Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Molasses shortage looms – The Zimbabwe Independent MOLASSES procurement by stockfeed manufacturers on the local market has tumbled from a peak of 1 474 metric tonnes per month in 2015 to 774 metric tonnes per month in 2017, it has emerged. By Tinashe Kairiza The bulk of the commodity is being consumed by competing industries, …
Govt working on land audit to benefit everyone Air Chief Marshal Perrance Shiri Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle CorrespondentTHE Government does not discriminate against its citizens along partisan lines and is in the process of conducting land audits whose outcome will benefit everyone, a Cabinet Minister has said. Speaking during a question and answer session in …
NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE DIALOGUE WORKSHOP ON LAND TENURE AND POLICY IN ZIMBABWE 15 February 2018 ________________________________________________________ P.B. Purcell Gilpin: Director CFU I stand before you as a representative of the Commercial Farmers’ Union, an organisation that is a shadow of its former self. There can be no denying that our institution, which has roots that are …
A sit down with Conrad Rautenbach from Green Fuel FUEL prices shot up recently before Government intervened by reducing import duty on fuel to stem the price madness that rose as a result. Questions have been raised as to the contribution of the multi-million dollar investment by Green Fuel in Chisumbanje and Middle Sabi …
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TIMB avails $2m for 2 000ha woodlots Lovemore Kadzura Rusape CorrespondentTHE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has set aside $2 million to plant 2 000 hectares of woodlots in the three Mashonaland provinces and Manicaland, regarded as the four major tobacco-growing provinces. It is also imploring farmers to cure the crop in a …
GMB to build two more silos Nyore Madzianike Manicaland BureauGovernment has approved the construction of two more silos, with one of them to be located at Timber Mills in Macheke, Manicaland. It is envisaged that a silo in Macheke will be strategically positioned as there is a railway line which links Harare to Beira, …
Boost for Lowveld sugarcane farmers Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziClose to 1 000 indigenous sugar cane farmers in the Lowveld have been given a major boost after sugar producer, Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe, announced that it has started crafting a new sugar milling agreement that will see out-growers receiving payment for all by-products from the cane …
‘Revise skewed Save Valley ownership structure’ George Maponga Masvingo BureauThe provincial leadership here has expressed concern over the small number of indigenous players operating in the wildlife-rich Save Valley Conservancy. This comes against the backdrop of revelations that out of 27 properties within the conservancy, only two were indigenous-owned, with the rest under the …
Collective job action laws don’t favour workers Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour MattersCOLLECTIVE job action remains misunderstood by many workers and trade union leaders resulting in many workers losing their jobs as a result of participating in illegal collective job action. Many trade unions have advised workers that section 65 of the Constitution gives them the …
Farmers urged to vaccinate livestock Sukulwenkosi Dube- Matutu, Gwanda CorrespondentTHE Veterinary Department in Matabeleland South Province has called on farmers to either vaccinate or dip their animals so that they do not contract tick borne diseases which are prevalent during the rainy season. Matabeleland South provincial veterinary officer, Dr Enat Mdlongwa, said tick borne diseases …