Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Lack of funding holds back seed industry By Newsday – June 3, 2021 BY FREEMAN MAKOPA ZIMBABWE’S seed producers said yesterday their operations have been affected by high bank interest rates and lack of access to funding. Zimbabwe Seed Association president John Mcrobert said high interest rates also meant that seed produced in the country would be …
TIMB urged to dump tobacco pricing matrix Herald 3/6/2021 The mushrooming of contract floors has been largely blamed for disorderly marketing of tobacco Business Reporter The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) needs to discard the price matrix used to determine minimum price of the contracted crop by coming up with a new model …
Editorial Comment: Small-scale dairy farming can grow big Herald 3/6/2021 Just under half of Zimbabwe’s dairy requirements are imported, so we are paying foreign farmers to milk foreign cows when it is feasible to build our dairy industry on the basis of smallholder farmer groups sharing a lot of the required infrastructure equipment at …
Hamara offers easy to grow chick breeds Chronicle 3/6/2021 Judith Phiri, Chronicle Reporter FARMERS continue to record success in their poultry production through some of the best products and easy- to-grow chick breeds being offered by Hamara Group Zimbabwe. Hamara’s newly-introduced chick breeds, which have been on the market for the past one-and-a-half year, …
Land degradation cause for concern Chronicle 3/6/2021 Boitumelo Makhurane, Chronicle Reporter THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has appealed to residents to desist from illegal activities that lead to land degradation. The massive land degradation in the country has become a cause for concern. Precious lives of both humans and animals are being lost to …
Tobacco injects US$325m into economy – NewsDay Zimbabwe 2/6/2021 BY FIDELITY MHLANGA TOBACCO sales had injected US$325 million into the economy on the 35th day of this marketing season, Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) data showed yesterday. The sector had generated US$210,6 million during the same time last year, a period when markets were …
Scattered rains expected tomorrow Herald 2.6.2021 Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Rain showers are expected over the eastern parts of the country tomorrow while the rest of the country should be mostly sunny and cold in the morning. In an update, the Meteorological Services Department said cloudy conditions and scattered rain showers are expected in areas …
‘Protect grain from pests, veld fire’ Herald 2/6/2021 Veld fire Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Farmers have been urged to protect their grain from post-harvest losses to preserve the bumper harvest that Zimbabwe is expecting, and ensure household food security. The country expects 2,7 million tonnes of maize, the highest in over 20 years, but …
Development of dams nourishes vision to achieve food security Herald 2/6/2021 Lovemore Chikova Development Dialogue Officially opening the Water Infrastructure Investment Conference in 2018, President Mnangagwa said water infrastructure development should be seen within the context of the broader economic vision of the country. “My Government under its agriculture programmes needs at least 350 …
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Nestlé in initiatives to boost milk output Herald 2/6/2021 Tawanda Musarurwa and Elita Chikwati Food and drink processor, Nestlé Zimbabwe’s dairy farmer initiatives across the country will help boost the country’s national dairy herd, with the latest Watershed Small-scale Farmer Hub showing incremental gains since its launch last year. Watershed Small-scale Farmer Hub was …