Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
UAE firm to hike fruit, veg imports The Herald 13/10/2021 Golden Sibanda in Dubai, UAE LEADING fruit and vegetable products distributor, Ali Gholami, which is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), says it intends to increase the volume and value of its horticultural imports from Zimbabwe by growing the current tonnage more than 10 …
Irvine’s increases egg production by 9pc The Herald 13/10/2021 Business Writer Poultry and eggs producer, Irvine’s says it has grown its egg production capacity to produce 4,8 million eggs per week, nine percent up from last year’s 4,4 million as the company moves to maintain its market share in egg production. Irvine’s indicated that the …
Illegal maize buyers fleecing farmers in rural areas The Herald 13/10/2021 Precious Manomano Herald Reporter Traditional leaders have appealed to the Government to speed up payments to farmers for maize delivered to the Grain Marketing Board as part of measures to prevent illegal side marketing which often sees farmers being fleeced. The illegal buyers offer …
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Plan to stabilise bread flour prices The Herald 13/10/2021 Fungai Lupande The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) is in talks with Government to stabilise the prices and supplies of bread flour until the end of the year. Speaking in Bindura, GMAZ national chairman Mr Tafadzwa Musarara said his organisation met some Government representatives …
Presidential Horticulture Scheme to boost rural incomes The Herald 13/10/2021 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The Presidential Rural Horticulture Transformation Plan will be rolled out in the forthcoming summer cropping season to boost rural incomes, improve family nutrition and open the way for local processing of foods. Government is set to roll out the scheme …
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How sanctions collapsed Zim beef industry The Chronicle 13/10/2021 Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter THE country’s famed beef industry collapsed at the turn of the millennium following the imposition of illegal sanctions by Western countries when the country embarked on the successful fast-track land reform programme. Zimbabwe’s beef industry had an annual beef export quota of …
Access to land ignites interest of youths in agric The Herald 12/10/2021 Elita Chikwati – Senior Agriculture Reporter Peter Mhlauri, a cotton grower from Goldenvale in Chinhoyi never imagined himself buying a tractor and a trailer in his lifetime. Given the low earnings from cotton and other crops he farms, owning such machinery was just …
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Strong winds, drizzle across Zim The Herald 12/10/2021 Senior Agriculture Reporter The strong winds and thunderstorms over many areas since Sunday including drizzle and light rain in some areas yesterday arise from a strong high pressure system over Zimbabwe. Meteorological Services Department (MSD) deputy director Mrs Linia Mashawi-Gopo yesterday said Zimbabwe normally experiences strong …
Illegal charcoal industry decimates forests The Chronicle 12/10/2021 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief EVERY day in Gweru, over 50 donkey drawn scotch carts invade the city’s suburbs loaded with firewood or charcoal for sale to residents, restaurant and tshisanyama owners. Small trucks and big lorries are also used to carry firewood from the forests to …
WATCH: ‘Small herds can pay big’ The Chronicle 12/10/2021 Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter Esigodini-based cattle breeder, Mr Obert Chinhamo says contributing to the success of the Livestock Growth Development Plan does not only require a farmer to have a large herd of cattle but also quality breed. Mr Chinhamo who owns Biano Farm, boasts of …