‘Cellphone farmers’ have no room in Zimbabwe

‘Cellphone farmers’ have no room in Zimbabwe STAFF WRITER  •  1 February 2018 10:35AM  •  0 comments HARARE – While President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has been making corrections on most disastrous policies former president Robert Mugabe was pursuing, his next call should be to bring order on the farms where most resettled farmers have been unable …

Revisiting agrarian reform modalities the way to go

Revisiting agrarian reform modalities the way to go STAFF WRITER  •  2 February 2018 11:41AM  •  0 comments HARARE – The announcement by government that Zimbabwe will now — going forward — consider white farmers for 99-year leases instead of the current five, signals a complete departure from former agrarian policies of former president Robert Mugabe. …

Zim neglects Italy Bippa

Zim neglects Italy Bippa – DailyNews Live John Kachembere  •  5 February 2018 10:21AM  •  1 comment HARARE – Zimbabwe has failed to ratify a Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (Bippa) it signed with Italy 19 years ago, a situation that has resulted in low trade between the two countries. Italian ambassador Enrico De Agostini …

‘Mugabe’s fast-track land reform a great mistake’

‘Mugabe’s fast-track land reform a great mistake’ – February 6, 2018 AGRICULTURAL and Rural Development Authority (Arda) board chairman, Basil Nyabadza, has described former President Robert Mugabe’s fast-track land reform programme as a “great mistake” which drove away the country’s hardworking white commercial farmers and crippled the agricultural sector.   BY CLAYTON MASEKESA Nyabadza told NewsDay …

Crop situation still to improve

Crop situation still to improve February 6, 2018 MANICALAND & MASH EAST Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland BureauManicaland Province needs meaningful rains to resuscitate the moisture-stressed crop that has been affected by erratic rains and high temperatures. The situation has been exacerbated by reported outbreaks of the fall armyworm, which has seen farmers struggle to apply chemicals to the already …

Fishing nets cost Harare $2 million

Fishing nets cost Harare $2 million February 6, 2018 HARARE METROPOLITAN, Local News Innocent Ruwende Senior ReporterFishing nets blocking Harare’s main water source, Lake Chivero’s intake chambers, are set to cost the city $2 million through another complete shut-down of Morton Jaffray. Harare Mayor Councillor Bernard Manyenyeni said although the city had managed to remove nets at two …

China ready for Zim fruits

China ready for Zim fruits   Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau ChiefGOVERNMENT has urged orange farmers in the country to improve on quality, as China is ready to purchase 45 000 tonnes of the fruit annually. Addressing hundreds of people gathered for the World Wetland Day commemorations at Driefontein Grassland in Chirumhanzu on Friday, …