Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers turn to sand extraction RESETTLED farmers in the Ngamo area under Vungu Rural District Council have turned to sand extraction as a business venture, as farming has proved to yield little given the erratic rains.OWN CORRESPONDENT Farmers under Ward 16 have been granted licences by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) to extract sand and …
Masvingo to get $6.3m for irrigation schemes rehab March 13, 2015 Business Davis Marapira Walter Mswazie Masvingo Business CorrespondentTHE government has secured $6.3 million from Switzerland for the rehabilitation of irrigation schemes in Masvingo province to facilitate winter cropping. Agriculture Deputy Minister in charge of cropping Davis Marapira confirmed the funding breakthrough. He said the funds would …
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Irrigation development should top agenda March 16, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis THE drought-induced hunger that faces Zimbabwe should be a wake-up call for the Government to take irrigation development seriously and move away from depending on rain-fed agriculture. It is a fact that the Government, while appreciating the importance of irrigation to national …
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Farmers urged to go commercial FARMERS in Zvishavane and Insiza have been urged to shun subsistence farming and venture into tobacco farming to raise enough disposable income to fight poverty. ALLIEWAY NYONIOWN CORRESPONDENT Speaking at a field day hosted by Never Zvavashe, pioneer of tobacco farming in the Mpalawani resettlement area bordering Zvishavane district, Matabeleland …
FARMING: Foreign horticultural products flood market by Emilia Zindi | Sunday, Mar 15, 2015 | 218 views Imported horticultural produce which has flooded local supermarkets has become a cause for concern among farmers and the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development has been asked to take action in barring them to pave way for local produce …
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Poor rainfall affects apple production March 11, 2015 Local News Andrew Chimedza Herald ReporterAPPLE production has fallen significantly owing to poor rainfall and aged plantations, the Deciduous Fruits Growers Association, has said. In an interview on Monday, association chairman Mr Edward Buwu said the country must improve its orchard management techniques to increase yields and reduce imports. High …
Tobacco farmers rake in $1,2m March 10, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati and Nyasha ChamwauraFarmers have earned a cumulative $1,2 million from the sale of flue-cured tobacco since the opening of the selling season last week. Statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board have shown a decline in the volumes of tobacco sold this season …
COTTON FARMING: Hard times for ‘white gold’ by Extra Reporter | Sunday, Mar 8, 2015 | 87 views Mr Givemore Gumbo applies pestcides to his cotton plant in Zvemombe, Triangle recently Harmony Agere and Abigail Mhondoro Zimbabwe was recently ranked among the ten largest cotton producers in Africa despite the dwindling land area put under the crop …
CBZ avails US$19m for tobacco farmers by Enacy Mapakame | Sunday, Mar 8, 2015 | 651 views More than two-thirds of the 100 000 farmers who produced US$685 million tobacco’s worth in 2014 were smallholder growers CBZ Holdings Ltd (CBZH) has secured US$19 million from offshore funders for on-lending to small-scale tobacco farmers, an official has said. …
Calm returns as tobacco prices firm March 6, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterSales at Boka Tobacco Auction Floors and Premier Tobacco Auction Floors were yesterday conducted peacefully, while there were disturbances at Tobacco Sales Floors where farmers protested against low prices. Sales, however, resumed later at TSF. The start of the 2015 marketing season …