Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Milk production rises February 10, 2015 Business Zimbabwe’s 2014 raw milk production rose a marginal 1,49 percent to 55 479 075 litres compared to 54 667 095 litres in 2013 as the various dairy schemes by private players have started contributing to production. Milk and dairy products producers which include Dairibord Zimbabwe Limited, Alpha and Omega, …
Soyabean hectarage decrease by 50t February 10, 2015 Business The hectarage under soyabeans has decreased this season with the country expecting to produce 100 000 tonnes of the crop, down from 150 000 tons last year. National Soya Bean Promotion Taskforce coordinator Professor Isheunesu Mupepereki said the late onset of the rains and lack of funds …
Over 500 delegates to attend seed conference February 10, 2015 Business Zimbabwe Seed Trade Association chairman Mr Walter Chigodora (centre) confers with The African Seed Trade Association vice president Mr Denias Zaranyika (left) during a Press conference for the upcoming AFSTA congress to be held in Victoria Falls next month. On the right is conference director …
More farmers register to grow tobacco February 10, 2015 Business At least 88 640 farmers have registered to grow tobacco this year, up from 87 281 last year, although 26 375 who sold the crop last year have not yet listed, the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board has said. In its weekly report, the TIMB said at …
GMB fails to maintain strategic grain levels February 9, 2015 Business Conrad Mwanawashe Business ReporterThe Grain Marketing Board failed to maintain the stipulated strategic grain levels of 500 000 metric tonnes and cash reserves sufficient to import 436 000 metric tonnes at any given time, the Auditor-General has revealed. This means that the country has no …
AND 60 years later…Tokwe-Mukosi roars into life by garikai mazara | Sunday, Feb 8, 2015 | 4219 views The construction of Tokwe-Mukosi Dam (an adulteration of Tugwi and Mukosi) has, for a variety of reasons, been on the drawing board for years since the idea was mooted in 1955. The Rhodesians then were on a “green revolution” …
Gloom for tobacco farmers February 6, 2015 Local News Beatrice farmer Mrs Portia Gurira and her son Shadreck harvest tobacco leaves at their Gilston Farm yesterday. — (Picture by Munyaradzi Chamalimba) Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterZimbabwe is expected to lose significantly this year in earnings as farmers are unlikely to meet the target of 222 million kilogrammes of …
Global cotton hectarage set to tumble February 5, 2015 Business Tinashe Kairiza Business CorrespondentThe global cotton hectarage will tumble six percent next season as prices for the crop remain persistently low, the International Cotton Advisory Committees aid. In Zimbabwe, the impact of lower prices ranging between US$0,35 cents and US$0,46 cents per kilogramme last season, has since …
Tobacco season to be pushed back February 5, 2015 Business Business ReporterThe start of the 2015 tobacco marketing season is likely to be pushed back by about a month from the traditional mid-February as farmers are still busy in the fields. Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board chief executive Dr Andrew Matibiri said that most of the …
Tobacco Industry Marketing Board to shame nesting farmers February 5, 2015 Business Andrew Matibiri THE Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) said yesterday it will place details of farmers that would have committed nesting on notice boards at auction floors, including their pictures, as a way of shaming them and discouraging others from the practice. Nesting tobacco means …
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