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Zimbabwe: Govt to Announce Seed Cotton Price
The Herald, 25 July 2012
Government is expected to announce its final determination on seed cotton price. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made yesterday said Cabinet… Read more »
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Will Zimbabwe's Cotton Industry Revive?
The government is attempting to resurrect the textile industry so that cotton farmers can receive a much needed boost for their crops.
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Zimbabwe: Farmers, Ginners to Meet Govt Over Prices
Financial Gazette, 5 July 2012
Cotton farmers and buyers have failed to reach agreement on cotton prices, with farmers insisting on a price of US$0,45 per kilogramme for grade D of the white gold. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Government to End Cotton Farmers' Woes
The Herald, 4 July 2012
GOVERNMENT will soon start mobilising resources to resuscitate the textile industry to create a market for local cotton farmers. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Outcry Over Cotton Producer Prices
MDC, 27 June 2012
Thousands of cotton farmers in Gokwe have expressed disappointment over the price of cotton, as ginners are offering $0.30 per kg as the price for the 2012 marketing season,… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt Disturbed By Tobacco, Cotton Prices On Offer
The Herald, 26 June 2012
The Government is disturbed by the prices offered for tobacco and cotton and the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development is now looking at ways of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Bail Out Cotton Farmers, Say MPs
The Herald, 20 June 2012
Legislators say Government should consider buying cotton to ensure farmers get meaningful returns. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Cotton Price Gazetted
The Herald, 19 June 2012
Government has gazetted a Statutory Instrument making the cotton crop for the 2011/12 season a controlled commodity, effectively giving the State the power to fix price. Under the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Cotton Sector Calls for Govt Intervention
Zimbabwe Standard, 17 June 2012
STAKEHOLDERS in Zimbabwe's cotton sector want government to consider investing substantially in cotton production amid low prices prevailing on the market, a move which threatens… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Cotton Prices Deadlock
The Herald, 15 June 2012
Cotton deliveries finally started this week without an agreed price structure, following a deadlock on minimum prices between farmers and buyers. In the absence of the traditional… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Cotton Price War Continues
Financial Gazette, 15 June 2012
COTTON farmers have vehemently rejected the US$0,30 per kg price being offered by cotton buyers, insisting the price should be pegged around US$0,85 per kg and US$1,31 per kg. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt, Cotton Farmers Deadlocked
The Herald, 31 May 2012
GOVERNMENT is on a collision course with cotton ginners after it announced it had nationalised this year's crop. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Cotton Declared Controlled Product
The Herald, 30 May 2012
GOVERNMENT has declared cotton a controlled product, making it the sole buyer of the crop. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Cotton Farming Demands Sustainable Approach
The Herald, 31 May 2012
The conflict between cotton merchants and growers over the producer price of seed cotton requires sober minds to tackle the matter to achieve a win-win situation for all the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Nation Grapples With Low Cotton Prices
Financial Gazette, 24 May 2012
As the cotton season swings into life, merchants are once again in a tight corner, with accusations of swindling farmers of their hard earned money looming in a common battle on… Read more »
