Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Commercial Farmers’ Union of Zimbabwe Congress 2010 MANICALAND REPORT TO CONGRESS 2010 “When we pursue many of our dreams, they at first seem impossible, then over time they seem improbable and then, eventually when we summon the will they become inevitable.” My report has to be broken up into three different groupings of individuals; firstly …
Commercial Farmers’ Union of Zimbabwe Congress 2010 MASHONALAND CENTRAL REPORT TO CONGRESS 2010 Introduction The season started of very slowly on the row cropping side and due to financial risk this sector was paralyzed by high interest rates and shortage of finance. The farmers who managed to finance themselves were at high risk from …
Commercial Farmers’ Union of Zimbabwe Congress 2010 MASVINGO REGION REPORT TO CONGRESS 2010 To begin with I would like to ask you all to remember all the loved ones we have lost over the past year and to also pray for those whom we personally did not know who have passed on either at Pioneer …
Commercial Farmers’ Union of Zimbabwe Congress 2010 MIDLANDS REPORT TO CONGRESS 2010 In years gone by my annual report would have been based around the varied aspects of mixed farming that comprises our region here in the Midlands. It would contain detailed information regarding increased crop production that we …
Commercial Farmers’ Union of Zimbabwe Congress 2010 SOUTH WEST MASHONALAND REPORT TO CONGRESS 2010 WEATHER The season had a dry start but soon recouped and finished up above average at about 850mm. Late rains in early April helped grain fill, late maize and soya bean plantings. High recordings of hailstorms damaged a considerable amount of …
Commercial Farmers’ Union of Zimbabwe Congress 2010 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DAIRY FARMERS REPORT TO CONGRESS 2010 Welcome to the NADF AGM and our second Commodities forum. This year has brought to pass Duff Odendaal, Brian Harvey of Midlands, Mr Mabena of Matabeleland and the tragic death of Dr B G Moyo’s son of Matabeleland. Please …
Bakers, millers fight over govt decision on flour VICTORIA MTOMBA – Jul 29 2010 11:20 Zimbabwe’s 2010/11 wheat production warning early this month upset the local milling industry, but not to the same degree as government, which passed a decision to keep import duty on flour flat in its budget …
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Boost Cross-Border Trade for Food Security http://www.ipsnews.net Lewis Mwanangombe LUSAKA, Aug 3 (IPS) – Small-scale traders on either side of the Mwami Border Post between Zambia and Malawi are key to meeting local demands that larger importers do not. During acute food shortages in Malawi during the drought in the early 1990s, small-scale traders brought …
Malawi feeds hungry Zimbabwe http://www.africanews.com Posted on Tuesday 3 August 2010 – 12:29 Mtheto Lungu, AfricaNews reporter in Lilongwe, Malawi The Government of Malawi has approved export of 300,000 tonnes of maize to Zimbabwe. The International Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FewsNet), however, projects 1.5 million Malawians could face food shortage from next …
Farmers move to recover legal costs http://www.iol.co.za August 03 2010 at 01:16AM Johannesburg – Three farmers whose farms were seized by the Zimbabwean government will apply for a special order to recover legal costs in the Pretoria High Court, their attorney said on Monday. The farmers would launch the application against the Zimbabwean government …