Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Kilimanjaro project gets State guarantee Herld 13/3/2020 Cde Chadzamira George Maponga Masvingo Bureau The US$40 million Kilimanjaro sugar cane project in the Lowveld has received a major boost after Government released a letter of undertaking to protect the investment. The venture, a partnership between South Africa-based Tongaat Hulett and local financial institutions, will create …
Forex relief for tobacco farmers Herald 13/3/2020 Ishemunyoro Chingwere and Elita Chikwati Tobacco farmers will this year have unlimited access to foreign currency from the sale of their crop after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) designated tobacco proceeds as free funds. Last year farmers were getting 50 percent of their earnings in United …
Agric recovery plan targets 5 000 irrigation farmers Herald 13/3/2020 Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau FIVE-THOUSAND highly productive irrigated farms countrywide will receive full contract farming support, including adequate fuel and uninterrupted power supply under the Government’s Agricultural Recovery Plan. In addition, about 1,6 million vulnerable households will be put under a climate-proofed Presidential Input …
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Zambia braces for water shortage Lake Kariba Zambia is facing severe water and electricity shortages after a lengthy drought, with reservoir levels remaining worryingly low despite recent rains. Water levels in Lake Kariba, the world’s largest artificial lake at more than 5 500 sq km, have dropped by six metres in the past three …
Work smarter, not always harder: ED Chronocle 13/3/2020 President Mnangagwa shows his soya bean crop to Minister of Defence Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri during a tour of his Pricabe Farm in Kwekwe yesterday. — (Picture by Eliah Saushoma) Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday challenged farmers to embrace technology so they can work …
VAT claims on imported services Financial Gazette 12/3/2020 Marvellous Tapera PRIOR to 2019, only persons who were not VAT registered operators and those consuming or utilising imported services to produce exempt supplies would bear the burden of VAT on imported services. This changed with effect from January 1; 2019 when the government extended the …
Pains, cures of agric funding in Zim Financial Gazette 12/3/2020 Shadreck Chinembiri AGR1CULTURAL financing in Zimbabwe has evolved over the years, from pre-independence models to the current state of affairs. However farmers face considerable pain to access appropriate financing that meets their needs. Sometimes it actually feels as if the country has regressed in …
Repossessed land up for foreign investment Financial Gazette 12/3/2020 Tabitha Mutenga Managing Editor JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says the government is repossessing land from multiple farm owners for re-distribution as well as possible investment activities. This was after government had recently confirmed that Belarus was interested in investing in crop and livestock production, agro-processing, …
Govt returns black-owned farms Financial Gazette 12/3/2020 Tabitha Mutenga Managing Editor PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has signalled an intention to return farms seized from indigenous farmers and foreign investors, as the government seeks to spruce up its image and has seemingly buckled under international pressure to restore property rights, analysts have said. As South African ambassador …
Bulk maize imports expected this year. Financial Gazette 12/3/2020 Tabitha Mutenga Zimbabwe’s cash-strapped government is expected to import the bulk of the estimated 2,4 million tonnes of maize required by the Southern African Development Community to avert hunger during the 2019/2020 season, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said. The FAO 2020 Crop Prospects …