Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt sets strict farm ownership rules The Chronicle 3/11/2021 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief GOVERNMENT has announced new guidelines for A2 land permit holders that include the need to have a full-time farm manager and moving onto the property within a set timeframe to avoid repossession of the resource. The new terms of reference for …
A tide of plastic waste threatens Zimbabwe’s environment and key industries 0 November 2, 2021 4:34 PM Source: A tide of plastic waste threatens Zimbabwe’s environment and key industries | D+C – Development + Cooperation © stepmap.de Zimbabwe is drowning under a tide of plastic waste – discarded bottles, bags, straws, packaging and other single-use items. According to …
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Rwandan firm secures 2000 ha in Zimbabwe for chilli production 0 November 2, 2021 4:42 PM Source: Rwandan firm secures 2000 ha in Zimbabwe for chilli production | The New Times | Rwanda Dieudonne Twahirwa, a young Rwandan entrepreneur in agribusiness who is also the Managing Director of Gashora Farm in Bugesera District. Courtesy Gashora Farm led by Diego …
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Seed Co unveils companies’ scheme to purchase seed The Herald 2/11/2021 Business Reporter Local seed manufacturer, Seed Co, says it will be hosting a Virtual Employee Input Scheme Symposium (VEISS) that intends to encourage corporate leaders to procure maize seed for their employees as it continues to invent ways to retain the sector’s market share. …
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Govt must flush out errant Agritex extension officers The Herald 2/11/2021 Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight WHO will police the police? This is the most commonly asked question each time somebody entrusted to perform certain duties does so in a manner contrary to what they would have been mandated to. Similarly, widespread allegations of corruption and abuse …
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Namibia suspends poultry imports The Herald 2/11/2021 WINDHOEK. – Namibia suspended imports of live poultry, birds and poultry products from Germany and the Netherlands on Monday after outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in the European countries. Germany reported the bird flu outbreak at a goose farm last week while commercial farms across …
Pfumvudza farmers start planting The Herald 2/11/2021 Senior Agriculture Reporter Pfumvudza/Intwasa farmers have started planting summer crops in most parts of the country, the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has said. The programme is this year supporting production of maize, sorghum, pearl millet, soya beans, sunflower, groundnuts, vegetables and cow peas. …
Stakeholders applaud Zim-Zambia agro industrial park initiative The Chronicle 2//11/2021 Sikhulekelani Moyo, Business Reporter LEATHER and farming sector leaders have applauded the proposed establishment of an agro-industrial park between Zimbabwe and Zambia saying the initiative would go a long way in creating more value for local farmers and agro-processing industries. The two countries have a …
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‘Land allocation haven for corruption’ The Chronicle 2/11/2021 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief THE Department of Lands in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement has degenerated into a haven of corruption as officers demand kickbacks for land allocations. The department’s officers have introduced a “something for something and nothing for nothing” …
Next Africa: Zimbabwe’s Farming Boom Masks 20 Wasted Years 0 November 1, 2021 11:01 AM Two decades after Robert Mugabe drove White farmers off their land, Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector is booming. Source: Next Africa: Zimbabwe’s Farming Boom Masks 20 Wasted Years – The Zimbabwean The people tending the crops are, again, mostly White farmers. Mugabe’s often violent program, partly …
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