Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Call for simplified export procedures 16 MAR, 2021 – 00:03 0 COMMENTS 1 IMAGES Mr Busisa Moyo Golden Sibanda, Harare Bureau THE Government has been called to simplify export procedures to refocus local producers to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which opens a 1,3 billion people market. Bulawayo-based industrialist who is …
Agro-industrial group’s revenue up 73 percent in Q1 Chronicle 16/3/2021 AGRO-INDUSTRIAL group, CFI Holdings, says it recorded a 73.2 percent revenue surge in the first quarter ended December 2020, with its retail operations contributing 96 percent to turnover. “Sales volumes in the key revenue drivers for the retail business improved during the quarter,” the …
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Nature-based solution to disaster risk reduction Chronicle 16/3/2021 Fortunes Matutu Zimbabwe has increasingly become prone to natural disasters such as cyclones, drought, inclement weather and whirl winds, most of them attributable to climate change. In previous years, many people lost their lives, had their property destroyed and livelihoods affected because of these disasters. In …
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GMB revamps silos ahead of expected bumper harvest 0 March 16, 2021 2:00 AM Source: GMB revamps silos ahead of expected bumper harvest – DailyNews Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw AGRICULTURE ministry permanent secretary John Basera says the Grain Marketing Board (GMB)’s maintenance works on grain storage facilities ahead of this year’s expected bumper harvest are almost …
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Stockfeed prices surge 886% eDuzeNet 15/3/2021 THE cost of procuring raw materials for manufacturing stockfeed rocketed by 886% in 2020 after maize prices rose threefold during the period, according to the stockfeed Manufacturers Association (SMA). The sMA said in a report released last week that it manufactured and bought stock worth $29,5 billion last year …
Tobacco marketing season starts April Herald 12/3/2021 File picture. Workers at Tian Ze Tobacco Company, sorting bales at the company’s premises in Harare. Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The 2021 tobacco marketing season will open on April 7. Tobacco Industry Marketing Board chief executive, Dr Andrew Matibiri said in a letter addressed to stakeholders: “All …
Imported maize-meal: Millers voice concern Herald 15/3/2021 Mr Masimba Dzomba Victor Maphosa Herald Reporter Imported lower-price maize meal flooding shops in parts of Zimbabwe is a substandard product being dumped in the country, say Zimbabwean millers who want permits to import maize meal suspended with immediate effect. Southern Region Millers has since written to …
International organisations urge Africa to oppose EU ivory trade ban bid Chronicle 15/3/2021 Emmanuel Koro “The European Commission’s proposed ban on international trade in ivory will be a disaster for those African communities who rely on wildlife for food and job security” according to a joint statement of the South Africa headquartered African Community …
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Thieves force urban farmers into early harvests Chronicle 15/3/2021 Judge Jarachara and Melody Dube, Chronicle Reporters THIEVES are stealing green mealies from fields dotted in and around the city thereby threatening urban farmers’ food security. Following good rains this season, farmers in most parts of the country are expecting a bumper harvest. To boost …
JUST IN: Land bank gets first board 0 March 12, 2021 5:11 PM Source: JUST IN: Land bank gets first board | The Herald Minister Masuka Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The newly formed Land and Agricultural Development Bank of Zimbabwe today got its first board of directors, but the chairperson will be announced in due course due to …