Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
By Phillimon Mhlanga, Business Reporter Government approved a turnaround strategy for CSC four years after it had been presented for consideration. …Questions over appointments …Made hopeful board will deliver OPTIMISM abound in President Robert Mugabe’s government after the administration achieved what its diehard supporters call huge strides in reviving farming — the mainstay of the …
By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor COMMAND winter wheat production is targeting a yield of at least five tonnes per hectare during the winter wheat production season. The Command Agriculture scheme, introduced at the beginning of the 2016/2017 agricultural season, recorded phenomenal success in maize production with the country expecting a total yield of …
No funding for dam maintenance Top Stories May 11, 2017By Andrew Kunambura, Political Reporter Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Oppah Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri DESPITE the critical state of the country’s dams which are collapsing one by one due to prolonged periods of neglect, government is still unable to fund their maintenance.At least 174 out of 10 …
Fuel prices go up Top Stories May 11, 2017By Staff Reporter The price rise is largely in response to the shortage of sugarcane in the Lowveld, which is used to manufacture ethanol, a key ingredient in fuel blending. THE price of fuel went up this week by about three percent, on average, precipitated by poor sugarcane …
Using agriculture, agribusiness to bring about industrialisation in Africa May 12, 2017 in Business No region of the world has ever moved to industrialised economy status without a transformation of the agricultural sector. Agriculture, which contributes 16,2% of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Africa, and gives some form of employment to over 60% of the population, …
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Ivory suspects want informer identified May 12, 2017 Crime & Courts Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court ReporterThe Constitutional Court is next week set to hear the case in which two Harare women accused of unlawful possession of 25,9 kilogrammes of raw ivory valued at $6 475 are seeking to force the prosecution to reveal the informant. The landmark case …
Unscrupulous businesspeople fleece Gokwe farmers May 12, 2017 Local News Elita Chikwati in GokweUnscrupulous businesspeople are fleecing Gokwe farmers by offering non-viable prices for cattle, justifying their actions by saying the area is prone to Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). This came out at a meeting held in the Defe Mutendi area of Gokwe on Wednesday. Gokwe provincial …
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Golden leaf turns farmers pale May 12, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis, Top Stories A farmer waits for transport to ferry him back home after selling tobacco and buying household good at TSF in Harare yesterday – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda Leroy Dzenga Features Writer —National identity cards have turned into a currency as tobacco farmers at …
‘Take advantage of EU market sweet potato demand’ May 12, 2017 Business Business ReporterTHE country’s export promotion agency, ZimTrade, has called upon local horticultural firms and individual farmers to take advantage of the growing demand for sweet potatoes in the European Union (EU) to snap export earnings for the country. The EU accounts for the largest …
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Zesa engages Treasury over $43m Eskom debt May 12, 2017 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior ReporterZESA has engaged Treasury to mobilise resources to clear electricity import arrears to South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, a senior Government official has said. Eskom has given Zesa Holdings up to the end of the month to clear its $43 million power import …