Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Horticulture prices spike 7/4/2019 Source: Horticulture prices spike | Sunday News (Business) Rumbidzai Mhlanga, Farming Reporter PRICES of horticultural produce have gone up owing to an increase in the cost of inputs. A survey carried out by Sunday News Business at Bulawayo’s vegetable markets revealed that prices of most vegetables had gone up with most traders citing …
Tobacco sales plunge 85% – NewsDay Zimbabwe 5/4/2019 BY FIDELITY MHLANGA Zimbabwe’s tobacco sales have plunged 85% with deliveries reaching only 1,6 million kg in the first 10 days of trade compared to the 10,9 million kg sold last year, statistics from the industry regulator, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) have shown. …
Idai hits tomato crop 5/4/2019 The Herald Manicaland Correspondent MANICALAND could be faced with an acute shortage of tomatoes this season as more than 70 percent of the crop was destroyed by Cyclone Idai-induced floods. Agritex horticulture and tobacco specialist Mr Douglas Nzarayebani said the situation had been aggravated by the fact that only …
Tobacco farmers earn US$4,6m 5/4/2019 The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Farmers have earned US$4,6 million from the sale of flue-cured tobacco since the opening of the 2019 marketing season two weeks ago. The growers have sold 2,6 million kilogrammes at the auction and contract floors. Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board’s latest statistics indicate …
FAO rehabilitates Gwanda irrigation scheme – NewsDay Zimbabwe 4/4/2019 BY MUNYARADZI MADZOKERE The United Nations arm, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), on Thursday last week handed over a solar-powered, drip-fed Tuli-Lushongwe Irrigation Scheme to 51 Gwanda small-holder farmers to enable them to produce at least 100 tonnes of maize annually. To alleviate water …
Wheat trucks finally leave Beira 4/4/2019 NewsDay BY VENERANDA LANGA THE dozens of wheat-laden trucks that had been stuck at Beira port in Mozambique following Cyclone Idai devastation more than a fortnight ago are said to be finally heading for Zimbabwe. Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe spokesperson Garikai Chaunza said: “The bread situation in …
ZRA expedites Kariba Dam plunge pool rehab 4/4/2019 The Herald Mash West Bureau The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has accelerated work on the rehabilitation of the Kariba Dam plunge pool and spillway to make up for delays experienced in the project. The rehabilitation project will ensure the dam’s long-term efficient operation into the future …
US$12k tobacco goes up in smoke 4/4/2019 The Herald Daniel Chigunwe Correspondent MORE than 15 farmers at Vilvekia Farm in Guruve have lost tobacco worth about US$12 000 after fire gutted six curing barns. The farm chairman, Mr Plan Kumadiro, said the fire reduced their tobacco to ashes, which they were expecting to send …
Merchants to recover 30pc of tobacco loans 4/4/2019 The Herald Golden Sibanda and Africa Moyo The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe says merchants who used offshore funds to support tobacco production are required to use a split ratio of 70 percent US dollar and 30 percent RTGS$ when recovering loans extended to farmers. This policy …
Government distributes inputs to winter wheat farmers 4/4/2019 The Chronicle Locadia Mavhudzi, Midlands Correspondent GOVERNMENT has started distributing inputs to registered farmers in preparation for winter wheat cropping in the Midlands Province under the Command Wheat Programme. Provincial crop and livestock officer, Mrs Madeline Magwenzi said they had already started distributing fuel, seed, fertiliser and …
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