Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Command Agric not permanent: Shiri The Herald Tawanda Musarurwa Senior Business ReporterZimbabwe’s successful agro-import substitution programme, Command Agriculture, will not be a permanent feature and will be phased out once Government is convinced farmers can now mobilise own funding, the Minister of Lands Agriculture and Resettlement Perrance Shiri has said. He said the programme …
Sand poachers risk $5000 EMA fine Whinsley Masara, Chronicle ReporterTHE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has raised concern over continued illegal sand abstraction and land degradation in Bulawayo. EMA singled out Cowdray Park and Pumula suburbs and the Bulawayo City Council’s Mazwi Farm as the worst affected parts in Bulawayo. The authority’s Provincial Environmental Manager, …
Cold spell to continue | The Chronicle Auxilia Katongomara, Chronicle ReporterTHE cold spell being experienced in the country yesterday saw temperatures dropping to minus four degrees Celsius at the Matopos while ground frost has been projected in some parts of the country, the Meteorological Department has said. The department also forecast the cold spell …
EU, AWF partners to empower rural communities EU delegation to Zimbabwe, Ambassador Phillipe Van Damne THE European Union (EU) and Africa Wildlife Foundation (AWF) have joined hands to empower rural communities living in the lower Zambezi conservation areas by unveiling a $2 million project aimed at reducing poaching and encouraging sustainable development. Alistair Pole, …
Farmers miss deadlines for wheat planting FARMERS have missed the May 15, 2018 winter wheat planting deadline as well as its extension to May 31, raising fears that the country will need to import more wheat in 2019.The missed deadlines mean that wheat production for 2018 has been compromised because planting after May results …
We don’t trust Zim with investment just yet: Netherlands newsday NETHERLANDS ambassador to Zimbabwe, Barbara van Hellemond says the African nation still has a long way to go before it can be trusted with investment from her country. BY KUDZAI MUCHENJEKWA Speaking at a business to business matchmaking seminar yesterday involving farmers in livestock, horticulture …
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Move to commercial cropping, villagers urged newsday COMMUNAL farmers should migrate from subsistence to commercial cropping to improve their financial status, a senior Agritex official said yesterday. BY OWN CORRESPONDENT Speaking to farmers at a field day at Tongwe Irrigation Scheme yesterday, Chenjemulene Madzivanyika said cash cropping enabled farmers to provide for their families. “We …
Equipping marginalised farmers for impact of globalisation The Herald Charles DhewaAlthough digital technology is beginning to show potential for increasing the impact of individual knowledge, in most African marginalised communities, community knowledge will remain important for a long time. Unfortunately, many development interventions are meddling with African communities’ capacity to make sense of knowledge. …
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Firm accused of side marketing Govt contracted cotton The Herald Local ginning company Alliance Ginneries on Tuesday failed to provide Parliament with evidence that it contracted farmers to grow cotton and yet it was on the ground buying the crop in the Gokwe area of the Midlands province. The company was responding to accusations …
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Tobacco auction system under threat The Herald Tobacco auction system is under serious threat as it emerged that buyers are conniving with auction floors to lower golden leaf prices, hence farmers are fleeing to contract system which is offering more attractive price. The highest price for contract so far is $5,80 per kilogramme against …