Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Dairibord Imports 1,000 Heifers To Plug Milk Shortages 27 Jan 2015 DAIRIBORD Holdings Zimbabwe says it has imported over 1 000 heifers to boost milk production in the country after the national herd was decimated by disease outbreaks and farm upheavals following the government’s land redistribution programme. Government statistics show that the national dairy herd, …
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Endless Woes In Land Sector Andrew Kunambura 29 Jan 2015 GOVERNMENT’S failure to finalise its land reforms has created uncertainty in the agricultural sector while exposing ZANU-PF’s policy shortcomings. In 2000, the former veterans of the liberation struggle that brought Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980 kick-started violent land seizures targeting minority whites, giving birth to the land …
Sugarcane Farmers Drown In Debt 29 Jan 2015 THE country’s sugarcane output is likely to drop significantly as hundreds of indigenous farmers in the Lowveld drown in debt. The farmers, who became sugarcane growers thanks to government’s controversial land reform programme, are now barely surviving at the mercy of marauding creditors. Most of them are …
805 cattle rustlers arrested January 30, 2015 in News THE Zimbabwe Republic Police’s anti-stocktheft unit yesterday revealed that over 800 cattle rustlers were arrested last year although stocktheft cases had gone down by 26% compared to the same period in 2013. Own Correspondent Addressing stakeholders during a tour of the newly-established Bellevue Abbatoirs in Norton, the …
EU pledges $110m farm support THE European Union on Wednesday pledged over $110 million to support the Zimbabwe’s agriculture industry under a five-year fund as the bloc resumes direct aid to the southern African country. The EU lifted its 12-year suspension of direct financial aid to the government of Zimbabwe, imposed after allegations of rights …
Fertiliser uptake low: ZFC January 28, 2015 in Business FERTILISER manufacturer ZFC Limited has experienced a low uptake of its products during the 2014/2015 season due to lack of purchasing power from farmers, the company has said. TARISAI MANDIZHABUSINESS REPORTER A number of farmers are struggling to buy inputs for the 2014/15 summer cropping season after the …
Agricultural financing system on the cards January 28, 2015 in Business An organisation that caters for the needs of smallholder farmers will in the next few months introduce a warehouse receipting system through which farmers deposit produce and use a receipt to obtain financing from banks. VICTORIA MTOMBABUSINESS REPORTER The Farmers’ Association of Community Self-Help …
$20m boost for sugar cane farmers January 28, 2015 Local News George Maponga in ChiredziLowveld sugar cane producer, Tongaat Huletts will, with immediate effect, start development of 4,000 hectares of virgin land into irrigable cane plots for nearly 140 new model A2 indigenous farmers in Triangle and Hippo Valley.The farmers were issued offer letters by the …
Govt issues interim maize import permits January 27, 2015 Business Zimbabwe has about four months grain cover due to lack of funding and erratic rains over the years Business EditorGovernment has issued interim permits for the importation of maize in the country in order to beef up strategic grain reserves. The maize is landing at between …
Live elephant sales better than culling January 26, 2015 Business Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryGOVERNMENT’S intention to dispose of excess live elephants at a large commercial scale, is one of the noble investments Zimbabwe can make for the future of its people; to biodiversity; and also to expedite the implementation of effective wildlife management systems. Seeing there …