Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Raw milk production increases 17pc June 24, 2016 Business Melody Mashaire : Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S raw milk production has increased 16,6 percent since the beginning of this year to 26,5 million litres. Statistics as at May 31 showed significant increase from 22,7 million litres that was produced last year during the same period. The local dairy industry is currently …
Zimbabwe in poaching dilemma ahead of CITIES meeting By Own Correspondent Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Change Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri By Stephen Tsoroti POACHING, corruption and poverty have put Zimbabwe in a sticky situation ahead of the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) meeting in Durban later this year. Zimbabwe, which has …
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Maize reserves enough for five months June 23, 2016 in Business The grain reserve now holds 120 000 tonnes after the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) received 50 000 metric tonnes from farmers, Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has said. BY VICTORIA MTOMBA Chinamasa told NewsDay yesterday that Treasury has paid all farmers for maize deliveries, adding that …
Govt appeases Tshangani community with sugarcane plots June 23, 2016 in National, News ZANU PF has bowed down to pressure from the Tshangani community in Chiredzi and has allocated the bulk of sugarcane plots grabbed from sugar producer, Tongaat Hullet, to the tribe, Newsday has established. By Tatenda Chitagu Last month, Lands minister Douglas Mombeshora had to …
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Tobacco: Forests under siege June 23, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Tobacco farmers causes deforestation across the country by using firewood to cure the crop Tedious Manyepo : Correspondent AFTER years of toil in subsistence farming with hardly any surplus to sell, 45-year old Peter Chiwara of Wedza finally decides to try his hand in tobacco in …
How the market is re-defining staple food June 23, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Charles Dhewa The definition of staple food in Zimbabwe has traditionally been based on consumption only without considering economic needs. That is how maize earned the staple food label. In simple terms, a staple food is a necessary commodity whose demand is always …
TIMB to test run electronic auction system June 23, 2016 Business Business Reporter THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board is targeting to do a test run for electronic auction system at one of the floors before end of the season, its spokesperson has said. “The software programme is about 90 percent complete and our plan is to …
Tobacco rakes in $411m June 23, 2016 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterTobacco farmers have collectively earned over $411 million from the sale of 140 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco since the opening of the marketing season in March. This is an increase of eight percent from the $379,3 million earned from the sale of 129 …
4 irrigation schemes for Mazowe North June 23, 2016 Local News Adv Dinha Political EditorThousands of villagers in Mazowe North constituency in Mashonaland Central are set to benefit from four irrigation schemes soon to be established in the area. Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Advocate Martin Dinha, who is also the ruling Zanu-PF …
Government issues licences for gazetted products June 22, 2016 Business, Headlines, Top Stories Minister Bimha Business Editor Government has started processing licences for those with consignments which were already in transit before the statutory instrument to control the importation of various products was gazetted. Government through the Ministry of Industry and Commerce gazetted import controls under SI 64 of …
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