Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Challenges and future prospects of Green Fuel http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ November 2, 2012 in Business ZIMBABWE Independent Business Reporter Taurai Mangudhla (TM) recently interviewed Green Fuel general manager Graeme Smith (GS) at the company’s Chisumbanje ethanol plant. Report by Taurai Mangudhla Smith talks about the company’s operational challenges and its future prospects in anticipation of a mandatory blending policy being …
Zimbabwe turns to drought-resistant crops http://www.trust.org Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:10 GMT Source: Alertnet // Madalitso Mwando Martha Mafa, a subsistence farmer, stacks her crop of maize in Chivi, about 378km (235 miles) south-east of the Zimbabwean capital Harare on April 1, 2012. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo By Madalitso Mwando BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AlertNet) – …
Community takes initiative to save trees http://www.thestandard.co.zw October 28, 2012 in Community News BUHERA – A group of villagers in Mutiusinazita in Buhera have taken an initiative to protect the environment by planting trees to avoid complete deforestation in the area, due to excessive cutting down of trees by some members of the community. Report by Stephen TsorotiAlarmed …
Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union’s deathwish http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ October 26, 2012 in Opinion SINCE Zimbabwe embarked on its ill-conceived land reform programme in 2000, its agricultural activity has been semi-moribund. Report by Eric Bloch Farmers endowed with great expertise and necessary capital resources to fund their operations generated immense productivity, making Zimbabwe the “breadbasket of the region”. So great was the …
US$20m required for expansion: Green Fuel http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ October 26, 2012 in Business CHISUMBANJE-based ethanol producer Green Fuel says it requires US$20 million in fresh capital to expand operations in the event government approves an impending mandatory 20% ethanol blending on petrol. Report by Taurai Mangudhla Green Fuel general manager Graeme Smith told businessdigest during a tour of the …
Agric production to drop sharply http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ October 26, 2012 in Business ZIMBABWE’s agricultural production faces a costly slump next year as the 2012-2013 farming season lies in disarray due to failure by government to disburse funds for the timeous purchase of inputs, Commercial Farmers’ Union (CFU) president Charles Taffs told businessdigest this week. Report by Gamma Mudarikiri In …
Tobacco exports to China top US$40m http://www.newzimbabwe.com 24/10/2012 00:00:00by Business Reporter ZIMBABWE exported tobacco worth US$40 million to China, representing about 40 percent of the overall crop produced this year, the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TMB) revealed this week. TIMB chief executive Andrew Matibiri said exports to China attracted average prices of US$8.60 per kilogramme which was significantly …
Mugabe bans milk imports? http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk South Africa’s imported milk products to Zimbabwe have disappeared from the country’s supermarket stores, amid reports that the First Family ordered a ban on the imports with the aim to dominate the market through its Mazowe dairy farm.23.10.12 by Jeffrey Moyo A survey conducted by The Zimbabwean this week across supermarkets in the capital …
Another food crisis likely to hit Zim http://www.thestandard.co.zw October 21, 2012 in Local MOST farmers still have no capacity to buy their own inputs this agricultural season, over a decade after the land reform programme commenced.Report by Caiphas Chimhete Such a scenairo has raised fears that the country could be hit by another food crisis next year. A …
Farmers Not Accessing Agricultural Inputs http://www.voazimbabwe.com Gibbs Dube16.10.2012 The forthcoming agricultural season looks disastrous as some farmers are failing to access agricultural inputs while the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) appears to have scaled down its free seed and fertilizer scheme owing to the massive abuse of the program last year by some politicians and farmers aligned to Zanu PF. …