Word from the Market With AMA Graeme Murdoch The Zimbabwe agricultural sector has been on a growth trajectory buoyed by an increase in output in traditional crops such as tobacco, maize, soya and wheat. Last season’s success has resulted in the agricultural sector posting an overall growth of 36.2 percent. Whilst the government remains the…
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Major cooking oil and margarine maker Pure Oil Industries has contracted 5 000 smallholder farmers in four provinces to produce sunflower during the present summer cropping season to assure itself of local supplies of a critical raw material and replace imports. The move is also expected to create employment, empower smallholder farmers and enable them…
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Word from the Market The soil has a bank of weed seeds and the rains received during the past weeks have led to their germination. The frequency of the rains has made it difficult for farmers to come in with daily operations such as weeding and sometimes spraying of herbicides will be difficult, hence has…
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The Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) wishes to advise all stakeholders that further to the announced pre-planting producer prices for the 2021-22 agricultural cotton season, the Government has approved a dual payment system whereby USD30 shall be paid in foreign currency per 250kg bale delivered and the remainder in ZWL.
Word from the Market with AMA The 2021/2022 farming season has so far taken off on a very bright note for farmers in Zimbabwe. As we progress into the season, farmers are still looking at planting crops such as common bean which is an important crop for Zimbabwean farmers. Bean growers must have good quality…
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The Government recently launched the Presidential Rural Horticulture Scheme as part of efforts to develop rural economies and eradicate poverty in line with the country’s drive to attain upper-middle-income economy status by 2030. The Sunday Mail spoke to Agricultural Marketing Authority board chairperson Mr Allan Majuru on the authority’s preparedness to handle increased agricultural produce…
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The Government recently announced the pre-planting prices for several grains to guide farmers going into production. Sunflower is pegged at ZWL150,636.20 per metric tonne and is the most lucrative price of all the grains and oilseeds for the 2021-22 season. The price demonstrates a commitment by Government to sustain the production trend for the oilseed…
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Word from the market The livestock sector is a source of livelihood for more than 60 percent of the rural households in the country and makes a significant contribution in terms of foreign currency generation and food security to mention but just a few. https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/lablab-bean-a-good-forage-crop-for-livestock
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At least 16 out of 33 contractors have complied with Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) regulations which require contractors to submit a list of their contracted farmers, copies of contracts, investment and total hectarage contracted.https://www.herald.co.zw/16-firms-heed-ama-rules/
