Govt promises to stop land evictions

Govt promises to stop land evictions   Tabitha Mutenga Staff Reporter GOVERNMENT will be stopping all land evictions, especially the appropriation of indigenously owned farms and those farms protected under Bilateral Investment Protection and Promotion Agreements (BIPPAs).  Government is currency saddled with a $32 million debt owed to 13.Dutch farmers led by Bernardus Henricus Funnekotter, …

Tough times for leather sector

Tough times for leather sector newsday ZIMBABWE’S leather industry is currently producing 1,8 million pairs of shoes per year, down 90% compared to what it used to produce during its heyday, an official has revealed. MTHANDAZO NYONI Giving his presentation during the Bulawayo special economic zones breakfast meeting organised by Alpha Media Holdings and Bulawayo …

FAO winds up €6m projects

FAO winds up €6m projects newsday THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has wound up a ₧6 million four-year irrigation rehabilitation programme in Matabeleland South and Manicaland provinces, with the government urging beneficiaries to ensure sustainability of the projects. BY OWN CORRESPONDENT The projects directly benefitted over 2 000 households with at least 1 000 …

Pig producers to hold symposium

Pig producers to hold symposium   The Herald This year’s annual pig symposium takes place on Wednesday June 27, 2018, at ART Farm, Pomona. The Pig Symposium, hosted by the Pig Producers Association of Zimbabwe in partnership with the Stockfeed Manufacturers Association, brings together current and prospective pig farmers as well as service providers to …

Presidential Inputs Scheme in early launch

Presidential Inputs Scheme in early launch   The Herald Fungai Lupande Mash Central BureauTHE Presidential Inputs Scheme has this year been launched earlier than in previous years to allow smallholder farmers ample time to prepare for the 2018/ 2019 season. The scheme was launched on Wednesday at Supa Township in Musana, Bindura by the Minister …

‘Put sugarcane farming under Command Agric’

‘Put sugarcane farming under Command Agric’   The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziThe Commercial Sugarcane Farmers Association of Zimbabwe (CSFAZ) has urged Government to consider cane farming inputs allocation under the Command Agriculture programme to boost output and earn the country more foreign currency. This comes at a time Lowveld sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe …