Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Umzingwane Dam decommissioned Chronicle 4/12/2019 Umzingwane Dam which has been decommissioned by the Bulawayo City Council Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO water woes are set to worsen after the local authority yesterday decommissioned Umzingwane Dam. In June, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) decommissioned Upper Ncema and the local authority is now left with four supply …
Cost of labour vs cost of living By Newsday – December 3, 2019 guest column:Emmanuel Zvada It is not concealed that wherever the employees and employers go to the table to negotiate salaries, there is a vital logical point that gets raised nearly all the time by the employees and the question will be, “What about cost …
2020 tobacco season looks gloomy By Newsday – December 3, 2019 BY FIDELITY MHLANGA THE hectarage put under tobacco has dropped sharply from 42 000 hectares during the 2018/19 season to 35 998 in the 2019/20 season, signifying farmers’ loss of appetite for the golden leaf due to viability challenges experienced last season. Statistics from the Tobacco …
Netherlands creates markets for local horticulture producers By Newsday – December 3, 2019 LORRAINE MUROMO/TAFADZWA MHLANGA THE Dutch embassy has urged government to ensure transparency and policy consistency, especially on land to encourage more local small-scale farmers to venture into horticulture farming. Speaking at a media briefing in the capital yesterday, Dutch ambassador to Zimbabwe, Barbara Van …
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Women’s land rights vital for Africa’s agriculture Herald 3/12/2019 Josefa Sacko Correspondent The African Union (AU) Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges, the AU Declaration of committing 2010-2020 as the African Women’s Decade and the AU 30 percent target for documented land rights in women’s names by 2025, are important messages from leaders on …
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Dry spell raises sceptre of fresh drought Herald 3/12/2019 Ellen Chasokela Herald Reporter Poor rains have delayed planting of the 2019-2020 summer crop posing fresh threats of a reduced crop yield for the current season. Delays in planting due to scarce rainfall has affected the sowing of the country’s main staple crop maize. Reports …
Why it is important to promote edible insects Herald 3/12/2019 There is a wealth of indigenous knowledge about capturing and eating insects in sub-Saharan Africa. But the development of edible insects as a food industry has been very slow, despite its many potential benefits. Sustainability is one. Insects have a small carbon and water …
Editorial Comment: Catch-22 for farmers Herald 3/12/2019 We are now in December and everything being equal, the farming season would have taken shape. But the 2019-2020 summer cropping season is unfortunately still shrouded in uncertainty. High inputs costs charged mainly in Unites States dollars or the local currency equivalent and erratic rains have cast …
LETTER TO THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD: MS HILAL ELVER – click here The Humanitarian disaster in Zimbabwe 0 December 2, 2019 8:43 AM TO THE UNITED NATIONS Source: The Humanitarian disaster in Zimbabwe – The Zimbabwean Your recent statement on conditions in Zimbabwe made heartbreaking reading…………many reasons were given, but the elephant …
Zimbabwe can rake in US$19m from cannabis by Staff reporter 01 Dec 2019 at 06:09hrs Standard Zimbabwe can rake in US$19 million in tax revenues and create between 60 000 and 90 000 jobs over a five year period from the production of medical cannabis and industrial hemp, a new report says. According to research …