Category: Agriculture (archives)

Fertilizer, Maize Seed Shortages Cripple Zim Farming Season Posted on November 19, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ via Fertilizer, Maize Seed Shortages Cripple Zim Farming Season by Gibbs Dube 18.11.2013VOAZimbabwe The 2013-2014 agricultural farming season has set in but some Zimbabwean farmers say their hopes of a bumber harvest have already been dampened by the shortage of fertilizer and the …

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AN fertiliser shortage looms Posted on November 19, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ via AN fertiliser shortage looms | The Zimbabwean by Nelson Sibanda 19.11.13 Zimbabwe faces an acute shortage of Ammonium Nitrate as the country’s biggest fertiliser producer, Sable Chemicals, was operating at 25 percent of capacity due to financial and other challenges. A statement released recently by the Zimbabwe …

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‘400 000 face starvation’ CHENGETAI ZVAUYA, PARLIAMENTARY EDITOR  •  19 NOVEMBER 2013 9:43AM  •  0 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services3   HARARE – Government is struggling to provide enough food to people facing starvation as the food deficit has reached alarming proportions, a …

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Tobacco farmers decimating forests BERNARD CHIKETO  •  19 NOVEMBER 2013 9:33AM  •  0 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services0   RUSAPE – Tobacco farmers are decimating the country’s 350 000 hectares of forests, with 20 percent of the forests lost to tobacco curing, the  …

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Zinwa cuts off farmers Posted on November 15, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 3 Comments ↓ via Zinwa cuts off farmers November 15, 2013 By Herbert Moyo Zimbabwe Independent THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has cut off defaulting commercial farmers in the Middle Sabi region of Manicaland province. After an outcry from farmers over high water costs last year, the government ordered the authority …

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Zim farmers predict poor farming season Posted on November 14, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 7 Comments ↓ via Zim farmers predict poor farming season – report | News24 2013-11-14 Farmers in Zimbabwe have expressed concern over the country’s persistent liquidity crunch, a situation which has led them to predict another poor agricultural season. Commercial Framers Union President Charles Taffs said poor preparations caused …

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Tobacco now top crop | The Herald Posted on November 14, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 3 Comments ↓ via Tobacco now top crop | The Herald November 14, 2013 by Elita Chikwati More than 83 000 farmers have registered to grow flue-cured tobacco in the 2013/14 season owing to the high prices the crop continues to fetch at the auction floors although there are …

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Tobacco imports reach $51m November 14, 2013 in Business, Markets     ZIMBABWE imported 12,4 million kg of flue‒cured tobacco out of the 14,2 million kg target as of last Friday for blending of local cigarettes, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) chief executive officer Andrew Matibiri has said. Business Reporter Matibiri said TIMB issued permits to …

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Low sugar prices hit Zim expansion: Tongaat BUSINESS WRITER  •  13 NOVEMBER 2013 8:14AM  •  0 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services2   HARARE – Plans to expand cane production and root replanting in Zimbabwe have been hindered by  depressed global sugar prices and …

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ndustry seeks sugar imports ban KUDZAI CHAWAFAMBIRA  •  14 NOVEMBER 2013 9:58AM  •  0 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services0   HARARE – Zimbabwe’s sugar producers are seeking government’s intervention in restricting imports of the commodity, Hippo Valley Estates (Hippo) said. The group — …

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