Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
‘New cotton hybrid a game changer’ Herald 27/5/2020 Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter Several Zimbabwean cotton farmers have embraced new hybrid seed after recording higher yields compared with traditional pollinated varieties. Last year, The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco), introduced the hybrid variety and it has been observed that boll count on hybrid was …
Duty on flour, maize meal suspended Herald 27/5/2020 Minister of Finance and Economic Development Prof Mthuli Ncube Herald Reporter Customs duty on imported wheat flour and maize meal has been suspended for six months from 22 May to 21 November in terms of regulations gazetted yesterday by Minister of Finance and Economic Development Prof …
Maize deliveries to GMB reach 23 000 tonnes Chronicle 27/5/2020 GMB silos Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau The Grain Marketing Board has now received 23 952 tonnes of maize since the beginning of the grain marketing season on April 1, almost three times the 8 952 tonnes delivered in the same period last year. Grain …
Covid-19 lockdown in Zim: a disaster for farmers Chronicle 27/5/2020 Farmers have suffered due to movement restrictions, clearing and the collapse of markets in major cities and towns Ian Scoones Over the last few weeks we have been tracking what’s been happening in our rural study sites in Zimbabwe as a result of the …
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Latest on Mbanje (Cannabis) farming in Zimbabwe (FULL STATEMENT) MyZimbabwe By Tanya Mugabe – 25 May 2020 The government of Zimbabwe has announced a change in the policy that governs the investment and production of medicinal cannabis in the country. Last year, the government approved the industrial production of hemp for the export market and …
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Oil giant pushes castor bean production By Newsday – May 22, 2020 LEADING oil processing giant company, Castor Oil, has embarked on a programme to support small-scale and commercial farmers in growing the essential castor beans crop, which the firm believes has a potential to boost Zimbabwe’s fuel capacity. BY BRENNA MATENDERE/ TERRY MADYAUTA In an …
Bindura residents scramble for fertilizer waste – NewsDay Zimbabwe 25/5/2020 Over 100 Bindura residents scramble daily for fertilizer waste dumped behind Bindura Sports Club by manufacturing company Fertilizer Seed Grain (FSG), which they collect for resale. BY TAFADZWA KACHIKO When NewsDay visited the site last week, people — newcomers and regulars — were eagerly waiting …
Belarus equipment to boost agric production Herald 23/5/2020 Deputy Minister Karoro Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Zimbabwe has received the first batch of agricultural equipment from Belarus expected to boost agricultural production and productivity and contribute towards the attainment of food security. The equipment arrived this week at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering in Harare. …
Panners destroy Chimanimani’s river of life Herald 23/5/2020 Illegal gold mining activities have destroyed and contaminated the once magnificent Nyabamba River.— Picture: Tinai Nyadzayo Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Under the craggy magnificence of the Eastern Highlands, Nyabamba River snakes from eastern Chimanimani down into Rusitu Valley in a cumbersome journey dictated by geomorphology. Standing …
Spare a moment for the tobacco farmer Herald 26/5/2020 Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight THE most recent statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) indicate that farmers had sold 28,2 million kilogrammes of the golden leaf with a value of US$64,4 million by the end of last week. This marks a colossal jump from …