Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
The importance of agriculture to Zim March 20, 2015 in News The agricultural industry in Zimbabwe is made up of three main components — the large scale commercial and agribusiness sector, the small scale commercial farming sector and the communal farming sector. Despite the shambles of the “fast track land reform” exercise, the industry remains …
Tobacco Prices Remain Depressed Tabitha Mutenga 19 Mar 2015 Tobacco deliveries and prices continue to be depressed at an average price of US$2,14 per kilogramme, over a week since auction floors opened.Statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) show that prices after seven days had gone down by 21 percent compared to an average …
Made Blunders Again Tabitha Mutenga 19 Mar 2015 ZIMBABWE will import over one million tonnes of the staple grain at a cost of more than US$200 million to avert hunger in most parts of the country following a disastrous 2014/2015 summer cropping season, the Financial Gazette can report.Cabinet has already authorised the Agriculture Ministry, led by …
‘Mahofa Defies Mugabe’ Paul Nyakazeya 19 Mar 2015 TOURISM and Hospitality Industry Minister, Walter Mzembi, has accused new Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister, Shuvai Mahofa, of undermining President Robert Mugabe’s policy against the continued occupation of farmlands by whites, after she barred him from taking over a farm allocated to him by government under the land reform …
Mashingaidze grilled March 20, 2015 Local News Rodney Mashingaidze Auxilia Katongomara Chronicle ReporterTWELVE Matobo District villagers, who were arrested for allegedly kidnapping a farm worker employed by district intelligence officer Rodney Mashingaidze, have applied for discharge at the close of the State’s case. The villagers, through their lawyer, Tanaka Muganyi, argued that the State had failed to prove …
SA cuts citrus exports to Spain March 19, 2015 Business Cape Town — South Africa won’t be exporting any citrus to Spain for 2015, the Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa says, placing added pressure on the industry. The CGA represents 1,400 growers throughout Southern Africa and the industry is valued at over R8bn. The industry’s special envoy …
Operations resume at Maleme Farm March 19, 2015 Local News, Uncategorized Auxilia Katongomara Chronicle ReporterWORKERS at Maleme Farm have resumed work after a month-long break following a land dispute between the community and a senior state intelligence officer. Hostilities came to an end on Sunday after government intervention. Villagers running projects at the farm said on Tuesday that they had …
Another CIO loses case in farm wrangle March 19, 2015 Local News Court ReporterTHE Bulawayo High Court has dismissed an urgent chamber application by a senior intelligence officer who sought a provisional order to stop an Esigodini white commercial farmer from kicking him out of Avalon Farm in Umzingwane district. Last week, Rodney Mashingaidze, a district officer …
Winter wheat preps underway March 18, 2015 Business The Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) has said preparations for the 2015-16 winter wheat farming season are underway, but indications are that few farmers are taking up the crop due to financial hardships. ZFU president Mr Abdul Nyathi said that farmers lacked financial support in the upcoming season. “The preparations for the …
GMO ban to stay in place – minister Posted date: March 16, 2015in: Africa, Agribusiness, ZimbabweNo Comments By Kuda Chideme, HARARE, March 16 (The Source) – The uncertainty surrounding the effects of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on human health and the environment makes it imperative for Zimbabwe to be cautious and keep them out of the food and feed …