Category: Agriculture (archives)

Zamcom boosts Zim chances of drawing from Zambezi http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 13 May 2011 08:29 THE constituting of the Zambezi Watercourse Commission (Zamcom) interim secretariat has boosted Zimbabwe’s chances of getting permission from riparian states to draw water from the Zambezi River. Riparian states are countries connected to a river and those riparian to the mighty Zambezi River include …

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Oil firms suspend production http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Roadwin Chirara, Business WriterWednesday, 11 May 2011 16:30 HARARE – Two of the country’s largest oil producers National Foods (Natfoods) and Olivine Industries (Olivine) have suspended production at their factories due to a biting soya bean shortage. The industry has a total crushing capacity of 350 000-plus metric tonnes of soya beans …

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Zimbabwe Earns $173 Million Selling Tobacco in Season So Far, Newsday Says http://www.bloomberg.com/ By Brian Latham – May 9, 2011 7:19 PM GMT+1000 Tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe have earned $173 million from the sale of 61.6 million kilograms (136 million pounds) of the leaf so far this marketing season, Newsday reported, citing the Tobacco Industry and Marketing …

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White Farmers Refuse To Buy Cattle Owned By Zanu (PF) Official http://www.radiovop.com/ 06/05/2011 16:56:00 Gwanda, May 06, 2011 – Cattle buyers mainly white commercial farmers from Gwanda and Bulawayo refused to buy cattle belonging to former Matabeleland South Zanu (PF) chairman Rido Mpofu at a Cattle Sale here on Thursday. Mpofu is allegedly desperate for cash as …

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President hailed for Tokwe-Murkosi payment Wednesday, 04 May 2011 22:31 Masvingo Bureau THE Masvingo provincial leadership has hailed President Mugabe and Government for putting pressure on Finance Minister Tendai Biti to release 12 million Euros to an Italian contractor to start work on Tokwe-Murkosi Dam. Work on the project in the drought prone Masvingo province …

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Zim provinces face hunger http://www.zimonline.co.za by Tobias Manyuchi     Wednesday 04 May 2011 HARARE – Four of Zimbabwe’s 10 provinces face food shortages this year with poor households in the affected areas expected to harvest food enough to last only about two months, according to the Famine Early Warning System and Network (FEWSNET). The US-funded early warning system on …

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Pirate tobacco farmers congest auction floors http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 01 May 2011 15:50 BY KUDZAI CHIMHANGWA THE influx of unregistered tobacco farmers has been blamed for the congestion at the auction floors.James Mutambanesango, the Tobacco Sales Floor (TSF) managing director said the auction system had changed substantially over the years as more small-scale farmers have ventured into tobacco farming. …

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‘Govt must lead commercial milk production’ http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 28 April 2011 20:27 Taurai Mangudhla GOVERNMENT should allocate resources to resuscitate the depleting national herd and revive the dairy sector, Dairibord Holdings Ltd (DHL) CEO Anthony Mandiwanza said.Mandiwanza told businessdigest last week at the company’s annual general meeting in the capital that government must spearhead local commercial milk production.“Government’s advantage …

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Fertilizer manufacturer suspends operations http://www.swradioafrica.com By Lance Guma28 April 2011 Zimbabwe’s sole manufacturer of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, Sable Chemical Industries Ltd, has been forced to suspend operations after the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) cut off power over a US$30 million debt. A report by NewsDay says most of the workers have now been sent home as …

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Illegal settlers disrupt timber industry http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Wednesday, 20 April 2011 20:33 Taurai Mangudhla ILLEGAL settlers have disrupted the local timber industry as they have invaded more than 5 000 hectares of commercial forestry land in Manicaland, indiscriminately cutting down trees, and posing serious environmental degradation threats in the process, according to timber industry players. The timber industry accuses …

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