Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt tightens controls on GMO imports August 22, 2014 Business Dr Made Business ReporterGovernment is moving to tighten controls to curb importation of genetically modified material contained in agricultural products to avoid contaminating farming soil, protect farmers and ensure safety of consumers. The measures will be enforced through regulatory bodies authorised to issue out permits for …
Agric show opening August 22, 2014 Local News Herald ReportersThousands of people are expected to converge at the Exhibition Park in Harare today to witness the official opening of the 104th Harare Agricultural Show by President Mugabe.The show runs under the theme “Sustaining and Transforming Agricultural Growth”.This comes against the backdrop of President Mugabe’s assumption of …
High costs of inputs affect soya bean farmers August 21, 2014 Business High costs of agricultural inputs are affecting soya bean farmers who are failing to make profits from the cash crop as the producer price is far below the costs of production, an official said yesterday. Soya bean seed costs about $1 600 per tonne while …
Stock feeds to contribute 30pc turnover: GMB August 21, 2014 Business Conrad Mwanawashe Business Reporter The Grain Marketing Board expects the stock feeds product range to contribute more than 30 percent to the board’s turnover. The range will rake in about $5 million per month, overtaking mealie-meal currently accounting for about 50 percent of revenue. The stock feeds …
Zim imports 121 000mt of GM maize August 21, 2014 Business Jeffrey Gogo Business Correspondent ZIMBABWE imported nearly 121 000 metric tonnes of genetically modified (GM) maize from Saouth Africa between February and July this year, in contravention of the country’s own biosafety laws, The Herald Business can reveal. The grain — enough to feed Zimbabwe’s 13 million citizens …
Seed Co launches rebranded packaging August 21, 2014 ONE of the country’s leading grain seed suppliers, Seed Co Zimbabwe, yesterday launched its rebranded maize seed packages which were designed to counter the proliferation of fake grain seed suppliers and give new impetus to the company’s products. STAFF REPORTER Speaking at the launch in Harare, Seed …
SI 122 doesn’t supersede contractual pacts: Ministry August 20, 2014 Business Lynn Murahwa BH24 Reporter The Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development has said Statutory Instrument 122 of 2014 which regulates the prices of small grains will not displace set contractual agreements. The new Statutory Instrument (SI) stipulates that it is mandatory that grain in the country be procured …
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Seed houses target 52 100t of maize August 20, 2014 Business Business CorrespondentSeed houses are targeting to produce at least 52 100 tonnes of seed maize this year up from 52 052 last year, an official has said. Zimbabwe Seed Trade Association chairman, Walter Chigodora said seed maize production levels would increase slightly. “We are expecting a …
Montana takes over Carswell Meats August 20, 2014 Business Montana Meats is eying a controlling stake in Carswell Meats Conrad Mwanawashe and Tinashe Makichi—Montana Meats has acquired a controlling stake in Masvingo-based Carswell Meats in a deal now before the Competition and Tariff Commission, The Herald Business can reveal. In a proposal filed last Wednesday at the …
Understanding water permit, agreement systems August 18, 2014 Business A lot of water users in Zimbabwe have for sometime been failing to understand how the water permit system works in Zimbabwe. A lot of people have been asking questions on whether they need water permits or not. For starters, water permits replaced the water rights which were …