Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Dry spell to reduce yields 29/3/2019 The Herald Mashonaland West Bureau The dry spell that has hit Zimbabwe in the closing months of the 2018-2019 agricultural season is set to cut farmers yields in Mashonaland West province. Agritex officials here say farmers with irrigation facilities will be able to salvage their yields after most …
Shiri, agricultural graduates to meet 29/3/2019 The Herald Nesia Mhaka Herald reporter Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri is tomorrow expected to meet members of the Coalition of Agricultural Graduates of Zimbabwe (CAGOZ) at Gwebi Agricultural College to discuss new farming systems that will enhance agriculture in Zimbabwe. In a …
Interbank market fails to rescue Olivine Source: Interbank market fails to rescue Olivine – NewsDay Zimbabwe March 28, 2019 BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA OLIVINE Industries says it is still struggling to access foreign currency despite the advent of the interbank market, saying the platform was “negligible” in sourcing the elusive money, NewsDay has learnt. The once top …
Zim wheat production plummets 28/3/2019 Source: Zim wheat production plummets | Daily News Zimbabwe’s wheat production declined from 186 243 metric tonnes in 2017 to 160 600 metric tonnes last year, deputy Agriculture minister Vangelis Haritatos has said. This has resulted in the country increasingly relying on imports to make up for shortfalls and meet wheat …
Zimbabwe to import 900,000 tonnes of maize eDuzeNet 28/3/2019 Meanwhile, a Mauritius based firm, Afrigran Trading, has terminated its cereal supply contract with National Foods Limited (Natfoods) after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) failed to honour a US$55 million debt on behalf of the local agro-processing firm. RBZ, which is battling a foreign currency …
Editorial Comment: It never rains, but pours for tobacco farmers – NewsDay Zimbabwe 28/3/2019 Editorial Comment ONLY a week after the government literally stabbed our tobacco farmers in the back by deciding to brazenly breach an earlier pledge to pay them half in foreign currency and the other half in local currency for their …
Seed Co launches new maize seed varieties 28/3/2019 The Herald Kumbirai Tarusarira Pan Africa seed company, Seed Co, this week launched climate-smart high yielding and stable hybrid maize varieties that are expected to yield much more than currently available products within respective maturity groupings, a senior company official has said. The two varieties, SC529 …
Cyclone Idai: Impact on food security, nutrition 28/3/2019 The Herald Roselyne Sachiti Features Editor Zimbabwe experienced torrential rainfalls caused by Cyclone Idai between March 15 and 17, 2019, altering lives of thousands in affected communities. The cyclone caused high winds and heavy rains in Chimanimani, Chipinge, Buhera, Nyanga, Makoni, Mutare Rural, Bikita, Masvingo and …
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GMB unbundling pays off 28/3/2019 The Herald Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter The Public Enterprise Reform Programme by Government is already paying off, with Silo Food Industries set for operations next month following the de-merger of the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) into two companies. As part of the State Enterprises reform, GMB was unbundled into …
Zimbabwe authorizes licence to first medical cannabis company, but drug remains controversial – Zimbabwe Situation FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images 28/3/2019 Although cannabis continues to be referred to as a “dangerous drug” in Zimbabwe legislation, it is estimated that the cannabis market could be worth over USD$7 billion by 2023 Zimbabwe has loosened its regulations …