Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Anger as Zim land invader seeks Canadian residency http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell20 August 2012 There has been an angry reaction to news that a Zimbabwean land invader who has successfully led the prosecution of a white farmer in Chegutu is now applying for permanent residency in Canada. ZANU PF official Timothy Mudavanhu is believed to have already …
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SADC leaders clamp down on human rights court http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tererai Karimakwenda20 August 2012 SADC heads of state who met in Maputo for the annual summit over the weekend have been accused of “shutting the doors” to the SADC Tribunal to the region’s citizens, following a decision to limit the court’s Protocol to dealing only with conflicts between …
General Advice on Crop Farming Before we start there are some basic fundamentals about crop farming: Farming is a business. You should make a profit from your farming activities. The money you spend on inputs like seed, chemicals, fertilizers, electricity, water, labour etc. should be kept less than the total value of the crops and …
Ruzivo runodiwa pakurima Usati watanga kurima kune zvinoda kungozivikanwa pamusoro pekurima Kurima ibhizimusi. Kurima kunofanira kukupa mari. Mari yamunotengesa zvinoshandisa pakurima sembeu, fotereza, mishonga, magetsi, mvura nekubhadhara vashandi nezvimwewo haifaniri kudarika mari yamunowana kana matengesa zvirimwa zvenyu pamwe nezvipfuwo. Munorima kuti muwane gohwo rakakura nemutengo wakaderera. Kurima kunofanira kuitwa gore rese kwete mwedzi mishanu chete. …
MEDIA RELEASE 20 August 2012 Southern Africa Litigation Centre SADC LEADERS DEAL FATAL BLOW TO SADC TRIBUNAL: SHOCK DECISION DENIES CITIZEN’S ACCESS TO COURT Johannesburg, 20th August – Leaders of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) took a momentous decision in Maputo over the weekend – to shut the doors of …
Zim agriculture in darkness http://www.financialgazette.co.zw/ Thursday, 16 August 2012 19:48 . . . yet vast opportunities beckon Nelson Chenga, Staff Reporter IT is one of the world’s fastest growing agro-businesses that developed from zero in 1990 to a US$55 billion industry in 2009.It has the potential of cutting by half Zimbabwe’s fertiliser use and energy bill. It …
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SADC Tribunal Rights Watch 17 August 2012 Zimbabwe: Another SADC-protected farmer found guilty of farming and forced off his land on the eve of the SADC Summit On the eve of the official opening of the 32nd Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit in Maputo, Mozambique, with …
Fences and the Future When I was a student at Gwebi Agricultural College in the early 60’s we often visited farms to see firsthand what they were doing to improve production or manage harsh resources. We soon learned that you could tell what sort of farmer we were going to meet by two yardsticks – what was the condition …
Mana Pools under threat again http://www.tourismupdate.co.za 16 Thu, Aug 2012 Members of the tourism industry have joined forces to protest the threat of opencast mining in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park with the launch of a Facebook Community Page, ‘Save Mana Pools’. In 2010, a similar campaign led to Protea Hotels having to abandon its plans to develop …
Illegal hunting at ZANU PF controlled Savuli Ranch http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell16 August 2012 The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF) has issued a public warning that illegal hunting activities are taking place at a wildlife ranch in the Save Valley Conservancy, as the ‘indigenisation’ of the hunting sector continues. The Savuli Ranch has been taken over by …
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