Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
TIMB in crop assessment survey 10/1/2019 The Herald Kudakwashe Mhundwa Business Reporter The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) will soon embark on a crop assessment programme with a view to determine the state of the crop and help establish dates for the opening of this year’s marketing season, an official has said. This comes …
Export relief for raw hide merchants 10/1/2019 (file pic) Raw hides are processed into finished leather products to generate more income and jobs The Herald Kudakwashe Mhundwa and Princess Ncube Government has granted an export tax relief to registered raw hide merchants, as it moves to reduce the amount of unbeneficiated leather raw materials …
‘Contract farming key to increased output’ 10/1/2019 The Herald Africa Moyo Senior Business Reporter The country has been called upon to ramp up contract farming for various crops such as tobacco, wheat and soya bean, not only to boost output, but also to save the much-needed foreign currency. This was said by Bullion Leaf …
Putting the ‘honey’ in Manyuchi Dam 10/1/2019 The sun sets over Manyuchi Dam in this file picture, but a new dawn beckons if development plans by Mwenezi West legislator Cde Priscilla Moyo see the light of day The Herald George Maponga Senior Reporter Mwenezi West National Assembly member Cde Priscilla Moyo has called on …
Seed companies urged to educate farmers The Chronicle 10/1/2019 Kudzai Chikiwa, Business Reporter SEED companies and donors should educate farmers on seed varieties to ensure they grow the right crop suitable for their respective farming regions, an expert has said. In an interview, Federation of Farmers’ Unions (FFU) president Mr Wonder Chabikwa said …
Bulawayo’s dams hold 30 months water supply 10/1/2019 The Chronicle Auxilia Katongomara, Chronicle Reporter Bulawayo City Council whose supply dams are 60 percent full says the water is enough to last the city 30 months. According to the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) statistics on dam levels, the city’s six supply dams were at …
African countries turning to marijuana 9/1/2019 Source: African countries turning to marijuana | Daily News HARARE – Malawi is set to become the latest African country to legalise marijuana farming in a bid to boost its economy. It comes as its major foreign exchange earner tobacco, starts to see the impact of a decades-long global anti-smoking …
Tobacco farmers cautious as El Nino threat lurks – NewsDay Zimbabwe 9/1/2019 ZIMBABWE’S tobacco farmers have increased the area under the golden leaf this year, but remain cautious that output will surpass last year’s 252 million kilogrammes record as the threat of poor rainfall are increasingly becoming a reality. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA According to …
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Fertiliser shortages hit farmers 9/1/2019 The Herald Blessings Chidakwa in Kadoma A critical shortage of top dressing fertilisers in the formal market has hit Sanyati District, threatening the survival of the maize crop in the area. The commodity was only available on the informal market at between $50 and $70 for a 50kg bag …
Early crops a write-off in Chipinge: ZFU 9/1/2019 The Herald Manicaland Correspondent The Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union has said crops planted in the first half of the season have been affected by dry spells in the early stages and most farmers are likely to experience significant losses. In an interview, ZFU Manicaland provincial manager Mr …