Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
EMA orders destruction of gardens Herald 10/7/2020 Residents doing stream bank cultivation in Kariba, in violation of environmental laws have been ordered to destroy their gardens Kariba Bureau The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has ordered Kariba Municipality to destroy all gardens located along waterways, the Lake Kariba shore and stream-banks to prevent land degradation. …
Holistic approach needed to save ‘white gold’ value chain Herald 10/7/2020 Cotton farmers need to be supported to boost the local industry Zvamaida Murwira Senior Writer There is need for a holistic approach in dealing with the plight of cotton farmers who are facing a myriad of challenges that now threaten viability of producing …
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Agriculture, manufacturing value chain key to import substitution: Nzenza Chronicle 10/7/2020 Dr Sekai Nzenza Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter GOVERNMENT is working on the agriculture recovery plan to boost output and increase the much-needed raw materials supply to the manufacturing sector, a Cabinet Minister has said. One of the major factors stifling growth of …
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ZimParks opens domestic tourism By Vasco Chaya Daily News 9/7/2020 Tinashe Farawo ,Zimparks-Spokesperson ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) opened for tourism activities yesterday amidst the on-going national coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown. ZimParks is responsible for conserving Zimbabwe’s wildlife and wilderness resources, in national parks, protected areas and on other State-owned land. The authority’s spokesperson …
NEC Agriculture – Horticulture Sector Wages Effective 1 July 2020
NEC Agriculture – Sugar Sector Wages Effective 1 July 2020
NEC Agriculture – Wage for General Agriculture Sector Effective 1 July 2020
Govt goes for underutilised land 2-2 minutes GOVERNMENT has adopted a plan to redistribute idle land to new farmers with a potential to be productive. BY BLESSED MHLANGA Speaking during a post-Cabinet briefing, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said following the land audit, government would now redistribute underutilised farmland. “The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and …
Farmers appeal for agent lines resumption Herald 9/7/2020 Dr Mangudya Business Reporter Frustrated cotton farmers have once again appealed to authorities to have agents’ lines of ginneries opened so that they can be paid amid concerns that continued delays was further eroding value of their earnings. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), however, implored …
Shiri to engage banks on agric loans Herald 9/7/2020 Minister Shiri Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri says he is going to negotiate with banks that assisted farmers with loans after they hiked their interest rates to 32 percent from 10.5 percent, which he described …