Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Soya beans hectarage declines National Report February 14, 2017By Staff Reporter The country has a soya bean crushing capacity of 450 000 tonnes but the industry is currently operating below 10 percent of its installed capacity. THE 2016/17 soya beans hectarage declined by 47 percent to 17 000 hectares from 29 730 hectares last year. Agriculture …
Using experimentation to balance short-term agricultural gains with long-term value creation February 15, 2017 in Business Climate change and unstable agricultural markets in developing countries are forcing agricultural actors to rely on constant experimentation. CHARLES DHEWA The absence of reliable markets is now compelling farmers to make short-term decisions Historical knowledge is no longer enough for decision-making, …
Grain millers urge official repeal of VAT on foodstuffs February 15, 2017 in News THE Grain Millers’ Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) yesterday said Statutory Instrument (SI) 20, which imposed 15% value-added tax (VAT) on cereals and meat products and became effective at the beginning of the month, has negatively affected businesses with sales drastically plummeting by at …
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Nestle powder milk production up 125 percent February 15, 2017 Business Enacy Mapakame and Kudakwashe Mhundwa NESTLE Zimbabwe says production volumes for its Cremora milk powder brand increased 125 percent last year following the introduction of Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016. Corporate communications and public affairs manager Mr Farai Munetsi said this has also created more …
Fears heighten over cotton side marketing February 15, 2017 Business Government is spending close to $50 million to finance the cotton crop Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterSOME private companies might have over stated cotton inputs they gave to farmers to obtain buying licenses, The Herald Business has leant. Information obtained from various common distribution points in …
$294m Kariba contract signed February 15, 2017 Business Kariba Dam Conrad Mwanawashe recently in KaribaZimbabwe and it’s northern neighbour, Zambia and co-operating partners represented by the European Union yesterday signed a $294 million contract for the rehabilitation of the Kariba Dam Plunge Pool. This signals the start of works on the dam wall with the contractor, …
Power tariff increase: Zesa has other options February 14, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Samuel Undenge Tafara Shumba CorrespondentEnergy and Power Development Minister Dr Samuel Undenge dropped a bombshell when he told Senate recently that he was contemplating hiking power tariffs. Dr Undenge’s proposal to hike electricity charges comes after the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) …
Presidential Inputs scheme revives cotton sector February 14, 2017 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterThe Presidential Inputs Support Scheme has revived the cotton industry which was on the verge of collapse due to low prices offered by merchants. Most farmers in cotton growing areas had abandoned producing the crop as prices had plunged to as low as …
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Let local authorities develop, maintain own infrastructure February 14, 2017 Opinion & Analysis What is left of the tarred section of the Nkayi Road in the Bona area before the rainy season Saul Gwakuba NdlovuThe Government is now wide awake to the deplorable condition of roads throughout the country. Recently, the Minister of Local Government, Public …
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SeedCo in drive to dominate East Africa February 14, 2017 Business Happiness Zengeni recently in Kitale, KenyaSeedCo Limited expects to reduce the dominance of government-owned Kenya Seed Company after it opened a second plant in the East African country’s Trans Nzoia county last week. Trans Nzoia county is found in Kenya’s former Rift Valley Province, 380km …