Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Nation’s maize crop wilting, says ZFU http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 03 March 2012 18:58 BY OUR STAFFTHE Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) says the country’s entire maize crop is in dire need of rain following the isolated and sporadic rainfall experienced in some parts of the country.In its weekly market guide, the ZFU said the condition of the maize crop remained …
Govt mulls new plan to rescue ethanol project http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 03 March 2012 19:03 BY NDAMU SANDUGOVERNMENT edged closer to introducing mandatory fuel blending last week after a crucial meeting endorsed the plan in a move that could rescue the US$600 million ethanol project in Chisumbanje. There has been a slow uptake of ethanol from Chisumbanje as …
Farmers Tackle Water Problems Fuelled by Climate Change http://www.ipsnews.net/ By Ignatius Banda PLUMTREE, Zimbabwe, Mar 2, 2012 (IPS) – Beauty Moyo’s desire for access to water has finally been met. The rains that fell in the past week after a long dry patch have awakened this small-holder farmer deep in rural Plumtree, Zimbabwe on the border with Botswana …
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EU keen on lifting beef ban http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Bulawayo CorrespondentWednesday, 29 February 2012 13:11 HARARE – The European Union (EU) says it is keen to lift a ban on beef imports from Zimbabwe, a decade after it was imposed following a foot and mouth outbreak. Zimbabwe, through the Cold Storage Company (CSC), used to supply the EU market …
Dairy plant for Gushungo http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk The First Family is building a factory in Mazowe to′process milk from its Gushungo Dairy Estates, The Zimbabwean learnt′this week.29.02.1202:24pmby Staff Reporter Authoritative sources said the proposed dairy processing venture, to′be called Alpha Dairy, has been on the cards since the 2009 debacle′when Swiss food giant, Nestle, suspended milk purchases ′under pressure from international …
Red tape stalls ethanol project http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Gift Phiri, Senior WriterWednesday, 29 February 2012 16:25 HARARE – Bureaucracy is slowing down an ethanol project that could reduce the country’s reliance on imported fuel and directly employ 7 000 people, the Daily News has learnt. Cash-strapped Zimbabwe is a net importer of finished petroleum products, yet government is taking …
Iran funds by $3.5mn joint tractor factory in Zimbabwe http://www.iranwpd.com/ Sunday, 26 February 2012 21:37 Feb 26 – The Iranian ambassador to Zimbabwe has announced that Iran has sent $3.5 million to the Southern African country. Ambassador Mohammad Pournajaf said on Saturday that the funds will help pay for the completion of the Zimbabwe-Iran tractor assembly plant, …
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Biti hits back at Mugabe http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Gift Phiri, Senior WriterThursday, 23 February 2012 12:00 HARARE – Zimbabwe’s underperforming farmers have received over $2 billion since the formation of the coalition government in 2009, laying bare claims by President Robert Mugabe that Finance minister Tendai Biti is deliberately starving newly resettled farmers. The farmers, who received large swathes …
Desperate farmers resort to substitutes http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Desperate farmers in Matabeleland, whose maize crop has wilted due to the current dry spell, are now trying substitutes such as sunflowers and soya beans.21.02.1205:04pmby Zwanai Sithole Harare Maize in most parts of the region is now a write-off because of the persistent dry conditions. Gwanda, Inyathi, Beitbridge, Nkayi and Binga are badly …