Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
TIMB speaks on contract farming Herald 25/6/2021 The tobacco industry has seen a new structure where principal contractors have engaged third parties who would sponsor tobacco production by funding farmers through inputs Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter THE Government will soon amend a law regulating tobacco contractors to define their roles with regards to contracted …
Increase awareness on land degradation: FAO Herald 25/6/2021 Land-Degradation Sifelani Tsiko Agric Editor Zimbabwe must take wide-ranging steps to raise public awareness on desertification and land degradation to help combat desertification and the effects of drought, a senior UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) official has said. FAO sustainable natural resources management specialist Mr …
Editorial Comment: Light at the end of power crisis tunnel Herald 25/6/2021 Hwange Power Station The modest Zesa load shedding we are seeing at the moment arises from a combination of inadequate generating capacity within Zimbabwe, especially the thermal base load from Hwange, the economic revival pushing up consumption, the cold weather increasing household …
ARDA under transformation Herald 25/6/2021 Minister Masuka George Maponga in Masvingo The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) is being transformed to become a key agent in steering rural agricultural development to engender rural transformation that is key in making Zimbabwe an upper middle income economy by 2030. Speaking at an ARDA workshop in …
Free Trade Area in Covid-19 times: The potential benefits for Zimbabwe Chronicle 25/6/2021 Rodgers Rewayi With the operationalisation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), questions have been raised on whether Zimbabwe can fully benefit from the agreement to attain Vision 2030 of becoming a middle-income economy. Government, businesses and industries all hope …
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6PM to 6AM curfew on Bulawayo Chronicle 25/6/2021 Mr Derrick Sibanda and Ms Getrude Sibanda Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu & Mkhululi Ncube, Chronicle Reporters POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday imposed a 6PM to 6AM curfew in the city in line with the localised lockdown measures meant to curb the spread of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses in …
Two Decades After Land Grab, Zimbabwe Starts Paying Farmers Godfrey Marawanyika, Antony Sguazzin3-3 minutes 6/23/2021 Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast. Zimbabwe made its first compensation payment as part of an agreement to settle a dispute with White commercial farmers who had their land seized violently two decades ago. The …
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Muzarabani farmers struggle for sesame seed market Herald 24/6/2021 Mr and Mrs Richard Manyere harvesting sesame seeds. Phyllis Kachere-Deputy News Editor Convergence For 42-year-old Mrs Lydia Mudoro of Chareka Village in Muzarabani’s Ward 23 covering the Kaerezi area, growing sesame seeds as an alternative cash crop to her traditional cotton came as a welcome and …
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Illegal activities disrupting timber business Herald 24/6/2021 Business Reporter Operations of Zimbabwe’s timber companies remain constrained due to illegal occupation of their forests, an industry lobby group said. Timber Producers Federation (TPF), that includes biggest producers said about 20 000 hectares of its members’ forests have been occupied for agricultural purposes, making it inaccessible …
Horticultural sector needs more investment Herald 24/6/2021 Minister Marapira Thupeyo Muleya-Senior Reporter There is a strong need for Government and its partners to invest more and capacitate farmers in the horticulture sector for them to increase their annual contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as enshrined in the National Development Strategy 1 …