Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Bee-keeping, sustainable forest management The Herald 12/11/2018 Bee-keeping, also known as “apiculture” is the art, business and science of rearing honeybees for production of honey and its valuable by-products. For the Forestry Commission, it has become a practical tool for raising awareness in communities on the importance of forests and engages them in …
Govt worried over underutilised farms The Herald 12/11/2018 Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi Government is concerned with the high level of underperformance by sugar cane and citrus farmers in Chiredzi where most of the plots are lying idle, an official has said. Zanu-PF deputy chairperson for Masvingo province Cde Ailess Baloyi said recently that …
CTC probes chicks & feeds distributors The Chronicle 12/11/2018 Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter THE Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) has launched an investigation into the distribution of stock feeds and day old chicks after cases of suspected restrictive practices in the market. CTC is a statutory body mandated to ensure a level playing field …
Indian investor to pour $200m into agric The Herald 9/11/2018 Blessings Chidakwa in Kadoma The economic policies put in place under the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa has charmed an Indian investor who has set aside $200 million for investment in Mashonaland West’s agricultural sector, which will create 5 000 jobs. President …
Millers, manufacturers engage over new prices 9/11/2018 Source: Millers, manufacturers engage over new prices – DailyNews Live Tendai Kamhungira 8 November 2018 HARARE – Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (Gmaz) has given producersof packaging materials up to the end of the week to come up with areasonable pricing that will be fair to both …
Minister reveals Government plan to expand Command Livestock The Chronicle 8/11/2018 Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu , Gwanda Correspondent LANDS, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri has said Government is working on modalities to introduce other schemes into the Command Livestock programme. Speaking in Gwanda yesterday during the handover of 347 heifers to 92 …
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Wheat imports: Grain millers come to the rescue The Herald 7/11/2018 Nyore Madzianike Manicaland Bureau The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has secured enough wheat for the festive season and has started moving the cereal into the country from neighbouring Mozambique. GMAZ recently acquired 30 000 tonnes of wheat from international markets …
Small-scale farmers: Drought looms The Chronicle 7/11/2018 Morris Mpala, MoB Capital Ltd IT’S that time of the year once again when I bring in bad news and start warning my fellow small-scale farmers. Forewarned is forearmed. There is a looming drought season ahead and as at now everything else is pointing towards a …
Creating hubs for agricultural development – Zimbabwe Situation 7/11/2018 Leroy Dzenga Features WriterAgriculture in Zimbabwe remains a critical economic activity. Seeing its lucrativeness, communal farmers who traditionally focused on growing crops for food are now taking the commercial route. Among the challenges facing communal farmers adopting the farming-as-a-business approach is information gap. This gap …
Petrol prices fall – NewsDay Zimbabwe 6/11/2018 AFTER weeks of chaos, fuel prices in the country fell by at most four cents, with Energy minister Joram Gumbo attributing this to a dip in international crude oil margins. BY RICHARD CHIDZA A survey around Harare showed that most service stations had reduced petrol prices from …