Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers still to benefit from $19m tobacco levy January 29, 2018 Local News Elita Chikwati and Mellisa MutasaTobacco growers are still to benefit from the $19 million that has been collected from them as tobacco levy since 2015. Government introduced the levy, meant for afforestation, in January 2015 and it was levied on all tobacco farmers at …
We’ll continue backing Command Agric: Firms January 29, 2018 Local News Mr Chitsiko Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterThe private sector has pledged to continue supporting the Command Agriculture Programme under the new dispensation. This is in response to Government calls on stakeholders in the industry to unite and work together to ensure food security, revive industry and create …
500 000 tonnes maize in grain reserves: Govt Deputy Minister Davison Marapira Munyaradzi Musiiwa, Midlands CorrespondentTHE Government has said the nation should not panic over the erratic rains this cropping season because in the event of farmers failing to harvest, the country has enough grain reserves. The country has been experiencing a dry spell …
Women protecting our elephants 1 January 28, 2018 4:06 PM Source: Women protecting our elephants | The Sunday Mail January 28, 2018 The lower Zambezi Valley is a wildlife poacher’s paradise. The expansive game reserve, one of Africa’s last great wildernesses, is home to dozens of animal species. Professor Victor Muposhi, a conservation biologist at Chinhoyi University of …
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Dam Levels as at 24-January-2018 DAM NAME FFULL SUPPLY CAPACITY CURRENT CAPACITY % FULL DAILY TREND (millions of cubic metres) (millions of cubic metres) Kariba 64800.00 23040.2 35.6 Tokwe Mukorsi 1802.6 1047 58.1 Mutirikwi 1378.08 528.263 38.3 Manyame 480.23 428.385 89.2 Osborne 401.64 311.354 77.5 Mazvikadei 343.815 316.549 92.1 Manyuchi 309.06 242.333 …
Private sector seeks farming role By Own Correspondent Finance and Economic Development Minister, Patrick Chinamasa By Farai Mabeza GOVERNMENT has been urged to create opportunities for private companies to invest in agriculture at farm level, particularly in areas that require huge capital outlays. Caleb Dengu, a director with the Zimbabwe Business Club, told a preparatory …