Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Breaches of farming contracts worry Govt January 25, 2018 Business The tobacco sector has benefited from contract schemes Livingstone MarufuGOVERNMENT has expressed concern over rising breaches in farming contracts as such violations were impeding the badly needed investments into the agriculture sector. It warned corrective measures will soon be taken against the offenders. Several corporates have …
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Dry spell threatens uninsured farmers – January 24, 2018 THE current dry spell may impoverish most tobacco farmers who have not cushioned themselves from potential losses through insurance cover, due to insufficient resources and dishonesty by some insurance companies. By FIDELITY MHLANGA While the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) is carrying out a crop assessment …
Mugabe family in school land grab – January 24, 2018 FORMER President Robert Mugabe’s family is embroiled in a nasty fight over land in Borrowdale, which reportedly belongs to a Harare private school owned by the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe (RCZ), which former First Lady Grace Mugabe reportedly grabbed when her husband was still in power. …
Grain reserves adequate: Millers – January 24, 2018 The Grain Millers’ Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has said people should not panic about the prevailing dry spell as its members have sufficient grain reserves to take the country through to the next farming season. BY MUNESU NYAKUDYA Presenting food items worth over $145 000 to the …
Hwange Power Station output increases to 661MW – January 24, 2018 POWER generation at Hwange Thermal Power Station has increased to 661 megawatts (MW) following the completion of refurbishment works at one of its units which had been inactive for years, Energy minister Simon Khaya Moyo has said. BY XOLISANI NCUBE Moyo told journalists in …
GMB MD grilled over partisan distribution of inputs – January 24, 2018 GRAIN Marketing Board (GMB) managing director Rockie Mutenha yesterday had a torrid time in Parliament when he was grilled over partisan distribution of Presidential farming inputs by the parastatal. BY VENERANDA LANGA Mutenha had appeared before the Justice Mayor Wadyajena-led Parliamentary Portfolio Committee …
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Farmers fret over poor rains January 24, 2018 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Mr Mukwende Walter Nyamukondiwa and Fortunate GoraMashonaland West Province has managed to put only 143 455 hectares under maize production compared to 183 102 hectares in the same period a year ago, owing to erratic rains. Some farmers are still planting their crops, …