Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Illegal activities disrupting timber business Herald 24/6/2021 Business Reporter Operations of Zimbabwe’s timber companies remain constrained due to illegal occupation of their forests, an industry lobby group said. Timber Producers Federation (TPF), that includes biggest producers said about 20 000 hectares of its members’ forests have been occupied for agricultural purposes, making it inaccessible …
Horticultural sector needs more investment Herald 24/6/2021 Minister Marapira Thupeyo Muleya-Senior Reporter There is a strong need for Government and its partners to invest more and capacitate farmers in the horticulture sector for them to increase their annual contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as enshrined in the National Development Strategy 1 …
National wetlands master plan complete Herald 24/6/2021 Ivan Zhakata-Herald Correspondent Cabinet has received the completed the national wetlands master plan with full mapping and will provide the basis and information needed to develop policy. The inventory of Zimbabwe’s wetlands together with the accompanying maps is now available in hard copy and electronic format and …
Grain deliveries clock 240k tonnes Chronicle 24/6/2021 Minister Mutsvangwa Business Reporter MAIZE deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) have reached 240 204 tonnes compared to 63 916 tonnes received during the comparable period last year. Zimbabwe is basking on a bumper harvest following the good rains that the country received in the previous …
Sebasa farmers dream big after irrigation scheme rehabilitation Chroncle 24/6/2021 Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter FARMERS at Sebasa Irrigation in Gwanda anticipate a boost in production following the rehabilitation of their 65 hectare irrigation scheme which had been lying idle for several years. The scheme was rehabilitated under the Small Holder Irrigation Revitilisation Programme (SIRP) …
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Winter wheat hectarage up 53% Chronicle 24/6/2021 Business Reporter A TOTAL of 61 801 hectares have so far been planted under winter wheat, reflecting a 53 percent increase on the area planted during the same period last year. Zimbabwe is driving at attaining self-sufficiency in wheat production, which is critical in taming the import …
Tobacco sales boost Zim liquidity Chronicle 24/6/2021 tobacco Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter TOBACCO sales continue to boost foreign currency earnings for the economy with the country earning more than US$436 million from 159 million kilogrammes sold since the beginning of the selling season in April this year. The golden leaf is one of …
AFC raises $100m for agriculture Chronicle 24/6/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) has raised $100 million required by the Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) to support increased agriculture productivity through agro-bills. Recently, AMA announced that it had received all regulatory approvals to raise funding through agro-bills to support increased agricultural …
Govt acquires equipment to speed up maize harvest Chronicle 24/6/2021 Mr John Mlilo and wife Janet show off their harvest at their homestead in Umguza District yesterday Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has intervened to accelerate the ongoing harvesting of maize by securing more crop harvesting equipment to speed up the delivery of grain …
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BUSINESS MAVERICK: Zimbabwe forecast to reap biggest maize crop in almost four decades, but yields remain ‘dismal’ Ed Stoddard5-6 minutes 6/21/2021 A man holds maize grains in his hands in Harare, Zimbabwe. (Photo: EPA-EFE / AARON UFUMELI) Zimbabwe is set to reap its biggest maize harvest since the 1984/85 season. That’s because more land has been …