Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
National herd grows four percent August 1, 2017 Local News Harare BureauThe national herd has increased by four percent during the 2016/17 cattle production season with about 5,5 million beasts compared to 5,3 million during the same period last year. According to the latest Crop and Livestock Assessment report issued by the Ministry of Agriculture Mechanisation …
Supreme Court reserves judgment in top civil servant’s land dispute August 1, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Dr Ray Ndhlukula Thandeka Moyo, Court ReporterTHE Supreme Court yesterday reserved judgment in a matter in which a prominent Matabeleland South commercial farmer is appealing against an order to vacate a farm that the Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, …
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Justice delivery in Zim: We need a new culture July 28, 2017 in Analysis, Comment, Opinion This is the second and final instalment in which the writer comments on the practice of striking off matters from the court roll on account of procedural technicalities. This was a speech he delivered during winter school for lawyers on July 17. Sternford …
We’re inspired by Deng: Gono July 28, 2017 in News FOLLOWING the appointment of former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono (GG, pictured) as board chair of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), Zimbabwe Independent political reporter Hazel Ndebele (HN) interviewed the businessman to ask him about his new role and challenges likely to affect his work. Find …
Confronting the scourge of arbitrary evictions July 29, 2017 in Columnists, Opinion & Editorials Arbitrary evictions are becoming a common phenomenon in Zimbabwe, despite being a transgression against national, regional and international laws that the country is subject to. Guest Column: FRANCIS MUKORA Over the past month alone, several incidents of forced displacements occurred across the country, some …
Applications of biotechnology in Agriculture July 31, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Biotechnology is also widespread in the medical sector Shumbeyi Muzondo CorrespondentBiotechnology is biology’s fastest growing discipline prompted by the ever-increasing demand for food and fuel in a cleaner and greener environment. In general, biotechnology encompasses a wide array of technologies that use living systems to …
Avian flu hits again July 31, 2017 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterLanark Farm in Beatrice has been hit again by a highly pathogenic avian influenza, the second time that the farm has had such an attack. The first outbreak, which killed thousands of chickens, occurred in May. The current outbreak has been confirmed by the …
President warns against leasing out farms July 31, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories President Mugabe Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi BureauPresident Mugabe has warned people leasing out their farms to white former land holders that it could be a calculated comeback by the white farmers disguised as assistance. Addressing thousands of people at the Mashonaland West Youth Interface Rally on Saturday, …
Govt receives $6m irrigation equipment July 31, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories VP Mnangagwa Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands CorrespondentGovernment has received 80 centre pivots worth over $6 million from Spain to aid irrigation under Command Agriculture, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa said. VP Mnangagwa said the centre pivots were coming at a time when Government was moving to adopt new technologies …
CSC rolls out green pastures programme July 31, 2017 Business Cold Storage Company premises in Bulawayo Kiyapili Sibanda, Business ReporterTHE Cold Storage Company (CSC) has engaged livestock farmers on a programme dubbed “green pastures” meant to enhance development of feedlots for quality production. CSC Marketing director, Mr Isaiah Machingura, said the programme was being rolled out in …