Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Only 50 cattle on show at ZITF The Tuli bull is a common sighting at most agricultural shows THIS year’s edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) attracted only 50 cattle at the Bulawayo Agricultural Society (BAS) with officials attributing this to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease on the outskirts of …
Midlands cattle sales suspended GWERU – The veterinary services department in the Midlands has suspended cattle trade in parts of the province due to a suspected outbreak of foot and mouth disease, an official said on Thursday. “We have resolved that we totally suspend all cattle movement and trading in cattle in light of the …
Foot-and-mouth scare shuts down Mbokodo April 25, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories The Veterinary Services Department has ordered Mbokodo abattoir and butchery to shut down operations pending investigations on the outbreak of foot-and-mouth. The picture shows some of the cattle at Mbokodo feedlot Pamela Shumba Senior ReporterTHE Veterinary Services Department has ordered Mbokodo abattoir and butchery to suspended …
Tobacco farmers earn $130 million April 24, 2015 Local News Agriculture ReporterTobacco growers have collectively earned $129 million after selling 50 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco since the opening of the marketing season last month. Statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) show that the volumes and income from the crop have declined compared …
Farmers demand cash upfront for grain April 24, 2015 Business FARMERS are demanding a producer price of $400 per tonne and cash upfront for their grain this marketing season, saying the old system has not been working in their favour. Under the old system the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) collected grain from farmers and paid them later …
Govt withdraws maize fixed price April 22, 2015 Business The move to do away with price fixing will promote market competitiveness by attracting more buyers of maize, contract farming, trade financing and price stabilisation Grain millers and buyers are now free to buy maize at market prices after Government withdrew the regulations which fixed the price …
Soya beans production expected to drop April 22, 2015 Business Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE’S soya beans production might register a 42 percent drop this year following the decline in financial support to farmers and the late rains, an industry expert has said. As a result, the decline in output may worsen oil seed shortages on …
Wet conditions to persist: Met Dept April 21, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati and Diana NhereraWet conditions being experienced in most parts of the country are set to persist as farmers express mixed feelings over the late rains. Some farmers have welcomed the rains, which they say will improve late planted crops such as maize and sweet …
April 17, 2015 Local News Austin Nyathi Gwanda CorrespondentTHE government is considering scrapping the Livestock Levy Commission (LLC) charged to cattle buyers by Rural District Councils during cattle auctions, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister Responsible for Livestock Production Cde Paddington Zhanda has said. Addressing District Administrators and Chief Executive Officers from all the seven districts in …
GMOs: Are agricultural firms killing us? April 16, 2015 Business Tapuwa MashangwaOUR concern about Genetically Modified Organisms is genuine. We cannot ignore the negative health implications they could cause. Whether they are good or bad, I do not know, but I am certain that our concerns will never cease. While the producers of GMOs will always defend their products, …