Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Dam Levels as at 26-February-2020 DAM NAME FULL SUPPLY CAPACITY CURRENT CAPACITY % FULL DAILY TREND (millions of cubic metres) (millions of cubic metres) Kariba 64800.00 6662.0 10.3 Tugwi Mukosi 1802.6 763.0 42.3 Mutirikwi 1378.08 555.4 40.3 Manyame 480.23 365.9 76.2 Osborne 401.64 204.4 50.9 Mazvikadei 343.815 265.2 77.1 Manyuchi 309.06 177.7 57.5 Manjirenji 274.17 …
Zim: Journey to the heart of Africa Posted on March 6, 2020 by The Independent in Lifestyle Mike Milotte If you want to get up close and personal with wildlife, it would be hard to find somewhere as uncrowded and unspoilt as Zimbabwe.African sunsets have a magic all of their own, but here in Hwange, Zimbabwe’s premier national park, the …
‘Failure to safeguard property rights cripples agric sector: IMF Posted on March 6, 2020 by The Independent in Business Kudzai Kuwaza The government’s failure to safeguard property rights has crippled the agricultural sector, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. Zimbabwean farmers have been unable to access loans from banking institutions due to concerns over the 99-year leases, and this …
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Food-insecure Zim turns to Belarus to revive agric sector Posted on March 6, 2020 by The Independent in Main News Nyasha Chingono PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is planning to parcel out vast tracts of prime horticultural land to the Belarusian government in a deal that will see the eastern European nation farming and exporting produce globally while capacitating local farmers, the …
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Farm downsizing: Celebrating land ownership Herald 6/3/2020 Elliot Ziwira Senior Writer Political freedom alone without ownership of the means of production adds up to nothing, which is why the recent move by Government to rationalise the sizes of individual farms countrywide, is a step in the right direction as it will go a long way …
Editorial Comment: Tie all loose ends before tobacco marketing starts Herald 6/3/2020 Though the opening date for this year’s tobacco marketing season is still to be announced, indications are that deliveries will start at least a month from now. A month is not a long time, especially against a background where a number of …
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Minister outlines gains of Command Agriculture. . . unveils $20m kitty to beef up heifer scheme Herald 6/3/2020 Minister Shiri Fadziso Mundawarara and Elita Chikwati Treasury has budgeted $20 million to further finance a heifer scheme under Command Agriculture this year as Government moves in to boost livestock production and beef up the national …
Need to transform agric model: Shiri Herald 6/3/2020 Minister Shiri Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Government has called for an urgent transformation of the agricultural model to ensure farmers actively participate in commercial production and also contribute to economic growth. This came out during Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri’s lecture on …
Letters to the Editor: WESTERN CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN POVERTY . . . Animal rights versus Human rights Chronicle 6/3/2020 John Hume, the world’s largest rhino owner, happily holds a bravely written book that among other things exposes the reasons why he and other rhino owners are being needlessly prevented from benefiting from wildlife Ian …
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: GMB action commendable, but the challenge is bigger Chronicle 6/3/2020 Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister Raj Modi For allegedly playing games with people’s lives, five Grain Marketing Board (GMB) officials at its Belmont depot in Bulawayo have just been suspended from their jobs without pay and benefits. It is said that the …
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