Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Schweppes engages more outgrowers 3/1/2019 Source: Schweppes engages more outgrowers | Herald (Business) Michael Tome and Kudakwashe MhundwaSchweppes Zimbabwe Limited intends to expand tomato and orange outgrower schemes as the company continues to bolster participation of locals in product value chain. The development comes at a time when the firm began Mazoe Orange Crush exports …
‘Torrential rains to hit Zim’ 3/1/2018 Source: ‘Torrential rains to hit Zim’ | Daily News HARARE – The Meteorological Department (Met Department) is forecasting torrential rains to cause havoc throughout the country in the coming few days. According to the Met Department, rains and windstorm will strike tomorrow morning with meteorologist James Ngoma saying the weather …
Land audit to cover 60 000 farms 5/1/2018 Source: Land audit to cover 60 000 farms | Herald (Top Stories) Auxilia Katongomara Bulawayo BureauTHE Zimbabwe Land Commission aims to audit at least 60 000 farms this year, as it strives to bring fairness, transparency and accountability in the administration and management of agricultural land in …
Zim wheat stuck in Mozambique 6/1/2019 Source: Zim wheat stuck in Mozambique | The Standard (Local News) Aconsignment of 30 000 metric tonnes of wheat which was sourced from Lithuania by the Grain Millers’ Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) is stuck at Beira port in Mozambique after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) reportedly failed to …
Pastime farming gives birth to deliveries of fresh produce Source: Pastime farming gives birth to deliveries of fresh produce – The Standard January 6, 2019 For Kuda Musasiwa, a marketing consultant, growing tomatoes was supposed to be a pastime, but when he found himself struggling to secure new marketing contracts, the fallback plan became the main plan. Today …
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Agriculture: Low-hanging fruit with sound policies 7/1/2019 Source: Agriculture: Low-hanging fruit with sound policies | Daily News HARARE – Agriculture was an enabler to urbanisation. Increased productivity meant large segments of the population could be fed by a few committed to agricultural production. Irrigation technologies evolved through ages from the Mesopotamian shaduf to the modern day …
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Innovation the missing link in agric financing Independent 14/12/2018 A financially-empowered farmer is a productive farmer. Credit, together with insurance, is critical to agricultural financing. However, lack of innovation by financial institutions has limited smallholder farmers’ access to finance.Financial Matters with Tinashe Kaduwo Zimbabwe is among the countries with the lowest score on Agricultural …
NRZ farm invaders resist eviction order Independent 14/12/2018 OVER 150 illegal settlers backed by some top Zanu PF Matabeleland South politicians are resisting eviction from a National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)-owned farm along the Bulawayo-Plumtree highway that they invaded at the height of the fast-track land reform programme in 2000. NQOBANI NDLOVU The settlers’ …
Armed robbers attack farmhouse, steal $25 000 NewsDay Zimbabwe 14/12/2018 POLICE in Marondera have launched a manhunt for suspected armed robbers who besieged Thursfield Farm, Bromley, owned by Cocker Peter, and got away with $25 000 in cash on Wednesday. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Mashonaland East provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tendai Mwanza confirmed the …