Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt makes $487m agric funding record By ZimSitRep_M | June 26, 2017 1 Comment Source: Govt makes $487m agric funding record | The Herald June 26, 2017 Felex Share Senior ReporterGovernment has secured a $487 million facility to fund the 2017-18 agricultural season and movement of inputs under the Command Agriculture and Presidential Input Support schemes is expected to begin next month, …
Farms up for redistribution: Minister Mombeshora Government is repossessing farms from unproductive land reform beneficiaries and redistributing them to land-hungry Zimbabweans to optimise agricultural production. The Lands and Rural Resettlement Ministry has notified 38 farmers, mainly in Mashonaland East, that it will soon revoke offer letters giving them title to land. Provincial lands committees …
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The witless looters – NewsDay Zimbabwe Since the beginning of the land reform programme and when our comrades gave themselves access to the means of production, our economic terrain has continued to be dominated by looting, pillaging and plunder. Generally, looting does not rob the country of its wealth, that is, if …
Battle to save Chivero woodlands June 26, 2017 Business Firewood poaching is on the increase Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryON May 9 the Forestry Commission of Zimbabwe (FCZ) seized two T35 trucks and a minibus transporting a cargo of illegally logged firewood from Lake Chivero Recreational Park, on the outskirts of Harare. The fuel-wood is sold to the …
Private cotton buyers exposed June 26, 2017 Business Business ReporterGOVERNMENT stands to be prejudiced of significant quantities of cotton, which it is ordinarily entitled to especially after providing farmers with inputs, after it emerged that private cotton companies have resorted to buying the crop at night, dampening prospects of revival of the sector. The companies are …
South Africa hit by avian flu June 24, 2017 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterSouth Africa has been hit by avian influenza leaving thousands of birds dead, as Zimbabwe works with the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Crisis Management Centre to review its systems following an outbreak which killed 140 000 birds at Irvine’s (Pvt) Limited with …
10 000 new tobacco growers register June 26, 2017 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterPreparations for the 2017-18 tobacco season have started, with over 10 000 new growers registered with the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB). Statistics from TIMB show that 47 299 farmers have registered to grow tobacco during the 2017-18 season and 10 …
Arda turns to horticultural production for revenue growth June 26, 2017 Business Mr Ndodana Ncube Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Farming ReporterREVAMPED Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) Jotsholo Estate is looking forward to improving its revenues through embarking on extensive horticultural production. Arda Jotsholo manager, Mr Ndodana Ncube, said there has been a massive improvement in cereals production …
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Kariba South power generation expected to start by December June 26, 2017 Local News Hebert Zharare, Harare BureauAbout 86 percent of work on the Kariba South Power expansion project has been completed with the first unit expected to start generating 150 megawatts by December this year, while the second one will feed 150MW into the national grid …
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WATCH: Heavily armed Zim riot cops evict white farmer in ‘fresh land grabs’ By ZimSitRep_M | June 25, 2017 0 Comment Heavily armed Zimbabwean riot police this week besieged the property of a white commercial farmer, Robert Smart outside Rusape town and forcefully evicted him from his farm. Source: WATCH: Heavily armed Zim riot cops evict white farmer in …
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