Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Households in Zimbabwe affected by fall armyworm are 12% more likely to experience hunger 0 March 16, 2021 2:31 PM Source: Households in Zimbabwe affected by fall armyworm are 12% more likely to experience hunger Zimbabwe smallholder maize-growing households blighted by fall armyworm are 12% more likely to experience hunger. Credit: CABI CABI has led the first …
Locusts destroy Chilonga villagers’ crops – NewsDay Zimbabwe NewsDay 16/3/2021 BY GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA It never rains but pours for Chilonga villagers in Chiredzi, who after being threatened with eviction to pave way for a lucerne production project, also face hunger after their grain crops were destroyed by locusts over the past three weeks The Shangaan …
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Unforeseen opportunities for urban farmers Herald 16/3/2021 Most the farmers now have very good looking crops, especially maize at various stages of growth with most angling towards ripening Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight WHEN the coronavirus pandemic reached our shores early last year, it infused a sense of hopelessness into all spheres of life in which …
Call for simplified export procedures 16 MAR, 2021 – 00:03 0 COMMENTS 1 IMAGES Mr Busisa Moyo Golden Sibanda, Harare Bureau THE Government has been called to simplify export procedures to refocus local producers to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which opens a 1,3 billion people market. Bulawayo-based industrialist who is …
Agro-industrial group’s revenue up 73 percent in Q1 Chronicle 16/3/2021 AGRO-INDUSTRIAL group, CFI Holdings, says it recorded a 73.2 percent revenue surge in the first quarter ended December 2020, with its retail operations contributing 96 percent to turnover. “Sales volumes in the key revenue drivers for the retail business improved during the quarter,” the …
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Nature-based solution to disaster risk reduction Chronicle 16/3/2021 Fortunes Matutu Zimbabwe has increasingly become prone to natural disasters such as cyclones, drought, inclement weather and whirl winds, most of them attributable to climate change. In previous years, many people lost their lives, had their property destroyed and livelihoods affected because of these disasters. In …
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GMB revamps silos ahead of expected bumper harvest 0 March 16, 2021 2:00 AM Source: GMB revamps silos ahead of expected bumper harvest – DailyNews Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw AGRICULTURE ministry permanent secretary John Basera says the Grain Marketing Board (GMB)’s maintenance works on grain storage facilities ahead of this year’s expected bumper harvest are almost …
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Stockfeed prices surge 886% eDuzeNet 15/3/2021 THE cost of procuring raw materials for manufacturing stockfeed rocketed by 886% in 2020 after maize prices rose threefold during the period, according to the stockfeed Manufacturers Association (SMA). The sMA said in a report released last week that it manufactured and bought stock worth $29,5 billion last year …
Tobacco marketing season starts April Herald 12/3/2021 File picture. Workers at Tian Ze Tobacco Company, sorting bales at the company’s premises in Harare. Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The 2021 tobacco marketing season will open on April 7. Tobacco Industry Marketing Board chief executive, Dr Andrew Matibiri said in a letter addressed to stakeholders: “All …
Imported maize-meal: Millers voice concern Herald 15/3/2021 Mr Masimba Dzomba Victor Maphosa Herald Reporter Imported lower-price maize meal flooding shops in parts of Zimbabwe is a substandard product being dumped in the country, say Zimbabwean millers who want permits to import maize meal suspended with immediate effect. Southern Region Millers has since written to …