Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Stiffer penalties will curb water pollution August 13, 2014 Business People that pollute water should be fined to control pollution Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryINDUSTRIAL and service companies that poison Zimbabwe’s water sources are off the hook, at least until year-end, after the Cabinet Committee on water pollution recently agreed to their pleas for leniency on the …
Irrigating farmers should pay for water August 15, 2014 Business Winter cropping is now in full swing and most farmers are looking forward to harvests ranging from average to bumper ones. Those involved in horticulture are also smiling all the way to the bank as almost every day truckloads of cabbages, carrots, potatoes, onions and tomatoes …
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‘Grain overpriced’ . . . Move to trigger mealie-meal, beer, stockfeed price increases August 15, 2014 Business Grain buyers are saying the new producer price for maize and sorghum is too high, arguing that farmers can still be viable at lesser prices Business ReportersPRIVATE grain traders are set to mount a legal challenge on the constitutionality …
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Farmers welcome new grain prices August 15, 2014 Business Agriculture ReporterFarmers have welcomed the new grain prices set by Government saying the new prices will bring viability to grain production.Statutory Instrument 122 of 2014 gazetted last week sets the price of maize and sorghum at $390 per tonne. The new prices are with effect from April …
Methyl bromide to be phased out Posted on August 13, 2014 by ZimSitRep_M — via Methyl bromide to be phased out | The Zimbabwean 13 August 2014 by Sofia Mapuranga Zimbabwe has successfully phased out the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) while methyl bromide is set to be phased out by 2030. Addressing participants at a workshop on strategies towards the preservation and …
Grain millers in crisis meet over grain control August 13th, 2014 EMMERSON NJANJAMANGEZI – The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (Gmaz) has called for an urgent meeting of its members Wednesday, to deliberate over a new government regulation criminalising the purchase of maize grain below this year’s producer price of $390 per tonne. This follows …
Harare Agric Show preps at advanced stage August 14, 2014 Local News Herald ReportersPreparations for the 2014 Harare Agricultural Show are at an advanced stage, with more 780 exhibitors expected to showcase their products from August 20 to August 30.Zimbabwe Agricultural Society public relations officer Ms Heather Madombwe said the show dates which were re-scheduled from …
Delta to invest $590 000 in sorghum production August 7, 2014 Business Freeman Makopa Business Correspondent Beverage manufacturer, Delta Corporation says it will invest at least $590 000 for the production of 2 000 tonnes of sorghum during the 2014/ 15 cropping season. Delta Community Projects manager Tsungie Manyeza said farmers in Muzarabani and Mukumbura would be contracted to produce …
Barley production to decline August 5, 2014 Business Production of barley is set to decline to 3 000 hectares from 8 000 hectares due to piling up of stocks, the United States Food and Agriculture Organisation (USDA) has projected. The stocks have been piling, owing to lack of export markets. “In the past seasons, about 8 000 hectares …