Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Climate change, Covid-19 double impact on farmers Chronicle 7/8/2020 Mr John Muchenje in his cabbage plot in this file photo Yoliswa Dube-Moyo, Senior Features Reporter The number of food insecure households in Zimbabwe is expected to increase exponentially in the coming months. Over the last few years, El Niño-induced drought conditions have led to …
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Tongaat Hulett targets increase in export volumes Chronicle 7/8/2020 Tongaat Hulett factory Business Reporter SUGAR processor, Tongaat Hulett, says it is targeting to increase export volumes into the region and internationally this year by 52,8 percent to 136 000 tonnes compared to 89 000 tonnes achieved last year. In a quarterly trading update for …
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Fuel price increases Herald 6/8/2020 Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has increased the price of fuel by margins ranging between 30 percent and 33 percent with effect from yesterday. However, in a public notice, Zera said the US dollar prices of last month at US$1,09 for diesel and US$1,18 for blend …
Focus shifts to export marketing for Agritex officers Herald 5/8/2020 Munya Simango Herald Correspondent In response to the Government’s calls to boost export earnings, the Chibero Agricultural Centre of Excellence in partnership with ZimTrade recently hosted an export development seminar for Agritex officers. The seminar was organised by the EU-funded Zimbabwe Agriculture Knowledge and …
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China’s pig futures to offer sector hedging tool Herald 5/8/2020 The futures contract offers a vital hedging tool for the world’s largest pork industry SHANGHAI. — China’s long-awaited live hog futures contract is almost ready, offering a vital hedging tool for the world’s largest pork industry, which has been roiled by an African swine …
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EMA issues fire warning Chronicle 5/8/2020 Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Correspondent THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has warned the public to be vigilant as the fire season in the country starts. The authority targets to reduce runaway fire incidents by 25 percent this year. Veld fires remain a major driver of land degradation in Zimbabwe, …
Deboned meat imports down 53% NwesDay 3/8/2020 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI CUMULATIVE imports of mechanically deboned meat (MDM) for the four months to April this year declined by 53% compared to the same period last year as local processors substituted MDM with local products to offset high procurement costs. Data gathered from the Livestock and Meat …
When problems cannot leave cattle industry alone . . . Heraald 4/8/2020 Cattle farmers will readily confess that the late Minister Perrance Shiri had great plans for the cattle industry Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight BEFORE you go through today’s instalment, it is only civil that you observe a minute of silence and pay homage to …
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Preparations for tobacco season off to flying start Herald 4/8/2020 Andrew Muvishi Mashonaland East Correspondent At least 7 000 tobacco farmers in Mashonaland East and Manicaland have received inputs from Voedsel Contract Floors as preparations for the 2021 tobacco season gather momentum. The company is targeting to contract 17 000 tobacco farmers from the …
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Tobacco sector remains firm despite Covid-19 Herald 4/8/2020 Mr Paul Zakariya Sifelani Tsiko Agriculture and Environment Editor Zimbabwe’s tobacco production is expected to stand firm in the next cropping season despite some major markets imposing restrictions on movement, closing borders and in the case of South Africa banning cigarette sales. Even though the Zimbabwe …