Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
SeedCo’s winter cereal sales up 11 percent August 14, 2015 Business Conrad Mwanawashe Business ReporterSEEDCo’s overall winter cereal sales for the first four months to July were 11 percent higher that the same period last year buoyed by a rebound in Zambia. However, the seed maker’s Zimbabwean unit’s winter sales took a 20 percent knock on …
Raw milk boost…Dairibord to import 500 heifers August 14, 2015 Business Importation of heifers is set to increase raw milk supply and product output Business Editor—GIANT milk processor and beverages maker, Dairibord Holdings, plans to import 500 heifers this year to boost raw milk supply and product output. Dairibord chairman Leonard Tsumba yesterday said the move was …
Shurugwi villagers turn to small grains to avert hunger August 14, 2015 in National, News TAKAENDESA Chifambi (61) used to shun growing small grains in favour of the more appealing maize crop. BY STEPHEN CHADENGA “I never appreciated small grains, maize was the obvious crop,” Chifambi, who lives in Mukandapi in Shurugwi, told NewsDay. For decades, he continued …
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Dairy farmer loses licence, faces eviction August 12, 2015 THE wrangle over ownership of Mashonganyika Farm between First Lady Grace Mugabe’s aide Deputy Police Commissioner Olga Bungu and a dairy farmer, Gillian Munn, has taken a nasty turn following cancellation of the farmer’s dairy licence. By Everson Mushava The farm is located in Goromonzi, just …
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE CONTROL LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT – VEHICLE CLEANDOWN PROCEDURES The following is the procedure to be followed to prevent and eliminate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) virus contamination of livestock transport vehicles. This is done to prevent mechanical transmission of FMD virus. After transport of each load of cattle, pigs, …
EDITORIAL/Resolve GMB Payments 13 Aug 2015 GOVERNMENT last week disbursed US$15 million for payment of grain delivered to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) during the 2013/2014 farming season.GMB, a government-owned and controlled entity, was created to ensure national food security through production, procurement and management of strategic grain reserves, which should normally be held for …
Cotton Production To Increase By 40 Percent Staff Reporter 13 Aug 2015 Cotton is one of the major crops produced in Zimbabwe. SEED cotton production is forecast to increase by 40 percent in the 2015/16 to 126 000 tonnes, mainly as a result of recovery in yield levels and the increase in area planted. The Global …
Fertiliser Firms Get US$40m Phillimon Mhlanga 13 Aug 2015 Denys Denya is Afreximbank vice-president in charge of finance, credit risk, administration and banking services CAIRO headquartered trade finance institution, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has extended close to US$40 million to the country’s two fertiliser companies, Sable Chemicals and Windmill, for working capital and recapitalisation, it has …
Maize Yield Declines Tabitha Mutenga 13 Aug 2015 To produce over 1,8 million tonnes of maize, there is need to increase yield per hectare to an average of 1,5 tonnes per hectare. AGRICULTURAL production output for 2015 shows a decline in agricultural performance for all crops, with yield per hectare in maize declining to 0,48 tonnes …
2015/2016 Agric Season In Financial Mess Tabitha Mutenga 13 Aug 2015 Statistics show that over 90 percent of the country’s agricultural land is de facto State land and because of that private investment remains minimal due to lack of clearly defined property rights. DESPITE it being part of government’s mandate to ensure food security for its …