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Zim tobacco production edges towards 200 million kg June 18, 2014 in Business AT least 193 million kg of tobacco had gone under the hammer by Monday as tobacco production edges towards the 200 million kg mark, according to latest statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB). CHIEF BUSINESS REPORTER If it reaches …
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Sugar producer price drops 9pc June 17, 2014 Business Sugarcane growers in the Lowveld are this year anticipating an upsurge in production spurred by heavy rains received in the 2013-14 cropping season The producer price for sugar has dropped by 9 percent to $574 per tonne from $627,67 last year mainly due to decline in value …
Farmers’ unions snub CFU proposal June 17, 2014 Headlines, Top Stories Dr Made Agriculture Reporter—The Commercial Farmers Union has secretly written a constitution to form a Federation of Agricultural Unions but other farmers’ unions have rejected the merger because they have no common interests with the all-white union. The CFU wanted the demise of all farmers unions …
Ex-mine workers turn to sugarcane farming June 17, 2014 in Business IMPOVERISHED Shabanie Mine workers who have been scavenging for coal abandoned after the closure of Zesa Holdings’ thermal power station in Zvishavane have resorted to sugarcane farming using waste water pumped from the waterlogged mine. ALLIEWAY NYONIOWN CORRESPONDENT The workers have turned land belonging …
Will UN climate talks help or hinder? Posted on June 16, 2014 by ZimSitRep_C — No Comments ↓ via Will UN climate talks help or hinder?. NEWSDAY 16 June 2014 by Wisdom Mdzungairi Despite powerful evidence that climate change threatens our economies, our health and our safety, most countries remain slow to act on environmental protection. Why don’t we want to hear about …
Auction floors consider switching to contract farming June 16, 2014 Local News Agriculture ReporterTobacco auction floors are considering diversification into contract farming as more growers opt for this system of farming due to provision of inputs and favourable prices offered by contractors.The farmers benefit more from contract farming as they receive inputs and sell at high …
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Botswana blames Zim for foot-and-mouth outbreak June 16, 2014 in News BOTSWANA President Ian Khama has blamed the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the country on Zimbabwe, saying the latter had failed to meet its part of the bargain in compensating the affected farmers. STAFF REPORTER Botswana’s Daily News online reported that Khama made …
Farmer drags govt to court over deforestation Posted on June 13, 2014 by ZimSitRep_C — 5 Comments ↓ via Bulawayo24 NEWS | Farmer drags govt to court over deforestation. by Fidelis Munyoro 13 June 2014 A farmer has taken Government to the High Court seeking to compel it to stop deforestation that is threatening extinction of indigenous trees, especially in prime tobacco growing …
Maize farmers cry foul over producer price – The Sunday Mail Posted on June 15, 2014 by ZimSitRep_T — 2 Comments ↓ via Maize farmers cry foul over producer price – The Sunday Mail. 15 June 2014 by Faith Mhandu A large number of maize farmers might fail to grow the crop profitably next season following indications that private millers have …
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Virginia tobacco sales top 185m kilogrammes June 10, 2014 Business Business ReporterVirginia tobacco deliveries have surpassed the 185 million kilogrammes target set for this year with indications that the figure could reach 200 million kg before the marketing season ends.Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board chief executive Dr Andrew Matibiri said that there is about 18 to …