Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Dairy sector can help cut feed costs 0 September 5, 2021 8:15 AM Source: Dairy sector can help cut feed costs | Sunday Mail (Business) Senior Business Reporter GOVERNMENT has challenged players in the dairy sector to complement efforts to reduce the cost of animal feed, which continues to negatively impact viability, as it accounts for more …
Cotton needs proper pricing mechanism 0 September 5, 2021 8:21 AM Source: Cotton needs proper pricing mechanism | Sunday Mail (Business) Business Reporter After slumping to a two-decade low of 28 000 tonnes in 2015, cotton production has since rebounded due to Government intervention through the Presidential Input Support Scheme, which provides free inputs. Poor prices had …
Boom times for poultry farmers 0 September 5, 2021 9:01 AM Source: Boom times for poultry farmers – The Standard BY MTHANDAZO NYONI THE country’s poultry industry recorded a 20% jump in output in the first quarter of this year, producing 20,4 million day-old chicks, the second highest performance after the first quarter of 2018, a new report said …
57 cannabis producers licensed 0 September 5, 2021 10:38 AM Source: 57 cannabis producers licensed | The Sunday Mail Sunday Mail Reporter FIFTY-SEVEN medicinal cannabis producers have been licensed by the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA), as the country continues to expand investment into the multibillion-dollar industry. Several local companies and foreign investors from Germany, Switzerland and …
Defaulting farmers to lose Govt support The Chronicle 3/9/2021 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter CONTRACT farmers who benefited from Government’s agriculture input schemes in the 2020/21 season and have not cleared their debts will not receive support from the State for the coming farming season until they commit to clearing their arrears, a Cabinet Minister said. …
Mat South villagers face hunger 0 September 2, 2021 10:05 AM Source: Mat South villagers face hunger – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY NQOBANI NDLOVU THE majority of families from drought-prone areas might be in need of urgent food aid as their available food stocks have dropped sharply, a food insecurity monitoring agency has warned. A Matabeleland South government taskforce …
Experts meet for national 2021/22 rainfall forecast 0 September 2, 2021 5:11 PM Source: Experts meet for national 2021/22 rainfall forecast | The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter The Meteorological Services Department experts will this afternoon meet for the National Outlook Climate Forum (Narcof) where experts will give the local 2021/22 rainfall forecast. The Narcof comes after SADC …
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Import Substitution: A case for soya beans by Victor Bhoroma 2/9/2021 For the past 10 years, Zimbabwe has produced an average of 56 000 metric tonnes (mt) of soya beans per year against national demand of 240 000 mt for food, animal feed and industrial consumption. In the current 2020/21 season where bumper harvests are …
Farmers decry travel restrictions The Herald 2/9/2021 Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter The coronavirus induced travel curbs are affecting procurement of agricultural inputs ahead of the forthcoming cropping season, with farmers now appealing to the Government to proffer solutions “sooner than later.” “While the good health of citizens remains a priority amid declining Covid-19 …
Starafrica geared for export market 0 September 2, 2021 8:49 AM Source: Starafrica geared for export market | The Herald Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter SUGAR processor starafrica corporation says it is geared to take opportunities in the export markets as well as consolidate its market share in the region. The company said the strategy will be supported by …