Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt slashes fuel prices Posted on January 11, 2015 by ZimSitRep_W — via Govt slashes fuel prices – NewsDay Zimbabwe January 10, 2015 GOVERNMENT has ordered all fuel dealers to reduce fuel prices by at least 20 cents by next week following a massive 60% drop in the prices of oil on the international market. Energy minister Samuel Undenge announced the directive …
$1,3bn highway dualisation project to start January 7, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Farirai Machivenyika Senior ReporterThe dualisation of the US$1,3 billion Beitbridge-Harare and Harare-Chirundu highways is expected to commence within the next two months after Government took over the project. Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Obert Mpofu, said this yesterday while addressing the boards of the Traffic …
Zim tops SA maize meal importers list Posted on January 6, 2015 by ZimSitRep_M — No Comments ↓ via Zim tops SA maize meal importers list | The Herald 6 January 2015 ZIMBABWE topped the list of maize meal importers with imports from South Africa averaging 482 metric tonnes between July and September last year, a regional trade monitoring report shows.The Cross Border …
GMB struggles to clear 2014 debts THE 2014 to 2015 agricultural season success hangs in the balance as the Finance ministry revealed in a press statement that it was struggling to pay for grain deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB).BATANAI MUTASAOWN CORRESPONDENT Most farmers depend on finance from the sale of crops to invest …
Farmers to benefit from online market platform December 15, 2014 in News LOCAL farmers are set to benefit from an crop marketing initiative that provides online market intelligence including commodity prices and lists of buyers and sellers. OWN CORRESPONDENT The marketing strategy was introduced by local firm Sellagro that is set to provide marketing solutions for …
Livestock Farmers Unhappy With Budget 11 Dec 2014 CATTLE farmers in Matabeleland have criticised the insignificant budgetary allocation to the livestock sector in the 2015 national budget, saying it was unlikely to reinvigorate the sector. Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa unveiled his 2015 budget a fortnight ago. Chinamasa allocated US$1 million for animal …
Byo firm clinches hides deal BULAWAYO-BASED tannery Wet Blue Industries has clinched a deal with a subsidiary of the Grills group of companies, Bulawayo Abattoirs, under which the latter would supply 4 000 hides a month from 2015. MTHANDAZO NYONIOWN CORRESPONDENT The High Court placed the Bulawayo tannery under provisional judicial management in September after …
Zimbabwe, Russia in talks over agriculture December 9, 2014 in Business ZIMBABWE and Russia are exploring ways of striking a partnership in the agricultural sector in a move that is expected to improve the performance of the sector. VICTORIA MTOMBABUSINESS REPORTER Speaking at a meeting held in Harare yesterday Agriculture and Mechanisation minister Joseph Made said …
ZERA defends fuel prices December 10, 2014 Business Government’s opening up of the fuel sector and empowerment programmes resulted in competition in the market for the benefit of consumers Tinashe Makichi Business ReporterThe Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority says the prevailing fuel prices in the country are within the provisions allowed by the Statutory Instrument 80 of …
Farmers panic over inputs delay December 10, 2014 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterThousands of farmers who applied for input loans from Lasch Enterprise Private Limited could have been prejudiced of their money after they failed to secure seed and fertilisers, despite paying application and insurance fees. The farmers said yesterday that they were no longer …