Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Agric new assignments: Much ado about nothing By The Zimbabwe Independent – April 23, 2021 BY BRIAN CHITEMBA THIS week President Emmerson Mnangagwa reassigned senior government officials with Davis Marapira as Minister of State in charge of Monitoring and the Implementation of Special Agricultural programmes, Reverend Paul Damasane now a deputy chief secretary, Amos Marawa …
Orange–fleshed sweet potatoes: A boost to nutrition security Herald 26/4/2021 Sweet potatoes have been a traditionally accepted and resilient enhancing food crop across Zimbabwe since time immemorial Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor Recently, Zimbabwe launched the orange-fleshed sweet potato variety as part of efforts to boost the country’s food and nutrition security. …
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National database for all farmers created Herald 26/4/2021 Minister Masuka Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter A comprehensive national database for all farmers, which will form the foundation of an enhanced Agriculture Information Management System (AIMS), is being set up by the Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Ministry. Growers from smallholders to corporates will …
Cotton farmers to get outstanding dues Herald 26/4/2021 file pic Columbus Mabika Herald Reporter Cotton farmers have been assured that they will be paid their outstanding dues in full by mid next month for the crop delivered last season, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Permanent Secretary Dr John Basera said last week. …
Chinese miner brings hope to Bindura farmers 0 April 25, 2021 3:18 PM Source: Chinese miner brings hope to Bindura farmers | The Standard BY TAURAI MANGUDHLA An average farmer’s greatest challenge when funding is in place is getting it right on the field. It is a combination of the right choice of crop and variety to grow …
Fresh deadlock over tobacco transportation fares 0 April 25, 2021 6:56 PM Source: Fresh deadlock over tobacco transportation fares | The Standard BY RICHARD MUPONDE TRANSPORT firms shipping Zimbabwe’s golden leaf to the markets say tobacco auction floors have refused to pay them in foreign currency, even after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) gave them the green …
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Submit production returns, farmers told – DailyNews By Blessings Mashaya 23/4/2021 THE government has demanded farm owners to submit production returns as it seeks to repossess and redistribute underutilised land. Speaking in the National Assembly yesterday, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka, pictured, said unproductive farmers risked losing their land. “We have requested farm owners to submit …
‘Deliver Pfumvudza surplus to GMB’ Herald 23/4/2021 Dr Masuka Elita Chikwati-Agriculture Reporter All 2,5 million households that benefited from the Climate Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme, popularly known as Pfumvudza/Intwasa, must sell the grain they do not retain for own consumption to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), the Government has reminded farmers. Side-marketing has long …
US$40m tobacco goes under hammer Herald 23/4/2021 Elita Chikwati-Agriculture Reporter Farmers have sold 15,9 million kg of tobacco worth US$40 million since the start of the 2021 marketing season on April 7, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has said. Latest statistics from the TIMB show that the bulk of the crop has been …
Land Bank to transform agric financing: Minister Herald 23/4/2021 Minister Masuka Walter Nyamukondiwa-Kariba Bureau GOVERNMENT is transforming Agribank into the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) Land Bank to meet increased appetite for farmers’ financing needs. This is expected to oil the transition from land reform to productivity and profitability through filling the gap left by …
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