Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zim triggers process to reverse land reform 3 March 14, 2020 2:03 AM Source: Zim triggers process to reverse land reform | Newsday (News) GOVERNMENT has started a process of repossessing land to compensate indigenous and white former commercial farmers affected by the 2000 land reform programme, described by many as chaotic. BY MOSES MATENGA The country …
Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers to get half their earnings in US$ 0 March 16, 2020 2:00 AM Source: Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers to get half their earnings in US$ Tobacco is one of Zimbabwe’s top export earner and here were fears farmers would withhold their crop if they did not receive payments in US dollars A Zimbabwean harvests tobacco …
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Big target for winter wheat 0 March 15, 2020 2:52 PM Source: Big target for winter wheat | The Sunday Mail Rudo Mandiro Zimbabwe has set an ambitious target of 85 000 hectares under irrigated winter wheat this season, with expected national harvest forecast of above 400 000 tonnes. The target, under the Smart Agriculture Programme, follows years …
Things fall apart as Zim$ crashes l Black market runs amok l Prices of goods skyrocket l Wages further eroded By Sindiso Mhlope Daily News 12/3/2020 THERE are fresh fears in the country — amid the continuing plunge of the Zimbabwe dollar on the black market and the ever rising prices of basic goods — …
New forex system: What Ncube’s latest move means to you NewsDay 13/3/2020 On Wednesday, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube admitted what the authorities had studiously refused to acknowledge that the interbank forex market was not working. As the black market exchange rate premium reached 100%, Ncube scrambled to free up forex trading, allowing banks to take …
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Zim triggers process to reverse land reform NewsDay 13/3/2020 GOVERNMENT has started a process of repossessing land to compensate indigenous and white former commercial farmers affected by the 2000 land reform programme, described by many as chaotic. BY MOSES MATENGA The country announced the plans to give back land “grabbed” during the fast-tracked land reform …
Govt starts farm downsizing process Herald 13/3/2020 Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter A verification exercise to identify the number of farms earmarked for downsizing following the completion of the land audit has started in Mashonaland East. The land audit is aimed at identifying land utilisation patterns and optimal farming activities, which will influence appropriate policies …
Chimanimani expects bumper harvest Herald 13/3/2020 Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Farmers in Chimanimani are expecting bumper yields following input support programmes to restore food security in the aftermath of the Cyclone Idai disaster. Many farmers in the district suffered losses when their crops, which had survived a bad agricultural season, were swept away by …
1 186t maize boost for Masvingo Herald 13/3/2020 Sydney Mubaiwa in Chiredzi Government, in partnership with Tongaat Hulett, has produced 1 186 tonnes of irrigated maize here. The yield will enhance food security in the province, which had been facing recurrent droughts. Tongaat partnered the Government to grow winter maize under the Smart Agriculture …
Kilimanjaro project gets State guarantee Herld 13/3/2020 Cde Chadzamira George Maponga Masvingo Bureau The US$40 million Kilimanjaro sugar cane project in the Lowveld has received a major boost after Government released a letter of undertaking to protect the investment. The venture, a partnership between South Africa-based Tongaat Hulett and local financial institutions, will create …