Category: Agriculture (archives)

Minister defends GMB’s proof-before-payment stance June 13, 2016 Local News, Top Stories Herald ReporterAgriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made has told Parliament that the Grain Marketing Board cannot pay farmers who misplaced their receipts to guard against conmen who claim payment when they did not deliver any grain. He said this in the National …

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SeedCo defies El Nino, posts higher FY profit June 13, 2016 Business LISTED seed-producer SeedCo registered a three percent increase in profit after tax to $15,4 million for the year ended March 31, 2016 from $15 million recorded the previous year. The group’s turnover was unchanged at $96 million from prior year. This was notwithstanding the effects …

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Ethiopians keen on Zim cotton June 13, 2016 Business VP Emmerson Mnangagwa Lovemore Zigara Midlands CorrespondentVICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Ethiopian investors have expressed interest in financing cotton production in the country. The cotton sector has over the years taken a nosedive due to the plummeting prices of the commodity on the international market, which has resulted in …

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Maitengwe Irrigation set for revival June 11, 2016 Local News Sukulwenkosi Dube, Plumtree CorrespondentBulilima Rural District Council has initiated efforts to revive the Maitengwe Irrigation Scheme that has been lying idle for more than 30 years. Council chief executive officer, John Brown Ncube, said the local authority was in the process of securing an investor for …

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Midlands records decrease in veld fires June 11, 2016 Local News Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau ChiefTHE Midlands province has recorded a significant decrease in cases of veld fire incidents, the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) revealed yesterday. According to the organisation, the province saw a decline in hectarage destroyed by veld fires from 269,375,149 hectares in 2014 …

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Farmers should understand crop water requirements June 10, 2016 Business Quite a number of farmers have found themselves saddled with huge irrigation water bills which some are now failing to pay owing to their inability to appreciate and understand the water requirements for their crops. These farmers ended up committing themselves to water in excess of their …

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Binga quail breeding threatened June 10, 2016 Business Quails Business ReporterLACK of market access is threatening the viability of quail bird breeding projects in Binga as there are no buyers in the district, an official has said. The Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS), which is a major breeder of quails as part of skills development …

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Matebeleland South cattle herd threatened by theft   Companies & Markets June 9, 2016 By Mandla Tshuma   Cattle ranchers have complained of increasing stock theft cases in Matabeleland South province. GWANDA — Increasing stock theft in the Matabeleland South province, where over 100 cattle are stolen monthly, is posing a serious threat to the region’s …

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Zimbabwe breaks into cigar tobacco   By Own Correspondent  The highest grade of the cigar tobacco was sold for US$5,60 per kg on the auction’s opening day, while the least quality fetched around US$2,50 per kg. Kenneth Matimaire   BURMA Valley smallholder farmers in Manicaland have made a breakthrough into lucrative cigar tobacco farming after clinching …

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Tobacco sales up 17% June 9, 2016 in Business Tobacco sales have increased by 16,59% to 116 885 299 kg as of Tuesday, as farmers deliver more crop to the auction floors, latest statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) have shown. BY BUSINESS REPORTER During the same period last year, 100 255 986 kg …

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