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Tobacco auction floor deliveries decline June 23, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterFlue-cured tobacco deliveries to the auction floors have declined as most farmers have already sold their crop, Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board chief executive, Dr Andrew Matibiri has said. During the peak of the selling season, tobacco growers delivered around 8 000 and …
Changes in beef market regulations open opportunities in southern Africa Posted on June 22, 2015 by ZimSitRep_M — 2 Comments ↓ via Changes in beef market regulations open opportunities in southern Africa | zimbabweland22 June 2015 Last month at the OIE (World Animal Health Organisation) Assembly in Paris, changes to international regulatory standards around Foot and Mouth Disease were adopted. This has long …
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Govt urged to wean off GMB Share on emailMore Sharing Services VICTORIA FALLS – Government must privatise the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) to ensure transparency and benefit farmers, Zambia’s former Agriculture minister said. NDAKAZIVA MAJAKA IN VICTORIA FALLS • 21 JUNE 2015 2:56PM Chance Kabaghe, the former Zambian minister, told delegates at …
Regional sugar demand to grow by 30pc June 22, 2015 Business Business EditorDEMAND for sugar is expected to grow by an average 30 percent in Southern and Eastern Africa in the next six years — exerting pressure on the already suppressed industrial capacity amid changes in climate conditions and low sugar cane production. According to the Zimbabwe …
Dendairy penetrates Mozambique market June 22, 2015 Business Lovemore Zigara Midlands CorrespondentKWEKWE-based milk processor, Dendairy Limited has started exports to Mozambique where it is hoping to capture a large market share and plans to expand to Zambia. Riding on the back of a 25 percent levy introduced by the government to curb the influx of dairy imports, Dendairy …
Met Department forecast freezing temperatures e on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services MARGRET CHINOWAITA • 18 JUNE 2015 12:03PM • 0 COMMENTS HARARE – Some areas of Zimbabwe have been hit by ground frost as overnight temperatures dipped below zero, the Meteorological Services Department has said. “Due to radiational …
Organic Farming Breaks New Ground 18 Jun 2015 WHEN he ventured into fish farming nearly six years ago, Philemon Geza, a former carpenter did not envision that this decision would herald a major turning point in his life.“I was barely making ends meet in Mbare where I was working but now fish farming has given …
Dendairy facilitates heifers importation June 18, 2015 Business Midlands CorrespondentKWEKWE-based milk processor; Dendairy has partnered the Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) and the Zimbabwe Dairy Industrial Trust (ZDIT) to facilitate the importation of dairy heifers into the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Eighty-eight heifers are already awaiting delivery into Zimbabwe pending veterinary clearance as …
Tobacco deliveries expected to surpass target June 18, 2015 Business Harare BureauTobacco deliveries are expected to surpass the targeted 165 million kg as growers have sold 160 million kilogrammes of flue cured tobacco worth $473,983 million. Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board chief executive, Andrew Matibiri yesterday said tobacco deliveries were continuing at contract floors while a decline had …
Mat South sends food SOS June 18, 2015 Local News Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree CorrespondentMatabeleland South Province is battling a food deficit of 60,991 tonnes with Beitbridge, Gwanda and Insiza South being the worst affected, Provincial Administrator, Midard Khumalo has said. In an interview, Khumalo said six of the province’s districts had food supplies that could last for the …