Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zim eyes Chinese markets for farm products January 17, 2017 Business Business Reporter —GOVERNMENT is exploring Chinese markets for agricultural products from Zimbabwe in line with its export growth strategy, Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has said. This is in addition to scouting for financing packages to boost local production and enhance capacity for …
Enough of that tobacco marketing season opening ruckus! January 17, 2017 Business Obert Chifamba —Anarchy seems to have become an ineradicable feature of most tobacco marketing season openings in recent years! And while they say it usually takes two to tango, the situation in this important industry has essentially taken more than two but many players to …
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Seed to Food: Innovate, consolidate and sustain January 17, 2017 Business Dr Anxious J Masuka —Climate change has become an everyday phrase. But it was especially in vogue leading to and following the Paris Climate Summit in December 2015. The Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) added its voice, complementing efforts by various stakeholders, when it adopted for …
Gold leaf growers up by 15% January 17, 2017 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterTHE number of tobacco growers this farming season has increased by 15 percent to 81 301 according to latest statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB). The industry said during the same period last year 70 412 farmers had registered to …
State Of Major Dams As At 13 January 2017 January 13, 2017 Public Relations The current rainy spell the country is going through continues to boost a number of dams countrywide. A number of dams have recorded increases in water levels with major gains having been noted for dams such as Bubi-Lupane dam which recorded a …
Farmers left counting loses after hailstorm sweeps through Mash West January 16, 2017 in National, News Farmers in Trelawney and Banket in Mashonaland West province are counting their losses after heavy rains ravaged the area, destroying several hectares of thriving maize crops. BY NUNURAI JENA One of the affected newly-resettled farmers, Elison Murambiwa of Red Mile farm told …
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Grace Mugabe cronies wreck farm in one year January 15, 2017 in Local, News A once thriving tobacco farm where a white Zimbabwean farmer and his wife lived for 35 years before being turfed out by a British doctor with links to first lady Grace Mugabe lies empty only a year after its seizure. MailOnline Six foot tall …
‘Bigwig’ threatens Beitbridge citrus giant January 15, 2017 in Local, News The future of one of Beitbridge’s leading citrus producers, Benfer Estate, hangs in the balance after invaders ignored a court order to vacate the farm claiming that a powerful minister was behind the illegal occupation. BY STAFF REPORTER Benfer, which is owned by former government irrigation specialist …
Rains open gates to blessings, curses January 16, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Floods have had devastating effects in Zimbabwe Sydney Kawadza Senior Features WriterJoy abounds for Zimbabwe and its Southern African counterparts for the abundant rains that have fallen this season. Coming from two successive droughts, the heavy rains have increased prospects for improved yields …
Heavy rains push dam levels up January 14, 2017 Local News Abigail Mawonde Herald CorrespondentTHE country’s average dam levels have increased, with some major dams recording 100 percent capacity. In a statement, Zimbabwe National Water Authority (zinwa) corporate communications manager Mrs Marjorie Munyonga said some of the country’s major dams had started recording increases in water levels as most …