Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Malawi declares national disaster April 15, 2016 Business BLANTYRE. — Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika declared a national disaster after a severe drought ravaged the southern African nation and appealed for 1,2 million tonnes of maize to plug a looming deficit of the staple. Mutharika said Malawi faces a maize deficit of 1,072 million metric tonnes in …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Cattle ranchers must be professional April 15, 2016 Opinion & Analysis The time for beef producers to simply focus on growing the sizes of their herds and gloating over it is gone. Over the past 16 years of the land reform and redistribution programme, the prime concentration was on making sure that farmers boost …
Agro industry unites to fight imports April 15, 2016 Business Harare BureauREPRESENTATIVE bodies of companies in the agro-processing industry are combining forces to fight food imports from neighbouring countries which have weakened the companies’ competitiveness. Food imports, mainly from South Africa land in Zimbabwe cheaper than locally produced products because Zimbabwe is using a stronger currency …
Zimbabwe agriculture least productive in region: EU 0 Companies & Markets April 14, 2016 By Own Correspondent Zimbabwe embarked on a land redistribution exercise 15 years ago, which many agree resulted in a massive decline in agricultural production Lovemore ChazingwaTHE Head of the European Union (EU) delegation to Zimbabwe has said Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector has …
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Tobacco prices continue to firm 0 Companies & Markets April 14, 2016 By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor With 72 000 farmers having registered for the 2016 tobacco growing season, production is expected to fall to 160 million kg because of the drought and lack of financing for producers. THE 2016 tobacco prices continued …
ZB to raise $10m for agric financing April 14, 2016 in Business ZB Holdings is set to raise $10 million this year to finance agricultural activities, in a major boost for the sector that has been crying out for funding. BY VICTORIA MTOMBA This would be done through the flotation of agro bills, group CEO, Ronald …
Knowledge bases that lead to superior agric solutions April 14, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Various scientific disciplines have different methodological approaches. They sometimes have complementary or competing perspectives on complex issues such as nutrition and poverty Charles Dhewa Zimbabwe currently has three important knowledge bases that can be harnessed towards building a superior agriculture-driven economy. These …
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Abattoir provides smart drought mitigation solutions April 14, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Sustainable solutions are required so that rural farmers do not lose out on their investments. Munyaradzi Simango : Correspondent In the face of a severe drought that Southern Africa is currently experiencing as a result of the El Nino phenomenon, many Zimbabweans in affected …
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ZHorticultural products exports to EU up April 14, 2016 Business Tinashe Makichi : Business Reporter Zimbabwe realised about $54 million from exports of horticultural products to the European Union in 2015 which is an increase from $49 million recorded in 2014, according to figures availed by ZimTrade. Zimbabwe’s major export destinations in the EU were United Kingdom, Netherlands, …
Bulawayo embraces quail bird production April 14, 2016 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterQUAIL bird production has come into Bulawayo with several poultry producers embracing the trade. Quails (Izagwaca/zvihuta) are seen mostly during the rainy season in most parts of rural Zimbabwe and the birds are also found in different parts of the world including Europe and Asia. …