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Winter wheat crop faces funding challenges |
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Thursday, 25 April 2013 19:12 |
 Wheat farmers say they are worried about the slow preparations ahead of this year’s winter wheat season with funding proving to be the major challenge.
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Irrigation systems need revival: ZFU |
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013 15:52 |
 The Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) says poor harvests that have become perennial are a result of failure by the country to invest adequately in the revival of irrigation systems.
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Tobacco farmers count losses |
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Monday, 22 April 2013 19:17 |
 Hundreds of tobacco farmers were left counting their losses at some of the auction floors after heavy rains pounded Harare on Sunday and seriously affected their crop.
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Winter wheat funding: US$80m required |
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Thursday, 18 April 2013 18:54 |
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 Government says it is considering various options to raise the US$80 million required to finance the 2013 winter wheat farming programme.
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Indigenous tobacco farmers commended |
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Saturday, 13 April 2013 12:06 |
 Government has commended the indigenous tobacco farmers for taking over the production of the crop and ensuring that the country remains one of the world’s biggest quality tobacco producers.
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SA Zim’s biggest tobacco market |
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Friday, 12 April 2013 19:51 |
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 South Africa has maintained its position as the country’s largest market for tobacco with a least US$23 million worth of the golden leaf sold to the region’s biggest economy since the beginning of the 2013 marketing season.
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Burley tobacco selling season kicks off |
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Thursday, 11 April 2013 18:52 |
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 The burley tobacco marketing season which failed to take off on the 9th of this month following protests from farmers over low prices and grading disparities, has kicked off.
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No agreement on cotton price |
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013 21:11 |
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 Cotton farmers have proposed a minimum producer price of 74 cents per kilogramme for them to remain viable.
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$12m agric funding unveiled |
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013 15:44 |
 The European Union has unveiled a $12 million agriculture funding scheme for local small-scale farmers.
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Tobacco farmers protest against low prices |
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013 10:26 |
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The burley tobacco marketing season failed to take off on Tuesday following protests from farmers over what they considered very low prices.
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Winter wheat farming preps in disarray |
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Monday, 08 April 2013 18:54 |
Farmer organisations say the future of wheat production looks bleak as government has failed to find lasting solutions to the challenges that continue to hamper the winter ploughing season.
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