Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers sold dummy By ZimSitRep_M | June 22, 2017 2 Comments Source: Farmers sold dummy | The Financial Gazette June 22, 2017 … as banks reject 99-year leases BANKS continue to reject 99-year leases handed to landholders resettled on properties previously owned by white farmers, months after government announced that the documents were now bankable. Only 125 leases are known to have been …
Short-shipment of imported goods June 22, 2017 Business A short-shipment occurs when cargo listed on invoices or carrier’s documents is not included in a shipment or is not received by the recipient or consignee. In other terms, the quantity of goods received and cleared by the recipient/consignee will be less than the quantity listed on …
Govt to set up green-energy fund June 22, 2017 Business ZIMBABWE plans to set up a green-energy fund to promote the use of renewables, with the aim of increasing electricity production. The country wants to generate at least 1 000 megawatts of power, or 16 percent of its total projected generation, through solar and other renewable …
Agro processors’ meeting set for tomorrow June 22, 2017 Business Millers will discuss the rehabilitation of silos Business ReporterFOOD fortification, Grain Marketing Board commercial activities and fertiliser availability are issues high on the agenda of the agro processors meeting to be held tomorrow. The meeting comes before the law for mandatory fortification commencement date set for …
Biotech could spur Africa’s industrialisation June 22, 2017 Opinion & Analysis Mr Getachew Belay, a senior biotechnology policy advisor recently said that the adoption of genetically modified cotton developed using a bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), which naturally produces a chemical harmful only to a small fraction of insects such as the bollworm, could increase yields and …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Govt must act to stop middlemen from fleecing farmers June 22, 2017 Opinion & Analysis Small grains farmer Mrs Liana Ncube (right) inspects her crop in Umzingwane District while the Agritex officer for the area Mr Thobizitha Ngwenya looks on in this file photo Zimbabwe is expecting to harvest four million tonnes of food …
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Cabinet approves $300m Command Livestock June 22, 2017 Local News Minister Joseph Made Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauCabinet has approved the $300 million Special Programme on Livestock Production that is expected to run for between three and five years.Livestock farmers from all sectors — communal to A2 and institutions including churches, Prisons and Police farms across the country …
Govt to install maize dryers at GMB depots June 22, 2017 Local News Cde Davis Marapira From George Maponga in MasvingoGovernment has announced plans to install maize dryer machines at all Grain Marketing Board depots countrywide following reports grain was being rejected for mositure content in excess of the accepted 12,5 percent threshold leaving farmers at …
Tobacco sales drive broad money supply up 23 percent National Report June 20, 2017By Own Correspondent Tobacco sales drive money supply growth ZIMBABWE’S annual broad money supply grew by 22,67 percent in April to $6,2 billion, largely driven by an increase of 31,22 percent in transferable deposits, latest data from the central bank has shown. However, …
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Farmers deliver 60 000 tonnes of maize to GMB By Own Correspondent The GMB is paying $390 per tonne for white maize. GRAIN deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board for the 2016/17 farming season have doubled to 60 000 tonnes compared to the corresponding period, an official said. Farmers started delivering to the GMB in April. …