Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe holds belated World Bee Day Gibson Mhaka, Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE will tomorrow mark the first-ever belated World Bee Day which was declared by the United Nations to recognise and celebrate the importance of preserving bees and other pollinators. The celebrations organised by Matabeleland Beekeepers Association ( MBA) are being held in Bulawayo. World …
Govt starts repossessing land from multiple farm owners President Mnangagwa Munyaradzi Musiiwa, Midlands CorrespondentGOVERNMENT has started repossessing land from beneficiaries of land reform programme who have multiple farms and those whose properties exceed the recommended sizes to enable more people, particularly youths to benefit, President Mnangagwa said yesterday. Addressing youths and party supporters during …
Read more “Govt starts repossessing land from multiple farm owners”
54% of tobacco farmers comply with govt directive to destroy stalks newsday Only 54% of tobacco farmers have complied with a government directive to destroy all stalks of the crop, risking an outbreak of potato virus Y (PVY), which affects the golden leaf, potatoes, tomatoes and peppers. BY FREEMAN MAKOPA Speaking at an Indaba held …
Read more “54% of tobacco farmers comply with govt directive to destroy stalks”
Women attack traditional leaders over land distribution newsday RURAL women have accused traditional leaders of abusing their authority to sideline them in the distribution of land. BY KUDZAI MUCHENJEKWA This came out during a women land tenure policy dialogue organised by the Zimbabwe Land Agrarian Network (ZiLAN) in Harare on Monday, where participants bemoaned the …
Read more “Women attack traditional leaders over land distribution”
Zanu PF activists invade Mutinhiri son’s plot newsday SUSPECTED Zanu PF activists in Marondera have reportedly invaded a farm owned by National Patriotic Front (NPF) interim leader, Ambrose Mutinhiri’s son, Tafara, in protest over his father’s decision to join opposition politics. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Tafara confirmed the incident yesterday, saying the ruling party supporters invaded …
Govt to import $200m edible oil The Herald Livingstone Marufu Business ReporterZimbabwe is expected to import crude edible oil worth $200 million this year in an effort to supplement local production as it emerged the country’s soya beans harvest of around 50 000 tonnes falls short of national demand. Zimbabwe requires about 300 000 …
Horticulture set to surpass $143m The Herald The Government initiative to return the horticulture sector to its former glory as one of the leading export earners is achievable if challenges bedevilling the sector are addressed, an expert has said. Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) director Jeremiah Tevera, said surpassing the $143 million mark was …
Villagers appeal for irrigation equipment The Herald Blessings Chidakwa in KadomaFARMERS at Madhodha Irrigation Scheme in Mhondoro-Ngezi, Mashonaland West are appealing to Government and donors for irrigation equipment as the one they are using is now obsolete. The local community also appealed for the introduction of the Command Fisheries programme as they have one …
Forex shortages bite agric firm The Herald Mukudzei Chingwere Midlands CorrespondentA Gweru-based firm, Linfield Farm, which is in the business of exporting peas and other horticultural products to Europe, is failing to expand its operations due to foreign currency shortages. The firm’s operations director Mr Tatenda Karimazondo said they were not accessing enough foreign …
Farmer does wonders on 5ha plot The Herald Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands BureauWhen the land reform programme started in 2000, Mr Reuben Manhondo (44) of Gweru was among the doubting Thomases. He adopted a wait-and-see attitude as thousands of landless Zimbabweans demanded and got land from the minority white farmers, who held prime farming land. …