10k tonnes wheat headed for Zimbabwe
A TOTAL of 10 000 tonnes of wheat headed for Zimbabwe arrived in Maputo last Thursday with 1 770 tonnes of drought relief maize having been dispatched to Harare on … Read More
Category: Agribusiness
CFI Holdings subsidiary exits judicial management
A SUBSIDIARY of CFI Holdings, Crest Poultry Group (CPG), has come out of judicial management after $42, 5 million was raised to pay its creditors. In a trading update to … Read More
Embrace partnerships, farmers urged
Resettled farmers have been urged to engage in smart-agricultural partnerships to improve food security as the nation moves towards achieving a middle class economy by 2030. Speaking during a Women … Read More
Zim gears for FAO conference
Zimbabwe will host the 31st Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Regional Conference in Victoria Falls next month. Mrs Elizabeth Mpofu, an organic farmer and activist based in Masvingo, will be … Read More
RBZ invests sterilised funds in agriculture
ABOUT $1 billion of idle or reserve money that was reportedly used to speculate on currency trading has been invested in savings bonds and will no longer be available on … Read More
Hippo Valley Estates misses deadline yet again
Sugar processor Hippo Valley Estates Limited has missed its fourth deadline — October 31, 2019 — to publish its audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2019. “The … Read More
SeedCo assures farmers…Enough seed stock
LEADING seed producer, SeedCo, has assured farmers of adequate seed stock ahead of the 2019/20 cropping season and has exploited research and development to avail over 10 new maize varieties … Read More
CSC Revival Efforts Gather Momentum
The government ‘s bid to revive Cold Storage Commission maybe fruitful if reports flying around are to be believed, The Government engaged Bousted Beef Zimbabwe to help in the revival … Read More
Agribank weighed down by foreign debt
STATE-owned Agribank says it is struggling to pay up to $30 million in loans secured from South Africa-based Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) due to foreign currency shortages. Agribank CEO Sam … Read More
Informal mining activities give farmers headaches
FOR Esnath Tshabangu, a communal farmer in Filabusi, Matabeleland South province — about 100km south-east of Bulawayo — farming is no longer a profitable business. She used to make a … Read More
