Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Chiredzi cotton hectarage up 87pc January 11, 2018 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Elita Chikwati in ChiredziChiredzi Business Unit farmers have established a cotton crop of 68 000 hectares against a target hectarage of 100 000 hectares. This is an 87 percent increase from the 37 000 hectares that had been established by farmers during the same period last …
‘Beitbridge-Chirundu Road project starts March’ January 11, 2018 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Minister Gumbo Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziConstruction of Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge Road commences in March, with the contractor — Geiger International — having divided the road into six operating areas. Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Joram Gumbo recently told a Local Authority Retreat Workshop in Chiredzi that Geiger …
Mash Central’s cotton crop satisfactory January 11, 2018 Business The Hlupo brothers inspecting their cotton crop in Chesa, Mt Darwin in the Mashonaland Central Province Business ReporterSEVERAL cotton farmers in Mashonaland Central Province have expressed satisfaction with this year’s crop, describing its condition as “extremely above average”. In separate interviews, cotton growers who benefited from free …
MSD warns of violent thunderstorms January 11, 2018 Local News Nokutenda Chiyangwa Herald ReporterTHE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of violent thunderstorms and sharp downpours in some parts of the country today and urged people to take precautionary measures. These include avoiding outdoor activities as the storms will be accompanied by lightning and heavy winds. In a …
Violent hail strikes again | The Chronicle Whinsley Masara/ Nyaradzo Bakari, Chronicle ReportersA SCHOOL and several homes in Sigola area near Ntabazinduna in Matabeleland South were severely damaged by hailstorms on Tuesday afternoon. The hailstorm struck at around 4PM. At Sigola Primary School a classroom block’s roof was completely blown off and power lines to …
White farmer fights for lost farm 1 January 11, 2018 2:01 AM Source: White farmer fights for lost farm – DailyNews Live Jeffrey Muvundusi 10 January 2018 BULAWAYO – Figtree farmer, David Connolly who lost his farm to formerpresident Robert Mugabe’s top aide, Ray Ndhlukula has questioned PresidentEmmerson Mnangagwa’s sincerity on addressing the plight of …
Shades of middlemenship in agribusiness misread – January 10, 2018 Although it has existed for more than 100 years, middlemenship or intermediation continues to be misunderstood in agro-based African countries. Contrary to what most farmers and policy makers think, it’s not about people acting as middlemen, but middlemenship as a practice whose features range from excellent …
Top white farmer pins hope on Shiri – January 10, 2018 A TOP white Marondera farmer, Phillip Worswick, has said he is pinning his hopes on the government to restitute his land so he can resume operations after a huge chunk of his land was grabbed by new indigenous farmers in August last year. BY …
Top military officers ordered off farm – January 10, 2018 TOP Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers, who had recently besieged Elphida Farm in Domboshava, beating, harassing and evicting A2 farmers on the property, have been ordered to move off the farm and barred from interfering with activities. BY CHARLES LAITON The top military personnel were …
Fencing off farms now mandatory — minister January 10, 2018 MIDLANDS & NORTH-WEST Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands CorrespondentGovernment has come up with a new policy that compels A1 and A2 farmers, as well as other beneficiaries of the land reform programme to fence off their properties to curb the wanton spread of livestock diseases. There were recent reported …