Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Safari players await US decision on ivory ban May 19, 2017 in Business THE Safari Operators’ Association of Zimbabwe (Soaz) is awaiting a decision by the United States over an ivory ban which has crippled its operations and severely reduced its revenue base, businessdigest has learnt. By Kudzai Kuwaza The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced …
Food security, poverty alleviation achievable Opinions May 18, 2017By Own Correspondent Noble prize winner, Amartya Sen By Vince Musewe ANY country which fails to feed its citizens and minimise poverty through social security nets is a failure. Zimbabwe, despite having all the necessary resources and ideas, is failing to do just that. We need a new …
Poor agriculture output affects Zim-Asset Companies & Markets May 18, 2017By Staff Reporter Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister, Joseph Made NYANGA –The Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (Zim-Asset) has failed to achieve its targets due to underperformance of the agricultural sector, a government official said last week.Launched in 2013 as the successor to the …
Tick-borne disease outbreak Companies & Markets May 18, 2017By Staff Reporter Paddy Zhanda, the deputy minister of Agriculture AN outbreak of a tick-borne disease, theileriosis, in Mashonaland East and Central provinces has claimed hundreds of cattle, leaving villagers distraught.Theileriosis is a disease caused by a species of theileria, a blood-borne parasite that only affects cattle and …
Friction over hunting concessions Companies & Markets May 18, 2017By Staff Reporter Higher and Tertiary Education Minister, Jonathan Moyo THE High Court has barred a company tasked to hunt elephants in Tsholotsho North from funding the construction of a football stadium from other operations until a dispute over the legitimate holders of permits in the area …
Wheat farmers miss deadline National Report May 18, 2017By Staff Reporter Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union president, Wonder Chabikwa. MOST farmers have missed the May 15 winter wheat planting deadline after failing to harvest their summer crop in time to make way for the new crop in what could result in output falling far below what is …
Fertiliser prices set to fall National Report May 18, 2017By Staff Reporter The price of ammonium nitrate is set to drop significantly THE retail price of top dressing fertiliser, otherwise known as ammonium nitrate (AN), will drop significantly after duty on ammonia gas — a key ingredient in the manufacture of fertilisers — was suspended with …
‘Zimbabwe still needs aid’ National Report May 18, 2017By Staff Reporter Bishow Parajuli is UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE will again this year extend its begging bowl to the international donor community for poverty alleviation and development assistance.As has been the case before, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is expected …
Parastatals… graveyards of good intent? Top Stories May 18, 2017By Cyril Zenda Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister, Joseph Made THE perennial problem of poor agricultural production will not be solved by the creation of new parastatals, but having in place sound policies that promote investment in the sensitive sector, economic analysts pointed out this week.Last …
China funded Kariba project 85 percent complete Top Stories May 16, 2017By Own Correspondent The first 150 megawatt unit was expected to come on stream in December and the second by the first quarter of 2018. ZIMBABWE is on course to complete the Kariba South Expansion Project by December, which is being built by China’s Sinohydro, an …