Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tobacco growers to benefit from levy March 14, 2016 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterTOBACCO growers are expected to start accessing the $7 million levy that was collected by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board last season. The 1,5 percent tobacco levy which had been scrapped in 2005, to encourage farmers to grow the crop was re-introduced …
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Agriculture: A lot needs to be addressed March 11, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis, Mr speaker sir It is no longer viable to rely on rain-fed agriculture in this era of climate change and its devastating effects Lloyd Gumbo Mr Speaker Sir The fact that the serious effects of climate change coincided with the land redistribution exercise have …
Understanding water charges March 11, 2016 Business Of late, water issues have dominated public debate in Zimbabwe and this is hardly surprising considering the value that human beings derive from this precious liquid. The dominance of water issues is also understandable given that the country is in the middle of arguably the driest season. A world without water …
Maize hectarage declines Posted by Tabitha Mutenga 0 Companies & Markets March 10, 2016 The reduction to 1,7 million hectares was due to rainfall uncertainty in the wake of a predicted El Nino. THE El Nino induced drought contributed significantly to the decline in the national hectarage under maize during the 2015/2016 agricultural year, available …
Editorial Comment: Together we can make farming viable March 10, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis A report in The Herald edition of yesterday carried what many farmers will consider good tidings as far as their farming business is concerned. It is our fervent hope that finality has been reached on teething issues that have prevented resettled …
Livestock market update March 10, 2016 Business The Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (LMAC) was inaugurated at a meeting held at the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Water Development on December 2, 1994 and meets bi-monthly to discuss and deliberate upon issues that affect the livestock industry. It draws together representatives of its allied associations …
Tobacco classification simplified March 10, 2016 Business Classification is the awarding of grades to various cured tobacco leaves based on how they would have been graded at the farm. Classification takes into account three to five factors, namely the plant position, quality, colour, style factor and extra factor. The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board grade mark inscribed …
Agricultural marketing consolidation vital March 10, 2016 Business Charles Dhewa Agriculture marketing should start with consolidating producers and aggregating commodities. This implies the presence of physical market infrastructure. Since not all infrastructure fit all sizes, each community should have a market master plan and rational criteria for developing agriculture markets. While commodities are pulled to big …
Is Zimbabwe’s tobacco a ‘new diamond curse’? March 10, 2016 Business Workers inspect tobacco at an auction floor My Two Cents Curses don’t manifest immediately. It took Zimbabwe about six years for the diamond curse to be acknowledged. The tobacco industry in Zimbabwe is very unique. While the industry grew rapidly in the past 10 …