Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
What do Zimbabwe’s farmers think of the $3.5 bn deal? AUGUST 20, 2020 | UPDATED: 8 HOURS AGO Avatar Contributor By Andrew Pascoe, President of the Commercial Farmers’ Union in Zimbabwe. President Robert Mugabe’s notorious land reforms in the early 2000s robbed thousands of Zimbabwean farmers of their land, and of their livelihoods. What was …
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Targets set for Pfumvudza farmers Herald 21/8/2020 Vice President Chiwenga digs planting basins at Nyabvuti Farm in Guruve during the launch of the Pfumvudza programme. — Picture: Tawanda Mudimu Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Small-scale farmers across all eight rural provinces have been given the target of 1.8 million tonnes of cereals and 360 000 …
Zimra gets tough with forex tax fraudsters Herald 21/8/2020 Zimra Commissioner–General Faith Mazanhi Investigations Editor THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) have declared war on business entities accepting foreign currency for goods and services, but illegally receipting these transactions in local currency, saying the culprits will be named, …
Cattle die of starvation Chronicle 21/8/2020 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief SOME cattle have started dying in the Midlands province due to lack of pastures and water. Government has since urged farmers to go an extra mile to harvest grass, wheat straw and stove were available as supplementary feed for their livestock. Three cattle …
Farmers lose cattle due to lack of pastures, water Chronicle 21/8/2020 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief Farmers are losing livestock in the Midlands province due to lack of pastures and water. Government has since urged farmers to go an extra mile to harvest grass, wheat straw and stove were available as supplementary feed for …
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Crayfish population declines Herald 20/8/2020 CRAYFISH Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau THE population of invasive Australian red claw crayfish in Lake Kariba has levelled out or is even declining, cheering up the fishermen who had seen catches of bream and kapenta fall, as crayfish ate the fish eggs and small fish, as well as damaging …
Presidential inputs distribution begins Herald 20/8/2020 Dr Basera Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Distribution of inputs under the Presidential Inputs Scheme for the summer cropping season has started with seed and fertilisers being delivered to Grain Marketing Board depots. Farmers are expected to start collecting inputs in the first week of September. Government has trained …
Labour Matters: Employee benefits: Policy decision is not an agreement Chronicle 20/8/2020 Davies Ndumiso Sibanda MANY workers allege unfair variation of their employment contracts when employers withdraw certain benefits arguing that they can no longer afford to give the benefit to the employees or argue that the employer has changed the payment model. When …
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SeedCo Limited soldiers on Chronicle 20/8/2020 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter LISTED seed producer, SeedCo Limited says its planned US$12,5 million Artificial Seed Drying facility in Harare will be launched at the end of the year. In a trading update for the first quarter ended June 30, 2020, SeedCo said: “The group is soldiering …
Tobacco selling season draws to an end 0 August 20, 2020 2:05 AM Source: Tobacco selling season draws to an end – NewsDay Zimbabwe THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has urged farmers to deliver their crop thrice a week at the auction floors as the marketing season heads towards closure. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA According to the …