Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
$100m AMA agro-bill to finance farmers Herald 31/5/2021 Mr Clever Isaya Business Reporter The Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) has received all regulatory approvals to raise $100 million through agro-bills to support increased agricultural productivity. The agro-bill will provide affordable financing to farmers in horticulture and oilseeds (cottonseed, sunflower seed, soya beans, groundnuts, and Sesame) …
Summer cropping preps start Herald 31/5/2021 Dr Basera Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Preparations for the 2021/22 summer cropping season have started, with Government working towards mechanising the Pfumvudza/Intwasa Programme following the huge success of the concept during the 2020/21 season, which saw the country attaining food self-sufficiency. Zimbabwe is expecting more than three million …
Govt plans to fund tobacco farming Herald 31/5/2021 Minister Mutsvangwa Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter THE Government is working on funding tobacco production using domestic resources to maximise revenues from the crop, a Cabinet minister has said. Already, there are growing calls from industry players seeking a shift from the current financing model were …
The rise of the Ngubra breed Chronicle 29/5/2021 Some of the Ngubra cattle at Makate Ranch Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief When others see a cow, they think of beef or draught power. But for this family, when they see a cow, they see an opportunity to make thousands of United States dollars from …
Time to revisit avocado exports Sunday Mail 30/5/2021 Trade Focus Allan Majuru THE world’s ongoing struggle against the coronavirus has generated an unprecedented rush for superfoods, which are being touted as having immune boosting properties. For countries like Zimbabwe, that already enjoy favourable climatic conditions, which is essential for increased agricultural production, there has …
Black rhinos: Gonarezhou still home Sunday Mail 30/5/2021 ZIMBABWE will soon reintroduce black rhinos into the country’s second largest national park — Gonarezhou. The park is managed by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) in partnership with Frankfurt Zoological Society under what is known as the Gonarezhou Conservation Trust (GCT) since 1 …
Irrigation masterplans almost complete Sunday Mail 30/5/2021 Debra Matabvu WORK has begun on clearing nearly 13 000 hectares of land near newly-completed dams countrywide to make way for the establishment of expansive irrigation schemes in a move meant to climate-proof agriculture and guarantee national food security. Government is also finalising irrigation masterplans for several …
Rich pickings for farmers Sunday Mail 30/5/2021 Kudakwashe Ruzive FARMERS delivering their harvest from last season’s bumper summer crop are reaping rich pickings at the markets, with grain and tobacco growers having already pocketed nearly $30 billion in earnings over the first eight weeks of the marketing season. Latest data obtained from the Grain …
Cotton sector in pricing conundrum 0 May 30, 2021 11:04 AM Source: Cotton sector in pricing conundrum | Sunday Mail (Business) Martin Kadzere Zimbabwe’s cotton selling season started on May 18 with the gazetted price at $85 per kilogramme. While deliveries have started trickling in, contractors are in a quandary over the price, which they argue is …
Govt to train young farmers 0 May 30, 2021 11:54 AM Source: Govt to train young farmers | Sunday News (local news) Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent THE Government has launched a capacity development programme which is targeting 5 000 young farmers who will be trained on agriculture nationwide. Speaking at the Matabeleland South Provincial launch of the …