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Zimbabwe needs US$270m for maize imports http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Wednesday, 20 April 2011 20:34 Paul Nyakazeya ZIMBABWE will need about US$270 million to import one million tonnes of maize this year, given a projected shortfall in local output of the staple crop, the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) said this week. CFU president Deon Theron told businessdigest that a total …
Experts carrying out research on GMOs Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:43 Agriculture Reporter Zimbabwe is yet to adopt genetic modification technologies on a commercial basis pending the outcome of consultations with stakeholders. Experts are carrying out research and trials on GMOs. Presenting a paper at the Agriculture Market Linkage working group seminar in Harare on …
Govt projects grain surplus Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:44 Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT is projecting a harvest of over 1 877 700 tonnes of grain this year, surpassing the national annual cereal requirement of 1,8 million, a Cabinet Minister revealed yesterday. This comes at a time when …
Cotton prices increased by 200% http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Ngoni ChanakiraWednesday, 20 April 2011 12:01 HARARE – ZIMBABWE’S struggling cotton farmers are smiling all the way to their commercial banks after the Minister of Agriculture, Dr Joseph Made gave them a 200 percent hike for their “white gold”. Cotton prices have been increased from the paltry US$0,30 per …
Perennial congestion at tobacco auction floors http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:29 Bernard Mpofu ZIMBABWE’S perennial problems at the tobacco auction floors are far from over despite an increase in the number of auction floors operating in the country, experts have said.Last week, the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) suspended new deliveries and bookings at the then two …
Chaos at tobacco auction floors Wednesday, 13 April 2011 22:25 Agriculture Reporter LAST week’s brief suspension of tobacco deliveries to the floors failed to ease congestion and improve the plight of farmers. The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board had suspended all deliveries to the floors to allow merchants to clear the tobacco that was already …
Green Fuel to revolutinise local market http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ Taking shape … The ethanol plant at Chisumbanje11/04/2011 00:00:00 by Gilbert Nyambabvu GREEN FUEL, a $600 million agro-industrial and renewable energy complex under development at Chisumbanje in Manicaland is, this June, expected to produce its first litre of ethanol in a development that could potentially revolutionise the local fuel market by …
Farmers shake off ‘dependency syndrome’ http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 10 April 2011 15:55 BY JENNIFER DUBE A group of communal farmers from Nyanzira village in Murewa believe they have graduated into commercial farming despite occupying very small plots.One of the villagers, Beatrice Mapuranga (53) considers herself a businesswoman even though all she has is a five-hectare plot and a …
Hunger stalks Matabeleland villagers http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 10 April 2011 16:01 BY NDUDUZO TSHUMA BULAWAYO — Matabeleland is set to face food shortages as crops in the region have largely wilted due to moisture stress, it has been learnt. Most parts of the country, including Matabeleland region, experienced a prolonged dry spell at the beginning of the year …
Chaotic land reform is hurting timber industry http://www.timeslive.co.za/ Apr 9, 2011 10:59 PM | By HARARE CORRESPONDENT About 30000 hectares of land and $1.2-billion in potential revenue have been lost to Zimbabwe’s chaotic land reform due to unrelenting disruption on timber estates. With 5047 hectares of prime forestry land having been lost to bounty-hunters, including 500 illegal gold …