Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt, private sector lacks financial resources http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Diana Chisvo, Staff WriterSunday, 23 October 2011 05:18 HARARE – The government and private sector lack the required financial resources to bankroll this year’s agriculture planting season. The Commercial Farmers’ Union, (CFU) said the upcoming agricultural season was the worst since 2000, in terms of preparedness. Charles Taffs, CFU …
SundayOpinion: Zanu PF, aliens colluding in poaching syndicates http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 23 October 2011 11:39 In March this year, Richard Emslie, chief scientific officer for the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and head of African Rhino Specialist Group (AfRSG), told a meeting of top rhino experts gathered in South Africa that poachers …
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Farm invasion spat pits SA against Zim http://mg.co.za RAY NDLOVU Oct 21 2011 14:20 Vusi Mavimbela, South Africa’s ambassador to Zimbabwe, has attacked President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF over its continued invasion of South African-owned farms and over the mounting rhetoric about the seizure of foreign-owned mining companies under the indigenisation law. Observers see the tough talk of Mavimbela, …
Livestock Initiative Restores Land, Water in Zimbabwe http://www.trust.org/trustlaw/news/livestock-initiative-restores-land-water-in-zimbabwe 21 Oct 2011 10:52 Source: Content partner // Global Press Institute VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE Â- Balbinah Nyoni, 37, grew up in Sianyanga village, a rural area that lies in the semiarid region of Matabeleland North province in western Zimbabwe. Although the province is home to the world-famous Victoria Falls, …
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Forced labour on farms owned by ZANU PF chefs http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tichaona Sibanda21 October 2011 Farmers in Mutare South constituency are allegedly forcing dozens of workers, who include MDC-T supporters, to work against their will, an official in the party said.The practice came to light last week Friday when six homes belonging to workers at Chigodora farm in …
Zim to clear US$260m Federation-era debt http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 20 October 2011 16:43 By Nqobile Bhebhe GOVERNMENT has agreed to clear decades long debt with Zambia for the shared Kariba infrastructure, paving the way for both countries to co-operate in constructing the 1 650 megawatt (MW) Batoka hydropower station. The power project, first mooted in 1993, wasmeant to …
Inflation to close year above target http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 20 October 2011 17:13 Reginald Sherekete INFLATIONARY pressures took itstoll in the month of September 2011 with the year on year figure peaking to 4,3% on the back of increases in prices in both food and non alcoholic beverages and non food components of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). But …
Africa faces tough decisions over GMOs http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 20 October 2011 17:52 Wongai Zhangazha THE mention of the words genetically modified organism (GMO) normally attract frowns among Zimbabweans.In some cases, it sparks a certain level of panic, especially among small-scale farmers. While the internationally held notion is that genetically modified crops and high technology farming could help combat …
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