Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers against tobacco ban Herald 29/5/2020 The ongoing tobacco ban is setting back transformation in the business environment and severely impacting black farmers and businesspeople, lobby groups have said. Government has “done a deal with the devil”, in refusing to lift the ban on cigarette sales during Level 3 of the national lockdown, the …
Cotton farmers seek US dollar payments Herald 29/5/2020 Martin Kadzere Several Zimbabwean cotton farmers are increasingly worried over the continued depreciation of the domestic currency and want to be partly paid in US dollars during the next marketing season, a survey by Business Weekly has revealed. Since the country scrapped the 1:1 peg between …
Revived irrigation scheme boosts wheat production Herald 29/5/2020 Herald Correspondent DONGARONGA Irrigation Scheme in Musengezi, Mashonaland West Province, has scaled up winter wheat production after putting about 20 hectares under the crop. The scheme was resuscitated by President Mnangagwa in June 2016, when he was Vice President. He visited the irrigation scheme alongside Cde …
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Opencast mining site threatens humans, livestock Herald 29/5/2020 Danger looms for humans and livestock from huge pits of open cast mining activities at the now defunct copper producing site Conrad Mupesa in Mhangura THE closure in 2000 of Mhangura Copper Mine, about 188km north-west of Harare, has spawned socio-economic challenges for the locals. Thousands …
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UPDATED: Smallholder piggery scheme launched Herald 29/5/2020 President Mnangagwa hands over piglets donated by Tripple C Group chief executive officer Dino Tumazos (second from left) to Youth in Agriculture representative John Muchenje (in khaki) at Cleveland Range in Harare yesterday. — Picture: Tawanda Mudimu Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter SMALLHOLDER farmers will benefit from a …
Govt approves farmers incentives Chronicle 29/5/2020 GMB silos Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has approved a 30 percent incentive for farmers who deliver maize to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) early. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said this while briefing journalists on the 17th Cabinet meeting decision matrix in Harare on …
Digital Agriculture Benefits Zimbabwe’s Farmers but Mobile Money is Costly 0 May 28, 2020 9:45 AM Source: Digital Agriculture Benefits Zimbabwe’s Farmers but Mobile Money is Costly | Inter Press Service In recent years, Zimbabwe has witnessed a rapid growth in the use of digital agriculture but uptake of modern technology is capital intensive for farmers. A communal …
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Zimbabwe grants full farm ownership to cannabis investors 1 May 28, 2020 9:56 AM Source: Zimbabwe grants full farm ownership to cannabis investors – Ventures Africa Following the legalization of cannabis in Zimbabwe, the government has granted approval for all local and foreign cannabis investors to fully own farms and licenses. The decision, which comes after a high-level …
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AGRICULTURAL RECOVERY AND COMPENSATION New Companies Act. Given the large number of acquired farms owned by companies that have been unable to maintain their regular returns, an approach has been made to the authorities to find a way around this for businesses owed compensation. We hope to report positively on this soon. …
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NEC Agriculture Sugar Cane Wage Effective 27 May 2020