Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
After food security, let’s go for nutritional balance July 13, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Seasonal changes influence the demand and supply of different commodities Charles DhewaThe need to move from emphasising food security to nutrition security is getting louder among many Africans with concern on what they are eating and the future of food in …
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Demystifying SI 64, local content regulations July 13, 2017 Business Second-hand tyres are included on the product list of SI 64 Dr Gift MuganoGovernment last year promulgated Statutory Instrument 64 (SI 64) which seeks to protect locally produced goods from stiff competition from imports. SI 64 covers 43 product lines which include coffee creamers, camphor creams, …
Inter-ministerial committee for Tokwe Mukosi July 13, 2017 Local News Tokwe Mukosi From Elita Chikwati in MasvingoGovernment has set up an inter ministerial committee to come up with a framework for the Tokwe Mukosi Dam master plan and ensure urgent utilisation of the water body. The framework will highlight projects to be undertaken on Tokwe Mukosi …
MPs decry Save River siltation July 13, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Elita Chikwati in MASVINGO—The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment, Water, Tourism and Hospitality has called on Government to come up with stiffer penalties for people engaging in bad practices causing siltation of water bodies, as this is threatening major investments being undertaken by the State. The …
Managers without discipline handling training cost companies July 13, 2017 Business Davies Ndumiso SibandaWITHOUT proper training in discipline handling, managers are likely to make mistakes that could end up costing the organisation a fortune when employees appeal against unfair dismissal or unfair labour practice successfully. The worst enemy of managerial employees who handle discipline is that …
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Cotton merchants buying white gold at $0,48/kg July 11, 2017By Staff Reporter Cotton merchants buying white gold at $0,48/kg THE marketing season for most agricultural commodities kicked off on June 1, 2017 with the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) buying maize and all small grains at $390 per tonne, while cotton buyers are offering $0,48 per kilogramme. …
Informal food markets disrupt, correct notion of staple foods July 12, 2017 in Business For a very long time, each country has had what it considered a staple food. However, climate change, globalisation and changes in consumption patterns are disrupting traditional staple foods. My WordWeb describes staple food as a necessary commodity for which demand is constant. …
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MP blames farm evictions on Zanu PF factionalism July 12, 2017 in News CHEGUTU West MP Dexter Nduna (Zanu PF) has claimed that the ongoing farm evictions in his constituency were being triggered by “petty party frictions”. BY NUNURAI JENA Nduna yesterday accused some ruling party members and the alleged new farm owners of fronting “white former …
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Farmer seeks court protection from minister July 12, 2017 in News A MARONDERA farmer, Stephen Worswick, has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking a protection order and to stop Foreign Affairs deputy minister Edgar Mbwembwe from grabbing his farm at gunpoint. BY CHARLES LAITON Worswick claimed that, last Friday, Mbwembwe gave him a …
Govt urged to develop command agric exit strategy July 12, 2017 in News ZIMBABWE Farmers’ Union (ZFU) executive director, Paul Zakariya has urged the government to come up with an exit strategy to prepare farmers for a post-command agriculture era, so that they are able to self-sustain their activities after the scheme has been terminated. BY VENERANDA …
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