry is currently …
Maize reserves enough for five months June 23, 2016 in Business The grain reserve now holds 120 000 tonnes after the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) received 50 000 metric tonnes from farmers, Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has said. BY VICTORIA MTOMBA Chinamasa told NewsDay yesterday that Treasury has paid all farmers for maize deliveries, adding that …
Tobacco: Forests under siege June 23, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Tobacco farmers causes deforestation across the country by using firewood to cure the crop Tedious Manyepo : Correspondent AFTER years of toil in subsistence farming with hardly any surplus to sell, 45-year old Peter Chiwara of Wedza finally decides to try his hand in tobacco in …
How the market is re-defining staple food June 23, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Charles Dhewa The definition of staple food in Zimbabwe has traditionally been based on consumption only without considering economic needs. That is how maize earned the staple food label. In simple terms, a staple food is a necessary commodity whose demand is always …
TIMB to test run electronic auction system June 23, 2016 Business Business Reporter THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board is targeting to do a test run for electronic auction system at one of the floors before end of the season, its spokesperson has said. “The software programme is about 90 percent complete and our plan is to …
Tobacco rakes in $411m June 23, 2016 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterTobacco farmers have collectively earned over $411 million from the sale of 140 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco since the opening of the marketing season in March. This is an increase of eight percent from the $379,3 million earned from the sale of 129 …
4 irrigation schemes for Mazowe North June 23, 2016 Local News Adv Dinha Political EditorThousands of villagers in Mazowe North constituency in Mashonaland Central are set to benefit from four irrigation schemes soon to be established in the area. Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Advocate Martin Dinha, who is also the ruling Zanu-PF …
Sustainable waste management programmes June 23, 2016 Business WASTE management is one of the most topical environmental issues in Zimbabwe’s urban centres, growth points as well as rural service centres. Most cities, towns and growth points are characterised by litter and illegal solid waste dumps on street corners and along sanitary lanes. According to Practical Action …
Food security major hurdle to economic progress June 23, 2016 Business Prosper Ndlovu, Business EditorTHE food security gap is proving to be a major hurdle to meaningful economic progress in Zimbabwe. In the wake of an El-Nino induced drought, considerable funding from the Government and the private sector is this year being channelled towards importing grain …
Govt plans to mitigate hunger . . . 2,000 selected farmers to receive inputs, equipment support June 23, 2016 Local News Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa Walter Nyamukondiwa in MusengeziTHE Government plans to produce over two million metric tonnes of grain through the Targeted Command Agriculture programme, which will see 2,000 farmers across the country being supported …