Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers demand cash upfront for grain April 24, 2015 Business FARMERS are demanding a producer price of $400 per tonne and cash upfront for their grain this marketing season, saying the old system has not been working in their favour. Under the old system the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) collected grain from farmers and paid them later …
Govt withdraws maize fixed price April 22, 2015 Business The move to do away with price fixing will promote market competitiveness by attracting more buyers of maize, contract farming, trade financing and price stabilisation Grain millers and buyers are now free to buy maize at market prices after Government withdrew the regulations which fixed the price …
Soya beans production expected to drop April 22, 2015 Business Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE’S soya beans production might register a 42 percent drop this year following the decline in financial support to farmers and the late rains, an industry expert has said. As a result, the decline in output may worsen oil seed shortages on …
Wet conditions to persist: Met Dept April 21, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati and Diana NhereraWet conditions being experienced in most parts of the country are set to persist as farmers express mixed feelings over the late rains. Some farmers have welcomed the rains, which they say will improve late planted crops such as maize and sweet …
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April 17, 2015 Local News Austin Nyathi Gwanda CorrespondentTHE government is considering scrapping the Livestock Levy Commission (LLC) charged to cattle buyers by Rural District Councils during cattle auctions, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister Responsible for Livestock Production Cde Paddington Zhanda has said. Addressing District Administrators and Chief Executive Officers from all the seven districts in …
GMOs: Are agricultural firms killing us? April 16, 2015 Business Tapuwa MashangwaOUR concern about Genetically Modified Organisms is genuine. We cannot ignore the negative health implications they could cause. Whether they are good or bad, I do not know, but I am certain that our concerns will never cease. While the producers of GMOs will always defend their products, …
New tobacco curing system unveiled April 16, 2015 Business Harare BureauCarbon Green Investment (CGI), a United Kingdom-based company specialising in conservation and carbon credit management in Zimbabwe, has unveiled new technology that reduces the costs of curing tobacco. The rocket barn solar fan was launched last Friday for the first time in Zimbabwe during a tobacco field day …
Cattle restocking programme to be rolled out April 16, 2015 Local News Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls ReporterTHE government has embarked on a national cattle restocking programme aimed at increasing household income and rebuilding the national herd. The programme will also provide food security through commercialisation of small holder farmers. Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development responsible for livestock, …
Binga RDC, villagers wrangle over hunting concession April 16, 2015 Local News Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court ReporterBINGA Rural District Council is locked in a legal wrangle with Siabuwa villagers who have invaded Manyenyengwa/Siabuwa Hunting Concession and are illegally hunting wildlife in the safari area. The council has since filed summons at the Bulawayo High Court citing nine villagers …
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