Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Fresh deadlock over tobacco transportation fares 0 April 25, 2021 6:56 PM Source: Fresh deadlock over tobacco transportation fares | The Standard BY RICHARD MUPONDE TRANSPORT firms shipping Zimbabwe’s golden leaf to the markets say tobacco auction floors have refused to pay them in foreign currency, even after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) gave them the green …
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Submit production returns, farmers told – DailyNews By Blessings Mashaya 23/4/2021 THE government has demanded farm owners to submit production returns as it seeks to repossess and redistribute underutilised land. Speaking in the National Assembly yesterday, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka, pictured, said unproductive farmers risked losing their land. “We have requested farm owners to submit …
‘Deliver Pfumvudza surplus to GMB’ Herald 23/4/2021 Dr Masuka Elita Chikwati-Agriculture Reporter All 2,5 million households that benefited from the Climate Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme, popularly known as Pfumvudza/Intwasa, must sell the grain they do not retain for own consumption to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), the Government has reminded farmers. Side-marketing has long …
US$40m tobacco goes under hammer Herald 23/4/2021 Elita Chikwati-Agriculture Reporter Farmers have sold 15,9 million kg of tobacco worth US$40 million since the start of the 2021 marketing season on April 7, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has said. Latest statistics from the TIMB show that the bulk of the crop has been …
Land Bank to transform agric financing: Minister Herald 23/4/2021 Minister Masuka Walter Nyamukondiwa-Kariba Bureau GOVERNMENT is transforming Agribank into the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) Land Bank to meet increased appetite for farmers’ financing needs. This is expected to oil the transition from land reform to productivity and profitability through filling the gap left by …
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Farmers applaud $60bn grain scheme Herald 23/4/2021 Mr Zakariya Elita Chikwati-Agriculture Reporter Farmers have hailed Government for availing $60 billion to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) for the procurement of grain during the 2021 marketing season which started on April 1. In his address on Independence Day, President Mnangagwa announced that Treasury had set …
Tick grease scheme helps cut cattle deaths Herald 22/4/2021 Precious Manomano Herald Reporter The Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) has recorded a decline of cattle deaths attributable to tick-borne diseases following the launch of the Presidential blitz tick grease input scheme and farmer contributions towards buying dipping chemicals. More than one million households benefited …
Voting at meetings of creditors during liquidations Herald 22/4/2021 After a creditor has submitted a claim it has to be admitted if the claim satisfies the meeting’s presiding officer Godknows Hofisi In simple terms, liquidation refers to the winding up of an insolvent debtor entity (juristic person such as a company) or an insolvent …
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Upfront power deal for farmers Herald 22/4/2021 Minister Soda Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter THE Government is negotiating with banks to help farmers pay upfront for electricity and have the money repaid through stop order arrangement after selling their produce, Energy and Power Development Minister Zhemu Soda said. “Just like other farm inputs, we …
Revamped fertiliser industry will open new doors Herald 21/4/2021 Sable chemicals One of the larger victims of the downgrading of Zimbabwe’s heavy industrial base during the eras of hyperinflation, conversion to a US dollar economy and severe electricity shortages was the chemical and fertiliser industry. That saw the country move from near self-sufficiency in …
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