Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Beitbridge farmer’s woes mount ONE of Beitbridge’s top citrus estates is on the verge of collapse after a soldier moved in to evict the owner yesterday at a time30 000 trees are dying due to disruptions at the property.BY STAFF REPORTER Benfer Estate was established by prominent Beitbridge farmer Ian Ferguson who has been …
Communal Farmers Exempted From Tax Tabitha Mutenga 25 Jun 2015 Communal farmers will be exempted from paying the land rentals and unit tax COMMUNAL farmers will be exempted from paying the land rentals and unit tax of US$5 per hectare introduced by government early this year, a Cabinet minister has said.However, all beneficiaries of the land …
Minister announces farm rental prices June 22, 2015 Local News Thandeka Moyo Chronicle ReporterLANDS and Rural Resettlement Minister Cde Douglas Mombeshora has announced land rental prices that will see both A1 and A2 farmers paying rentals and unit tax. The minister said all land that has been acquired for agriculture by the state could only be utilised or …
The landowner, the farmer and agribusiness (Part 1) June 18, 2015 Business Tapuwa Justice Mashangwa Agriculture ColumnIN Zimbabwe those involved in the farming sector are easily classifiable in to three categories: the landowner, the farmer and the agribusiness person. The landowner: This person just owns land. That is it. It is lying idle and not a single thing …
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A1, A2 farmers start paying rentals June 18, 2015 Local News Walter Mswazie Masvingo CorrespondentTHE government has started collecting rentals from A1 and A2 farmers as a way of raising funds to compensate white farmers from whom farms were acquired for the land reform programme. Lands and Rural Resettlement Minister Douglas Mombeshora said the government was expecting to …
Zimbabwe harvests shrivel as rains and government farm support dry up BULAWAYO- For many years, Miriam Hlabangana, a farmer in Gwanda, about 150 kms south of Bulawayo, planted and harvested enough maize to not only feed her family but sell some excess to buyers from Bulawayo and beyond. BY MARKO PHIRI That abundance was …
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Land Reform Nightmare Nelson Chenga 11 Jun 2015 GOVERNMENT, battling to stem an accelerating economic crisis that was primarily triggered by its land reform programme, is contemplating returning some underutilised farmlands back to a number of former white owners after failing to compensate them, the Financial Gazette can report.The move comes as a US judge last week dismissed …
VP Mnangagwa warns bigwigs June 9, 2015 Clemence Manyukwe News Editor VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned bigwigs with vast tracts of land to brace for an exercise meant to reduce their farm sizes to acceptable hectares. VP Mnangagwa said corruption in land matters would not be tolerated as evidenced by the recent arrest of …
MASHONALAND East Provincial Affairs minister Joel Biggie Matiza has warned Zanu PF supporters against invading commercial farms covered under Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (Bippas) with foreign governments. BY Jairos Saunyama Addressing thousands of Zanu PF supporters in Dema last week, Matiza revealed that the government was aware of plans by rogue ruling party …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Land audit must be internally funded June 2, 2015 Opinion & Analysis We are likely to witness two significant developments this week, both relating to the national land policy. In the Midlands Province, the government will launch a programme to downsize farms to bring them in tune with the maximum farm size policy. The …
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