Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Flower market prepares to reopen Herald 17/6/2020 The Africa Unity Square Flowers Market stall undergoes disinfection ahead of resumption of business by florists in Harare yesterday. — Picture: Kudakwashe Hunda Herald Reporter Informal traders at the Africa Unity Square flower market yesterday fumigated the facility in preparation for their return after a three-month absence …
Cotton deliveries intensify Herald 17/6/2020 cotton Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Cotton deliveries have intensified in most areas following the announcement of floor producer prices by the Government last week. Government announced a producer price of $43.94 per kilogramme for the 2020-2021 cotton marketing season, which gives the farmer a 15 percent return and ensures viability …
Winter maize project: Panacea to recurrent droughts in Zim Herald 17/6/2020 Minister Chadzamira George Maponga Senior Writer Lush green maize plants stand stubbornly in a buffet of criss-crossing huge cobs as if daring mother nature for allowing them to flourish in an otherwise land of perennial dearth. Juxtaposed to the flourishing staple crop, teeming …
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Tobacco sales rake in US$172m 0 June 17, 2020 2:00 AM Source: Tobacco sales rake in US$172m – NewsDay Zimbabwe AT least US$172 million has been realised from tobacco sales after 74,8 million kilogrammes were delivered at the country’s auction and contract floors since the beginning of the season, statistics from Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board have shown. …
First cigar plant for Zimbabwe Sunday Mail 14/6/2020 Business Reporter A local firm, Mosi-Oa-Tunya Cigars, is leveraging on the country’s position as the major leaf tobacco producer on the continent to become Zimbabwe’s first cigar producer. A market for cigars is considered a niche segment in the tobacco industry, which is increasingly viewed as …
Boka to open auction floors in Mvurwi Sunday Mail 14/6/2020 Business Reporter Boka Tobacco Floors will open another auction floor in Mvurwi, Mashonaland Central, as efforts to decentralise marketing of the cash crop gather momentum. Already, Boka, which owns the largest auction floor in the country, runs buying facilities in Rusape and Karoi. While …
Sugarcane farmers mull value addition plant Herald 15/6/2020 George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Indigenous sugarcane farmers in the Lowveld want to help the nation achieve its Vision 2030 goals by opening a value-addition plant at Rutenga Growth Point in Mwenezi where the Government is setting up a dry port. One of the biggest cane farmers’ …
Details of informal sector, churches exemptions spelt out Herald 15/6/2020 Herald Reporter Informal traders registered with a local authority for the purposes of paying presumptive taxes or who pay rent on premises for carrying out their operations are now deemed to be in the formal sector and so exempted from lockdown regulations, while churches can …
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Communal farmers dominate crop production Chronicle 15/6/2020 Minister Shiri Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter COMMUNAL farmers have delivered the bulk of the tobacco marketed so far, while the Second Round Crop and Livestock Assessment report has indicated that they will also score the highest maize yields from the 2019/20 summer cropping season. According to the …
Farmers urged to take farming seriously Chronicle 15/6/2020 Vice-President Chiwenga talks to farm owner Mrs Tsitsi Mbudzi while Midlands Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Larry Mavima, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube listen. — Picture by Patrick Chitumba Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief VICE-President Constantino Chiwenga has said there is a …