Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Drought hits Zimbabwe rural population hard http://news.yahoo.com AFP by Tabelo Timse – Thu May 6, 12:08 pm ET KWARA, Zimbabwe (AFP) – One bag of maize, two big pumpkins, some watermelons and two small shopping bags of ground nuts is the only food the Togarepi family of seven is left with after the harvest. As …
Wheat shortfalls to worsen — CFU http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 06 May 2010 17:17 ZIMBABWE needs to import wheat worth over US$128,8 million to meet an expected shortfall of 339 000 tonnes, which bakers say could cripple operations.Farmers, hamstrung by lack of capital, high costs of inputs and continued land ownership wrangles, expect to produce 11 000 …
Zim rakes in $117m from tobacco sales http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 06 May 2010 17:27 ZIMBABWE has raked in US$117,4 million from the sale of 37,9 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco in both contract and auction systems since the beginning of the 2010 tobacco marketing season in February, according to figures released by the Tobacco Industry Marketing …
Tsvangirai continues crop assessment tour http://www.zimonline.co.za/ by Own Correspondent Saturday 01 May 2010 HARARE – Prime Minister (PM) Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday continued his countrywide crop assessment programme touring Mashonaland Central province, at time when the country is facing a 200 000 metric tonne maize deficit. The tour saw the PM visiting Guruve South, Chiweshe, …
Dairy farming chaotic http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by TONY SAXONMonday, 26 April 2010 16:50 CHIPINGE – Dairy farmers here who have been supplying milk to the country have said Zimbabwe’s national dairy herd is down to just 22,000 cows from 192,000 in 2000. The low herd count had resulted in drastic reduction in milk production. All this …
THIS IS A COMBINED REPORT BETWEEN COMMERCIAL FARMERS’ UNION AND ZIMBABWE FARMERS’ UNION COUNTRY REPORT UPDATE ON THE ECONOMY AND AGRICULTURE – March 2010 Introduction This report covers the macro-economic environment that all farmers operate in, production trends of the main agricultural commodities, and current constraints to productivity. 1. ECONOMIC AND PRODUCTION OVERVIEW Economic Situation …
US$7m needed for Zim met services http://www.zimonline.co.za/ by Norest Musvaba in Nairobi Tuesday 13 April 2010 ZIMBABWE requires more than US$7 million to upgrade its archaic meteorological department to meet the demands of global climatic changes increasingly affecting farming patterns across the world, meteorological services chief Amos Makarau has said. The Zimbabwe meteorological services director, …
Meat shortages in Zim loom ahead of SA import ban http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za Eyewitness News | 3 Hours Ago Zimbabweans are bracing themselves for chronic shortages of beef and pork following a ban on imported animal products from South Africa. The three-month ban has been imposed to prevent the spread of Rift Valley Fever. Zimbabwe’s poultry producers …
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‘Farming God’s Way’ http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50900 By Ephraim Nsingo GURUVE, Zimbabwe, Apr 2, 2010 (IPS) – Mbuya Erica Chirimanyemba is a marvel among women, and men! Watching her digging holes in dry ground earlier this year, her neighbours thought the old lady had gone berserk. But 60-year-old Chirimanyemba was putting an alternative farming technique into practice. And …
Zimbabwe Dairy Industry Seen on Verge of Collapse Following Decade of Land Reform http://www1.voanews.com/ Zimbabwe’s national dairy herd is down to just 22,000 cows from 192,000 in 2000 when supporters of President Robert Mugabe started seizing white-owned farms Gibbs Dube & Loirdham Moyo | Washington 05 April 2010 Zimbabwe’s dairy industry has declined to the …
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