Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Crops wilt as dry spell persists February 16, 2015 Local News Quelea birds Herald ReportersTHE continued dry spell in most parts of the country has seriously affected crops, especially maize, threatening hopes of good yields. The outbreak of armyworm and quelea birds has worsened the situation for maize and sorghum farmers. The Meteorological Services Department had …
Tea Producers Seek Govt Protection 12 Feb 2015 Kenneth Matimaire MUTARE — The country’s tea blenders and packers are facing stiff competition from cheap imports, which now constitute 25 percent of the local market, the Financial Gazette’s Companies & Markets can report. The local tea sector, dominated by Tanganda Tea Company, Eastern Highlands and Arda Katiyo Tea, …
CSC Key To Revival Of Cattle Industry: Zhanda Tabitha Mutenga 12 Feb 2015 A government minister has said viability of the cattle industry depends on the resuscitation of the Cold Storage Company (CSC) cattle finance scheme, which was the cornerstone of the cattle sector in Zimbabwe before the country embarked on its land redistribution programme. Addressing …
Floods To Affect Harvest Mandla Tshuma 12 Feb 2015 BULAWAYO – Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) president, Abdul Nyathi, says prospects of a bumper harvest this year have diminished due to floods which have affected crops in most parts of the country. Floods that hit the country in December were followed by a prolonged dry spell that …
Banks increase support for tobacco production February 12, 2015 Business Tinashe Kairiza Business CorrespondentTobacco production this summer cropping season is projected to have received 58 percent of the cumulative loans extended by banks to the agriculture sector, figures show. This translates to about $600 million of the estimated $1 billion that banks budgeted as production support for agriculture …
Small grains production to decline February 13, 2015 Business Production of small grains is expected to decline this year as communal farmers were forced to recycle seed due to shortages, an official said on Thursday. Small Grains and Cereal Producers Association chairman Basil Nyabadza told New Ziana that agricultural inputs for small grains were scarce on …
Hailstorm destroys 150 hectares of tobacco February 13, 2015 in News MORE than 100 small-scale tobacco farmers in Marondera East constituency were left counting their losses over the weekend after a hailstorm hit the area destroying about 150 hectares of the golden leaf. BY Jairos Saunyama Marondera East MP Jeremiah Chiwetu confirmed the destruction and said …
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Dairy association expects 5 percent growth February 12, 2015 Business A small scale dairy farmer inspects her cows in this file photo Lovemore Zigara Midlands CorrespondentTHE Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) has projected a five percent increase in milk production anchored on the association’s dairy herd revitalisation programme.The country recorded a marginal increase in milk …
Amatheon Agri expands grain production February 12, 2015 Business Business ReporterAMATHEON Agri, a Berlin based agribusiness and farming company, is set to embark on a countrywide expansion of grain production after a successful pilot project which saw the company partnering local maize farmers on contract farming basis. The company started operations last year, partnering five farmers in Norton …