Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Unproductive land haunts Zim economy Pauline Hurungudo • 12 November 2018 11:13AM • Daily News HARARE – Eighteen years later, the testament of the land reform still haunts the nation, as it – land reform – continues to negatively affect the economy. The decades of instability, that followed after the land reform, have eroded the soil …
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ED pleads with banks over farmers Letwin Nyambayo • 11 November 2018 3:37PM Daily News HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged banks and the private sector to fully support farmers who are struggling because of the prevailing economic situation in the country. Responding to a plea from an Agribank official who pleaded that government should …
Bee-keeping, sustainable forest management The Herald 12/11/2018 Bee-keeping, also known as “apiculture” is the art, business and science of rearing honeybees for production of honey and its valuable by-products. For the Forestry Commission, it has become a practical tool for raising awareness in communities on the importance of forests and engages them in …
Govt worried over underutilised farms The Herald 12/11/2018 Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi Government is concerned with the high level of underperformance by sugar cane and citrus farmers in Chiredzi where most of the plots are lying idle, an official has said. Zanu-PF deputy chairperson for Masvingo province Cde Ailess Baloyi said recently that …
CTC probes chicks & feeds distributors The Chronicle 12/11/2018 Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter THE Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) has launched an investigation into the distribution of stock feeds and day old chicks after cases of suspected restrictive practices in the market. CTC is a statutory body mandated to ensure a level playing field …
The ‘painted wolves’ of Zimbabwe 12/11/2018 The endangered African wild dog will enthral TV viewers when it features in David Attenborough’s new Dynasties series. Source: The ‘painted wolves’ of Zimbabwe – BBC News Image copyright©NICHOLAS DYERStaring competition: Painted wolves, or African wild dogs, do everything as a group – even facing up to a hyena They …
Zimbabwe’s black rhinos at risk as China reverses a 25-year ban on horns 12/11/2018 Conservationists lack the financial resources required to increase security and boost capacity to monitor and track poachers in Zimbabwe’s national parks. China’s partial ivory-ban reversal may make matters worse. Source: Zimbabwe’s black rhinos at risk as China reverses a 25-year ban …
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Farm workers get wage increase Pauline Hurungudo • 9 November 2018 10:28AM • 0 comments Daily News NB THIS ARTICLE IS COMPLETELY INCORRECT AS IT HAS MIXED UP AGRO WAGE WITH GENERAL AGRICULTURE. NO CHANGE IN GENERAL AGRICULTURE WAGE. HARARE – Farm workers have been given a 15 percent wage increase. This comes as a second …
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