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Rebuilding a viable agricultural system in Zimbabwe July 16, 2015 Business Tapuwa Mashangwa Agriculture ColumnEDMUND Burke said, I quote, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”. It is a sincere phrase that holds great weight in all spheres of human existence and for relevance sake for our collapsing …
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Dairy farmers seek special economic status July 16, 2015 Business Dairy farmers follow proceedings during the Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers 2015 annual general meeting in Bulawayo yesterday Brighton Gumbo Business ReporterDAIRY farmers in Zimbabwe are lobbying the government to grant them special economic status in a bid to attract favourable financial packages to boost milk output. …
‘Abattoirs spreading foot-and-mouth’ July 16, 2015 in Business Agriculture deputy minister (livestock) Paddy Zhanda yesterday said government had stopped issuing out new licences for abattoirs accusing them of spreading foot-and-mouth disease. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI Speaking at the Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) second annual general meeting in Bulawayo yesterday, Zhanda accused private abattoirs in Bulawayo …
Tobacco season difficult: stakeholders July 15, 2015 in Business THE country had a difficult tobacco marketing season this year due to a combination of low average prices, poor yields and erratic rains, officials have said. BY VICTORIA MTOMBA Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers’ Union (CFU) president Wonder Chabikwa told NewsDay this week that the selling season was a …
Zambia Will Not Fulfil Zimbabwe’s Food Requirements 10 Jul 2015 Agriculture Minister Joseph Made ZAMBIA can only supply 400 000 metric tonnes over the next 10 months against the 700 000 mt that Zimbabwe is targeting to purchase from the country due to logistical challenges and an un-flexible border post. Because of this, the Grain …
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Govt urged to stop cheap sugar imports July 14, 2015 Local News From George Maponga in CHIREDZIThe future of nearly 20 000 workers employed in the Lowveld sugar industry is under threat owing to an influx of smuggled cheap sugar amid reports that over 50 000 tonnes of the commodity is being dumped into the country …
Demand for small grains increases July 14, 2015 Business Marvelous Moyo Gwanda CorrespondentDEMAND for small grains is on the increase in Zimbabwe given health benefits associated with their consumption, an official said. Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) president, Wonder Chabikwa told a gathering of farmers in Gwanda, Matabeleland South province, that growing small grains was a big business opportunity …
2015 dairy farmers’ conference begins July 14, 2015 Business Brighton Gumbo Business ReporterBULAWAYO hosts the 2015 Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers’ (ZADF) annual general meeting tomorrow with 300 plus delegates expected to attend. Increased production and value addition will be the focus of the three-day indaba, ZADF national chairman, Craig Follwell said. “We’re very prepared as far as the slated …
Zimbabwe cautious on controversial seed treaty July 13, 2015 Business Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryZIMBABWE has stayed away from a controversial treaty that threatens to steal the rights of African small-scale farmers to breed their own seed, bringing hope that the corporatisation of seed breeding will not be foisted on poor local farmers, at least for the time …
Tobacco worth $540 million sold so far July 13, 2015 Business A total of 183,4 million kilograms of tobacco worth $540,3 million have been sold so far since the selling season opened in March this year, statistics that the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) released show. This is less than the 201,4 million kg of …