Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
GMB to get $27m to pay farmers June 26, 2015 Local News Minister Mombeshora Dumisani Nsingo in Victoria FallsTHE government has mobilised $27 million towards payment of farmers starting next week for grain deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), a Cabinet Minister said yesterday. Lands and Rural Resettlement Minister Douglas Mombeshora acknowledged that GMB’s failure …
Maize Price Hike Looms Nelson Chenga 25 Jun 2015 According to ZFU data, farmers produced 742 226 tonnes of maize this past season against 1 456 153 tonnes produced across the country last season. MASSIVE retail price hike for maize and mealie meal is looming as Zimbabwe heads for one of its worst deficit of the …
Is Tokwe-Mukosi dream deferred? June 25, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis George Maponga Senior Features Writer It is touted as the solution to Masvingo’s perennial water challenges. But 17 years later, the dream has not yet been realised. This is the story of the Tokwe-Mukosi Dam project. Is it a dream deferred? Found at confluence of Tokwe and Mukosi …
Food indaba urged to focus on agric productivity June 25, 2015 Business Business ReporterSTAKEHOLDERS in the food sector want the Zimbabwe Food Conference and Expo set for July 8 to interrogate agricultural productivity and financing which they say are the reasons why the country has become a net importer. Stakeholders who attended the breakfast launch of …
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Zim reaffirms commitment to conserving wetlands June 25, 2015 Local News Fungai Lupande Herald ReporterZimbabwe has reaffirmed its commitment to conserving all wetlands through local, national actions and international co-operation, an Environmental Management Agency official said on Tuesday. EMA’s environmental planning and monitoring manager Mrs Alleta Nyahuye said Zimbabwe committed itself to play its part within …
GMB receives 11 500 tonnes of maize June 25, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterFarmers have delivered 11 582 tonnes of maize to the Grain Marketing Board amid reports that private buyers are hoarding the commodity in anticipation of a shortage on the local market. By July last year, the parastatal had received 40 000 …
CSC tannery operations improve June 25, 2015 Business MEAT processor, Cold Storage Company, says it has registered an increase in hides processed at its tannery following the imposition of an export levy on raw hides by the government. The government introduced a 75 cents per kilogramme levy on raw hide exports in January last year as …
Invest in water projects, says Khaya Moyo June 25, 2015 Minister Simon Khaya Moyo Oliver Kazunga Senior Business ReporterECONOMIC Planning and Investment Promotion Minister Simon Khaya Moyo has urged potential investors to tap the vast opportunities offered by the country in water infrastructure development. Speaking at the Water Resources Infrastructure Summit in Harare yesterday, the minister …
50 untapped agric opportunities in Zim June 25, 2015 Business Tapuwa Justice Mashangwa Agriculture columnWHEN agriculture became a multibillion dollar business, a revolution started: The Agribusiness Revolution. Agriculture was no longer about subsistence farming, it became about huge profit margins and higher cost-profit ratios. The 21st century saw agricultural companies being listed on the NYSE making millions …
Econet launches mobile extension service June 24, 2015 Business Mobile telecommunications firm Econet Wireless last Friday launched a service that allows farmers to access extension services from experts through the phone. Dubbed “Dial-a-Mudhumuni”, the service has been launched in conjunction with four organisations — the Department of Veterinary Services, the Tobacco Research Board, Department of Livestock …