Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Bring maize-meal subsidy abusers to book Herald 28/1/2020 There is an unsavoury behaviour that has been developing over the years among Zimbabweans. It is a deplorable habit that manifests itself through greed and self-aggrandisement. It is also a characteristic, which speaks very well into George Orwell’s classic “Animal Farm”, that aptly demonstrates how systems …
Beware the Ides of yesteryear cotton selling seasons Herald 28/1/2020 Farmers ponder their next move following a delay by cotton buying companies to pay them their dues Obert Chifamba, Agri-Insight THE coming in of Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) as a sponsor in cotton production seems to have saved the rocking lint industry’s ship …
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Govt promotes tobacco woodlots Herald 28/1/2020 Minister Nqobizitha Ndlovu Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Government has launched the Tobacco Wood Energy Programme (TWEP) designed to provide woodlots for tobacco curing and avert further depletion of forests on farms. TWEP was launched by Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu last Friday in …
We must act immediately: UN Herald 28/1/2020 Dr David Chimimba Phiri NAIROBI. – Swarms of hungry locusts are devouring crops in Eastern Africa, the worst invasion of the insects in decades. The outbreak of desert locusts is the worst that Kenya has seen in 70 years, according to the Associated Press. The insects have …
Zim owes Bots US$3m for vaccines Herald 28/1/2020 Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor Zimbabwe owes Botswana close to US$3 million for vaccines it imported to control the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and other animal diseases. Acting director of the Division of Veterinary Field Services Dr Wilmot Chikurunhe last week said his …
Land reform will transform Sadc — Experts Herald 28/1/2020 Elita Chikwati recently Gaborone, Botswana Land reform and administration in Southern Africa is key to economic transformation and the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals. This came out at a two-day High Level Policy Dialogue on Land Policy Reform and Social Economic Transformation in Southern Africa …
‘Climate change is a real issue within Zimbabwe, and it’s happening now’: how drought is affecting the country 2 January 27, 2020 9:05 AM Source: ‘Climate change is a real issue within Zimbabwe, and it’s happening now’: how drought is affecting the country | inews ‘The drought has struck 8.5 million people here, with over half of the …
Veld fires to attract mandatory jail sentences 0 January 27, 2020 5:28 PM Source: Veld fires to attract mandatory jail sentences | Newsday (News) BY VENERANDA LANGA THE Forestry Amendment Bill, now before Parliament, seeks to impose mandatory sentences of up to five years for people who deliberately cause veld fires. Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee …
No more new kapenta fishing permits at Kariba – Government Herald 24/1/2020 Kapenta fish also known as “matemba” in Zimbabwe. Walter Nyamukondiwa – Kariba Bureau GOVERNMENT has with immediate effect suspended the issuing of new kapenta fishing licences in Lake Kariba saying the number of rigs has now exceeded scientifically proven sustainable levels. Scientific studies …
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Climate change needs new models Herald 27/1/2020 Jeffrey Gogo Climate change demands that governments throughout Africa, including Zimbabwe, should now “rethink the legal structure of land tenure.” That means tenants should “rather pay a fixed share of the harvest than a fixed amount of money.” A new study finds that if African governments encouraged …