Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Winter wheat producer prices to be announced soon http://www.timeslive.co.za May 29, 2011 2:46 PM | By VLADIMIR MZACA Winter wheat producer prices should be announced well ahead of the planting season and attract farmers to plant the crop, Matabeleland South Agritex provincial officer Innocent Nyathi has said. Nyathi said farmers needed to be persuaded to plant wheat …
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‘Shift to proactive environmentalism’ http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 29 May 2011 14:01 BY CHIPO MASARA THE main reason why we are faced with a myriad of environmental problems, most of which we are having serious difficulties correcting, is because we have taken a laid-back reactive approach to environmentalism for too long.Due to countless years of abusing the environment and …
Farmers call for policy to standardise organic produce http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 29 May 2011 12:32 BY JENNIFER DUBE STAKEHOLDERS in the agriculture sector are pushing for a national policy to promote organic agriculture which they say can uplift harvests to 13 tonnes per hectare.The Zimbabwe Organic Producers and Promoters Association (Zoppa) Trust has started lobbying various stakeholders, including government, …
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Zimbabwe growers call for government intervention http://tobaccoreporter.com May 25, 2011—Zimbabwe’s tobacco growers are disgruntled over the flue-cured prices being offered at the country’s auction floors and are urging the government to intervene, according to a story in The Standard. This year, the number of registered tobacco growers surged to 60,000 from last year’s 15,000 because of the profitable …
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The Africonomist: A Talk with Pat Devenish http://www.africa.com/ Monday May 23, 2011, 16:37 by The Africonomist Agro-industrial businesses in Africa are playing an increasingly important role in the global food supply chain as the cost and demand for commodities rise and as the world’s population expands. Pat Devenish, the group CEO of AICO Africa Ltd., a Zimbabwe-based agro-industrial …
Tobacco farmers bemoan poor prices http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 22 May 2011 00:15 BY KUDZAI CHIMHANGWA AND MOSES CHIBAYA TOBACCO farmers are disgruntled over the prices being offered at the auction floors and are urging government to urgently intervene on the issue.This year, the number of registered tobacco growers surged to 60 000 against last year’s figure of less …
Tobacco deliveries set to hit 200m kg mark http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 20 May 2011 10:02 Bernard Mpofu GOVERNMENT sees tobacco deliveries hitting the 200 million kgs mark this marketing season.The new forecasts becomes the first revised figures since Finance minister Tendai Biti made projections in the national budget statement last December.Government also expects excise duty collections from tobacco …
Winter wheat season flops in Manicaland http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Tony SaxonTuesday, 17 May 2011 14:40 MUTARE – The incessant power cuts in farming areas of Manicaland have forced some farmers to abandon winter wheat, while others have scaled down the hectarage.Only a paltry 243 hectares out of the projected 5000 hectares have been planted. Wheat farmers said winter …
Foot And Mouth Vaccines Run Out In Mat South http://www.radiovop.com/ 16/05/2011 15:14:00 Gwanda, 16 May 2011 – Thousands of cattle in Matabeleland South province could succumb to the deadly Foot and Mouth disease amid revelations that the region has run out of vaccines to fight the highly contagious disease. A fresh outbreak has been reported in Stanmore, …
Wheat season in disarray http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 13 May 2011 15:50 By Tatenda Macheka THIS year’s wheat winter season is headed for disaster because farmers are reluctant to start planting the crop due to fears of power outages and inconsistent water supplies.Commercial Farmers Union president Deron Theron said this winter wheat season is likely to be in disaster in …