Zambia National Farmers’ Union Friday Brief 2 of 2018
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Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe — what investors need to know
Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe — what investors need to know By Own Correspondent By Anna Rosenberg and William Attwell AFTER being denounced for years for its dictatorship and destructive economic policies, Zimbabwe entered a new chapter in November 2017, following the military’s removal of president Robert Mugabe, who ruled the country for 37 years. Mugabe’s ouster and replacement …
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Slow start to 2018 rainfall season
Slow start to 2018 rainfall season By Staff Reporter Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement, Perrance Shiri BELOW normal rainfall was received across most parts of the country since the start of the 2017/18 rainfall season in October, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET) has said.“The bulk of the country has so …
Soya bean growing deal collapses
Soya bean growing deal collapses By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor SOYABEAN contract growing arrangements mooted last year by stakeholders have collapsed due to failure by the Oil Expressers Association of Zimbabwe (OEAZ) to provide the offtake agreements required by financial institutions. Many of the OEAZ members have been unwilling to guarantee farmers’ loans, …
Academic warns of peasants abuse in globalisation
Academic warns of peasants abuse in globalisation – January 19, 2018 As globalisation reaches its peak, it is important to consider the plight of peasant farmers to protect them from oppression by bigger market forces, Indian academic Prabhat Patnaik has warned. BY Tinotenda Munyukwi Making a presentation during the Sam Moyo Memorial Lecture in Harare …
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Foot-n-mouth disease outbreak hits Shurugwi
Foot-n-mouth disease outbreak hits Shurugwi January 19, 2018 MIDLANDS & NORTH-WEST Sukoluhle Ndlovu Midlands CorrespondentSHURUGWI District has been hit by severe foot-and-mouth disease, a development which is likely to adversely affect livestock movement and production. An official with the Veterinary Services in the province, Dr Munyaradzi Chigiji, confirmed the development. He said he had visited Shurugwi to access …
TSCZ urges farmers to ear-tag livestock
TSCZ urges farmers to ear-tag livestock January 19, 2018 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Runesu Gwidi Masvingo CorrespondentThe Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) has urged farmers living along the country’s major roads to put reflective ear tags on livestock to curb road carnage. Road traffic accidents increased by 10 percent last year compared to 2016, according to a report. …
Govt wary of poaching at Tokwe-Mukosi
Govt wary of poaching at Tokwe-Mukosi January 19, 2018 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST From George Maponga in MasvingoGovernment is concerned about rampant fish poaching at Tokwe-Mukosi Dam and has challenged law enforcement agencies to beef up security at the country’s largest inland dam. Masvingo Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Senator Josaya Hungwe said the increase in poaching …
Lack of funding hinders tsetse fly control
Lack of funding hinders tsetse fly control January 19, 2018 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Walter Nyamukondiwa and John MurwiraSHORTAGE of funding is stalling intervention programmes to control tsetse fly infestations in Hurungwe and Kariba districts of Mashonaland West Province. This has resulted in intermittent outbreaks of diseases in both humans and livestock. Three cases of people …
Vandalism of water infrastructure costly to life, economy
Vandalism of water infrastructure costly to life, economy January 19, 2018 Business For the better part of the festive season a significant part of Karoi Town had no water. Instead of enjoying the festivities associated with the period, residents spent lots of time looking for water. This meant the town, being a transit town to Zambia, ran a …
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