Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Sadc to benefit from $18m industrialisation fund May 11, 2017 Opinion & Analysis Around $30 billion of processed food is imported into Africa. Agro processing can create jobs inthe region Sifelani TsikoSADC countries are set to benefit from a US$18 million industrialisation facility which was secured from the 11th European Development Fund to help countries carry …
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Cabinet approves command livestock model May 11, 2017 Local News Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau ChiefCABINET has approved the Command Livestock production model, which is expected to be rolled out across the country soon, Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa said yesterday. In his presentation entitled “Command Agriculture in Zimbabwe: Myths, Lessons and Future” during a public lecture at the …
Easing financing through value chains May 10, 2017 Business Farmers grade tomatoes after the harvest. This is the first step in the tomato puree production value chain Dr Sanderson AbelA value chain consists of a series of activities that add value to a final product, beginning with the production, continuing with the processing or elaborating of …
Cash-rich middlemen rip off farmers May 9, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi BureauCash-rich middlemen are ripping off desperate farmers by buying maize for as little as $140 per tonne, which they in some instances resell to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) for over 100 percent profit at the Government-recommended price of $390 per tonne. Fears abound …
Police tear-gas, bash tobacco farmers By ZimSitRep_M | May 5, 2017 6 Comments Source: Police tear-gas, bash tobacco farmers – DailyNews Live Blessings Mashaya 5 May 2017 HARARE – The Tobacco Sales Floors (TSF) premises were turned into a warzone yesterday as police fought running battles with angry farmers whostaged a demonstration demanding their cash from banks. Police tears-gased …
Time to bust silo mentality, build marketplace solutions May 4, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis ICTs can help in eliminating the silo thinking that currently inhibits agricultural actors from fully taking advantage of their heroic economic potential Charles DhewaZimbabwean agriculture has reached a stage where transformative growth can only happen if efforts are directed at busting …
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Women in the green economy May 4, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Bamboo bikes can be used on Ghana’s bumpy roads or exported overseas Isabella Lovin and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala CorrespondentsIn Ghana, a group of enterprising women and young people is building bicycles out of an unlikely material: bamboo. Ten farmers grow the bamboo, and 25 builders …
Value Added Withholding Tax May 4, 2017 Business In terms of Section 50A of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act (Chapter 23:12) the Commissioner General of Zimra may appoint any registered operator who purchases goods from other registered operators to be a Value Added Withholding Tax agent. To this end and with effect from April 1, …
Yes, together we can grow this economy April 28, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Command Agriculture p has revolutionised Zimbabwe’s agriculture and could thus boost the manufacturing sector which draws 65 percent of its raw material from farm produce Victoria Ruzvidzo In FocusZimbabwe’s economy is now poised for solid growth but needs to be buttressed to …
Collateralising livestock not a bad idea Opinions April 21, 2017By Own Correspondent Rural households can benefit significantly from the collateralisation of livestock. By Vince Musewe I HAVE contributed much to a recent social media debate on the issue of collateralising livestock assets as a means to create access to wealth for our rural population.Unfortunately, the debate …