Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
How contract farming may suffer quiet, slow death October 4, 2016 Business Obert Chifamba Senior Reporter The current illiquid financial market may see more and more farmers seeking to produce crops under contract arrangements especially in the wake of futile attempts to secure funding from banks.Those that manage to get funding have always complained that the interest …
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Coupons for Presidential Input Scheme October 3, 2016 Local News Minister Mupfumira Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi BureauGovernment is finalising a coupon system to be used in the distribution of inputs to vulnerable communities and A1 farmers under the Presidential and Vulnerable Input schemes. The programme is expected to be rolled out within the next fortnight as Government seeks …
Walk the Talk! Source: Walk the Talk! | The Herald Happiness Zengeni and Conrad Mwanawashe Faced with a high fiscal and current account deficit, debt overhang, lack of competitiveness, liquidity crunch and high cost of capital, Zimbabwe should start doing things differently and “Walk the Talk” to transform the economy, says Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor …
FBC, Agribank seek to raise $20m for agric August 15, 2016 Business Martin Kadzere Harare BureauFBC Bank and Agribank have entered into a partnership to mobilise $20 million for 2016/17 agriculture season through the issuance of Agro Bills, an official said last week. The two financial institutions will soon invite investors such as pension and provident funds, insurance …
Diaspora agric initiative…Augment Govt’s efforts in poverty alleviation August 15, 2016 Business Bianca Mlilo Business Reporter—ZIMBABWEANS in the diaspora have come up with an agricultural initiative to augment the Government’s efforts in poverty alleviation, sustainable livelihoods and food security. The initiative, dubbed Zimbabwe Agricultural Initiative (ZAI) is a brainchild of a group of Zimbabweans based in the United …
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Banks reject 99-year leases August 12, 2016 in News LOCAL financial institutions are of the opinion that changes made by government on 99-year lease agreements are not enough to guarantee the issuing of loans to farmers, a development likely to result in the agricultural industry continuing to be underfunded. By Bernard Mpofu Banks, it has emerged, …
Importing goods into Zim by air August 11, 2016 Business All importations into Zimbabwe have to be entered for Customs purposes in accordance with Section 39 of the Customs and Excise Act (Chapter 23:02). The airport is regarded as one of the designated ports of entry where goods may be imported into the country. How are goods …
Import restrictions push up cost of living August 11, 2016 Business Business ReporterTHE cost of living has increased slightly compared to last month, a development attributed to the introduction of Statutory Instrument (SI) 64 of 2016. In its monthly family basket report for July, the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) noted an increase in the price …
Agriculture column: Limitations in agricultural based economies August 11, 2016 Business Tapuwa MashangwaTHE world is driven by a constant food supply through which access to adequate food is the basic need for all on people earth. This makes agriculture one of the largest and most significant industries in the world. Agricultural productivity is important not only …
Zim organisations should support knowledge driven economy August 4, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis The movement of former commercial farm workers and procurement specialists into informal agriculture markets is improving the quality of commodities and services Charles Dhewa While the Zimbabwean economy has noticeably changed over the past few decades, ways in which organizations and companies …
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