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ZFU hails food policy launch |
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Friday, 17 May 2013 16:24 |
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 Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) has commended government for coming up with the national food and nutrition security policy which it says is key in ensuring food security and the growth of the agriculture sector.
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Tobacco deliveries decline |
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Thursday, 16 May 2013 18:48 |
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 The delivery of tobacco for marketing at the auction system has drastically declined.
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ZESA prepaid metres: Farmers sceptical |
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Tuesday, 14 May 2013 20:41 |
 The Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) says the prepaid system introduced by ZESA has created confusion that has caused farmers to be sceptical about planting wheat in Umguza district this season.
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RDC levies to stay: ZILGA |
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Tuesday, 14 May 2013 16:59 |
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 The Zimbabwe Local Government Association (ZILGA) says the obtaining Rural District Councils (RDCs)' land unit tax and cotton ginners operating licence fees remain in place despite farmer organisations’ recent move to challenge the charges.
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Ministry blamed for 'worst' winter season |
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Tuesday, 07 May 2013 17:51 |
 The Finance Ministry has been fingered for poor priorities and deliberately playing politics with the crucial food security matters as indicators point out that the winter wheat crop will fail to take off.
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Tobacco sales record an increase |
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Friday, 03 May 2013 08:09 |
 Zimbabwe has so far earned $357 million from the sale of more than 90 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco since the opening of the 2013 tobacco marketing season in February.
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Farm workers demand salary review |
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Wednesday, 01 May 2013 18:49 |
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Farm workers say the gazetted US$65 per month that they are earning is too little and have appealed to government to review the salaries upwards.
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Calls for winter wheat funding |
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Wednesday, 01 May 2013 09:36 |
The country’s seed houses say there has been a low uptake of the winter wheat seed with a total of 400 tonnes having been purchased against a stock of 5 000 tonnes.
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Concern raised over soya imports |
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Wednesday, 01 May 2013 09:30 |
 The Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) has expressed concern over the influx of imported soya beans that has caused a decline in local producer prices for the crop.
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Tuesday, 30 April 2013 09:07 |
Burley tobacco is expected to fetch high prices this season following the intervention by the Tobacco Industries and Marketing Board (TIMB) in establishing an agreed price matrix, to protect farmers from being short-changed.
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Cotton farmers and ginners have pegged the cotton lint producer price for the 2013 marketing season at 35 cents per kilogramme for Grade D and up to 41 cents per kilogramme for Grade A.
