Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
R2,2 billion in food aid needed to combat hunger in Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Situation Farmers Weekly 16/4/2020 Aid agencies have warned that Zimbabwe’s 2020 maize harvest could be poorer than that of the previous year’s which amounted to 776 600t of maize, less than half of the 1, 8 million tons needed for one year’s …
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Locust invasion wipes out 200 000 ha of crops in Ethiopia Chronicle 15/4/2020 Asha Khalif Ali, 35, an internally displaced Ethiopian, carries her son in her wheat field that was damaged by heavy rains and desert locusts [File: Giulia Paravicini/Reuters] Swarms of locusts in Ethiopia have damaged 200 000 hectares of cropland and driven …
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Covid-19 piles misery on livestock farmers Chronicle 15/4/2020 Mthabisi Tshuma, Business Correspondent LIVESTOCK farmers across the country have been hit hard by Covid-19, which has resulted in reduced sales and a drop in prices following closure of most businesses under the lockdown period. While farmers who rear goats, pigs, cattle and chicken have been …
Just in: Inflation races to 676% 0 April 14, 2020 11:39 PM Source: Just in: Inflation races to 676% – NewsDay Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s annual inflation for the month of March raced to 676,39% compared to 540.16% in February, the Zimbabwe Statistical Agency (Zimstat) announced on Tuesday. The month on month inflation rate in March was 26.59% gaining 13.07 …
BILL WATCH 14/2020 [14th April 2020] Covid-19 and the Law : Part 1 The Covid-19 pandemic has reached Zimbabwe with seventeen reported cases to date, three of whom have tragically died. After initial delays, the Government has finally enacted laws which give it powers to combat the disease. In this Bill Watch we shall describe …
Southern Cotton optimistic of upcoming trading season Posted on April 10, 2020 by The Independent in Business LOCAL cotton firm Southern Cotton Company says it has achieved its targeted hectarage and is optimistic of performing well in the upcoming marketing season. The recovery is projected to bring a new lease of life as other countries begin opening up on the …
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IMF, over-ambitious wheat plan Posted on April 10, 2020 by The Independent in Economy THIS week, the focus of this instalment is on two developments: The full International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV report released last week and the special winter wheat programme recently announced by the government. The Brett Chulu Column Helicopter money imminent There are a number of …
Implications of coronavirus pandemic on economy (I) Posted on April 10, 2020 by The Independent in Main News THE global economy is reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic which is not just a health crisis, but also a socio-economic crisis.Consumer and investor confidence have been eroded, negatively affecting aggregate demand. The crisis is likely to reduce household expenditure and consumption as …
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Birth control pills for Zim elephants 14/4/2020 PARLIAMENT is proposing birth control to curb the rising population of elephants, which is not only coming at a huge cost to the country’s environment, but exacerbating cases of human-wildlife conflict. BY VENERANDA LANGA The Zambezi cluster alone has over 53 991 elephants and the country’s head is …
Kariba water levels rise Herald 14/4/2020 Lake Kariba Kariba Bureau Rising water levels in Lake Kariba are expected to improve the availability of potable water in surrounding communities following erratic supplies last year. Nyamhunga and Baobab Ridge suburbs went for several months without water last year owing to the receding water levels caused by …