Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt directs GMB to pay farmers within 7 days Chronicle 29/4/2020 Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri. Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter GOVERNMENT has directed the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) to ensure farmers are paid within seven days of delivering their produce to the marketing depot. Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural …
Zim among world’s top food crises — UN NewsDay 28/4/2020 ZIMBABWE is among the world’s top 10 countries where children are at risk of stunted and impaired physical and cognitive growth due to hunger-induced dietary challenges, the United Nations (UN) said yesterday. BY PRECIOUS CHIDA The joint report by the European Union, Food and Agriculture …
Rural communities need to benefit from wildlife Herald 28/4/2020 The Herald, 29 April 2002 THE Southern African Development Community should assist rural communities in the member states to contribute to economic growth by fully participating in wildlife activities. Zambian permanent secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources, Ms Eileen M. Imbwae …
Safari industry loses US$100m revenue Dr Emmanuel Fundira Herald Reporter The safari industry has lost nearly US$100 million revenue as hunters continue to cancel bookings for 2020 because of Covid-19 that has affected the world in general and Zimbabwe in particular. The industry has revealed that close to 90 percent of the bookings which …
Decentralised tobacco marketing should stay way into the future Herald 28/4/2020 FLASHBACK . . . Farmers queue to deliver their tobacco in years gone by. The sale of tobacco has been decentralised to ensure farmers do not crowd in line with social distancing requirements to prevent the spread of coronavirus Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight THE …
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Agribank profit jumps 155pc Herald 28/4/2020 Agribank Business Reporters The Agriculture Bank of Zimbabwe Limited (Agribank) recorded a 155 percent profit of $33 million in historical terms for the year ended December 31, 2019 from $13 million recorded the previous year, despite the challenging economic environment. The year 2019 was a tough year for …
Tobacco marketing season begins Herald 28/4/2020 Senior Business Reporter The 2020 tobacco marketing season opens tomorrow, after being delayed by nearly a week, with a cocktail of tight guidelines in place on how the golden leaf will be sold to counter the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The marketing season should have started on …
Human-wildlife conflict: Urgent solution needed 0 April 27, 2020 3:17 PM Source: Human-wildlife conflict: Urgent solution needed – NewsDay Zimbabwe MORE people have been killed by wild animals than those killed by COVID-19 in Zimbabwe. From January to date, more than five reported cases of human-wildlife conflict deaths have occurred. Last year alone, more than 30 people died …
COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe: a disaster for farmers 0 April 28, 2020 2:03 AM Source: COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe: a disaster for farmers | zimbabweland Over the last few weeks we have been tracking what’s been happening in our rural study sites in Zimbabwe as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown (see the earlier blog too). Last week, I caught …
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Hunger stalks Mat’land region 0 April 28, 2020 2:05 AM Source: Hunger stalks Mat’land region – NewsDay Zimbabwe HUNGER has stalked hundreds of families in the Matabeleland region who relied mostly on remittances from migrant workers in South Africa and Botswana after borders were closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. By Richard Muponde This comes amid reports by …