Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt avails forex for fertiliser chemicals December 28, 2017 Top Stories Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Chief Air Marshal Perrance Shiri (Rtd) stresses a point at a Press briefing in Harare yesterday. — (Picture by Justin Mutenda) Innocent Ruwende Senior ReporterGovernment has moved to ease fertiliser shortage after availing an undisclosed amount of foreign currency for …
Government’s farm compensation conundrum 5 December 24, 2017 2:05 AM Source: Government’s farm compensation conundrum | The Financial Gazette December 22, 2017 By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor President Emmerson Mnangagwa PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s reiteration of the ZANU-PF government’s commitment to compensate former white farmers who lost farms under the land redistribution programme drew some of the …
Sakunda injects $10 million into Command Livestock 0 December 27, 2017 2:03 AM Source: Sakunda injects $10 million into Command Livestock | Herald (Top Stories) Zvamaida Murwira Senior ReporterSakunda Holdings has unveiled a $10 million funding package to kick-start Command Livestock and will also bankroll the production of up to two million chickens per month as the …
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Farmers Optimistic About Mnangagwa Government’s Ability To Revive Agriculture 0 December 27, 2017 11:05 AM Source: Farmers Optimistic About Mnangagwa Government’s Ability To Revive Agriculture | ZimEye Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo | Farmers here have expressed optimism at the new government’ s potential to revive agricultural activities in the country. The farmers who spoke to ZimEye.com last week commended …
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2017, year of agricultural recovery 1 December 27, 2017 11:43 AM Source: 2017, year of agricultural recovery | Herald (Opinion) Minister Shiri Elita Chikwati Senior ReporterThe 2017 agricultural year will be remembered as a year of restoration — a year when farmers’ hard work was rewarded and their confidence, which had suffered due to lack of …
Met Dept issues flood warning 0 December 27, 2017 11:50 AM Source: Met Dept issues flood warning | Herald (Local news) Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterThe Meteorological Services Department has called for more vigilance and preparedness, particularly for rescue operations, as the country is expected to receive heavy rainfall in excess of 50 millimetres in 24 hours …
Zimbabwe’s farmers brace for return of destructive new… 0 December 27, 2017 12:18 PM Source: Zimbabwe’s farmers brace for return of destructive new… | Daily Mail Online MAFUKE, Zimbabwe, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Farmers in Zimbabwe are anxiously watching their crops, fearing the return of a plethora of new pests that recently spread to the southern African …
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CIO BOSS IN FRESH FARM GRAB newsdzeZimbabweNewsdzeZimbabwe NewsdzeZimbabwe STATE security agent Rodney Mashingaidze has reportedly relaunched his bid to grab Maleme Ranch in Matabeleland South province, two years after he was blocked by chiefs, civil society and villagers before then Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko ordered him to vacate the property. Mashingaidze in 2015 attempted to grab …
Normal to above normal rains forecast December 21, 2017 Local News Dr Makarau Innocent Ruwende Senior ReporterZimbabwe and the bulk of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) region are likely to receive normal to above-normal rainfall for most of the period January to May 2018, weather experts have said. According to a mid-season review outlook update for …
Meat traders defend price hike – December 20, 2017 MEAT traders have refused to reverse the 30-50% hike they introduced on all meat products this year, saying the increments were necessitated by the high costs they were incurring along the value chain. BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA Yesterday, government failed to break the impasse, as stakeholders vowed …