Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
90pc Zim farmers lack collateral KUDZAI CHAWAFAMBIRA • 17 MAY 2015 11:23AM • HARARE – Zimbabwe National Farmers Union (ZNFU) says the decline in agriculture production is due to most farmers’ lack of collateral. Edward Dune, ZNFU’s executive director told Parliament this week that close to 90 percent of farmers in the country are in need …
‘New UK govt won’t compensate GIFT PHIRI, NEWS EDITOR • 17 MAY 2015 6:15PM • 12 COMMENTS are on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services HARARE – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s new Conservative government is refusing to compensate thousands of Zimbabwe’s evicted white farmers forced by President Robert Mugabe …
Cottco seeks rescue partner May 20, 2015 in Business COTTCO Holdings Ltd, sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest cotton company, is seeking a partner to help it with funding after talks with the China-Africa Development Fund collapsed and as it renegotiates debt payments with lenders. “The business was looking for a partner to work within its efforts to grow …
Tobacco earnings leap to $225m May 20, 2015 Business Oliver Kazunga Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE has earned more than $225 million from 36,3 million kilogrammes of tobacco exported since January. During the same period last year, flue cured tobacco exports realised $58.6 million from 16,4 million kg. According to latest data from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing …
Winter wheat hectarage drops May 21, 2015 Business Oliver Kazunga Senior Business ReporterWINTER wheat farming in Zimbabwe has dropped to about 2,600 hectares this season from 6,000 hectares planted in 2014 due to numerous viability challenges facing farmers. Over the years, farmers have cited lack of funding, power constraints, the impact of cheap imports and high …
Reconsider land lease clause: MP May 26, 2015 Local News Cde Zindi Harare BureauThe government should reconsider a provision in land leases that empowers the responsible minister to unilaterally revoke the lease as that has the effect of creating uncertainty, Parliament heard last week.Mutasa South MP Cde Irene Zindi (Zanu-PF) said most farmers would have invested …
1,000 hectare farm limit set May 16, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories VP Emmerson Mnangagwa Abel Zhakata Harare BureauTHE government will take land from those with multiple farms, while those with huge farms exceeding 1,000 hectares will have them subdivided and parcelled out to landless families, Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.Responding to questions raised by members of …
Zim gets $38m farm machinery May 23, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories President Mugabe — flanked by Brazilian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Marcia Maro Da Silva (left), Vice Presidents Cdes Emmerson Mnangagwa (right) and Phelekezela Mphoko (partly obscured) and Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made — views some of the equipment commissioned under the Zimbabwe-Brazil More Food …
Zimbabwe plunges towards a food crisis Mhondoro-Ngezi – Farisai Moyo was hoping for a bumper harvest this year, but all he has to show for his hard work is a field of wilted maize – the result of a prolonged dry spell across much of Zimbabwe that is likely to tip the country into food …
Villagers challenge MP takeover of camp MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT for Matopo North constituency Never Khanye plans to take over Big Cave Camp which is situated 48km from Bulawayo amid resistance from villagers and traditional leaders. BY BENSON DUBE Big Cave Camp is owned by Dave Waddy who works with the community and reportedly employs …