Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Government to avail land Chronicle 13/4/2021 Dr Anxious Masuka Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE agricultural land backlog stands at over 200 000 and the Government will soon be availing the land to potential beneficiaries once modalities on the land audit are complete, a Cabinet Minister has said. Last year, it was reported that …
FAO recognises farmer-led irrigation as a major contributor to agricultural development 0 April 12, 2021 12:50 PM Buried deep in a long report on water and agriculture by FAO – the flagship state of food and agriculture report of 2020 – there is a really important section, signalling a big shift in mainstream … Source: FAO recognises …
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Why are domestic fuel prices on northward trend? 12/4/2021 Since the beginning of the year, on the 5th of every new month, fuel consumers have become accustomed to pump price hikes by the Zimbabwe energy regulator (ZERA). In the current month, the price hikes saw a litre of diesel going up 1.2% in local currency, …
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Milk shortages hit Zimbabwe by Staff reporter 11 Apr 2021 Zimbabwe has been hit by a serious milk shortage, with dairy farmers citing viability challenges emanating from poor producer prices, it has emerged. Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) chairperson Kudzai Chirima told Standardbusiness that prices offered by milk processors to farmers were not viable. …
Zimbabwe banks shut doors on 99-year farm leases by Staff reporter 11 Apr 2021 at 07:00hrs THE government has been forced to reintroduce its defunct Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) after financial institutions grouped under the Bankers Association and resolved not to accept the state-issued 99-year farm leases. Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka said his government had …
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In Zim some tech businesses struggle, others thrive Standard 11/4/2021 By Farai Shawn Matiashe Fresh Foods Basket Zimbabwe co-founder Farai Chisvo makes daily runs supplying fresh produce to his growing list of clientele. Today is no different. Before winding up the last of his scheduled deliveries and returning to the warehouse in Glen Lorne, the …
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Dairibord-Dendairy merger talks still on Herald 12/4/2021 Dairibord manufactures and markets ice-cream, cordials, condiments and spreads. Business Reporter Dairibord Zimbabwe, the country’s largest dairy processor, discussions with unlisted fellow industry player Dendairy over potential acquisition and merger of the two’s operations. Market analysts say Dendairy is now a significant competitor in the Zimbabwe dairy …
Side-marketing of cotton, soya-beans criminalised Herald 12/4/2021 Herald Reporter Side-marketing of soya-beans and raw unginned cotton was criminalised last Friday, with fines of three times the value of the side-marketed crop for both offending buyers and sellers plus two year jail terms, under new regulations gazetted by Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and …
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Side-marketing bans needed and workable Herald 12/4/2021 Side-marketing has been the bane of contract farming for some years with middlemen going around buying crops for cash at well under market prices, cheating the farmers, and then selling either directly to final users, even the GMB or another marketing company, or illegally exporting the produce …
Intwasa boosts Mat North food security Chronicle 12/4/2021 Mr Hilton Ncube, a farmer (right) and his wife during a tour of their Intwasa/Pfumvudza maize plot with Agritex Officer Mrs Buyiphumelelo Ngwenya (centre), in Umguza last week Judge Jarachara, Chronicle Reporter VILLAGERS from ward two in Umguza, Matabeleland North have hailed the Government for implementing …