Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Dam Levels as at 18-October-2019 DAM NAME FULL SUPPLY CAPACITY CURRENT CAPACITY % FULL DAILY TREND (millions of cubic metres) (millions of cubic metres) Kariba 64800.00 10500.6 16.2 Tugwi Mukosi 1802.6 755 41.9 Mutirikwi 1378.08 613.372 44.5 Manyame 480.23 390.745 81.4 Osborne 401.64 224.299 55.80 Mazvikadei 343.815 282.578 82.2 Manyuchi 309.06 174.73 56.5 Manjirenji 274.17 …
Zim rowing for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Herald 15/10/2019 Sports Reporter ROWING Association of Zimbabwe vice president Sally Soper says they are pleased one of their athletes has secured a spot in the men’s singles at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Peter Purcell-Gilpin shone at the just-ended African Olympic Qualification Regatta in …
Human, wildlife conflict: The real story Herald 18/10/2019 Tinashe Farawo Correspondent Zimbabwe subscribes to the principle of sustainable utilisation, not only of wildlife, but also of all its natural resources. Sustainable utilisation tries to balance conservation benefits with the needs and expectations of the people who live with wildlife in rural communities. This approach recognises that …
Incentives for investing in agric Herald 18/10/2019 Prof Ncube Chipo Chaumba THE Ministry of Finance and Economic Development says it will provide fiscal incentives to investors who participate in key and strategic areas of the agricultural sector. As such, the incentives will be accessed by investors involved in production of cash crops, strategic crops, …
Command Agric targets 2,3m hectares Herald 18/10/2019 Minister Shiri Blessings Chidakwa and Sallomy Matare Government is targeting 2,3 million hectares for the 2019-2020 summer cropping season, while at least 1,6 million households will benefit from the free Presidential Inputs Scheme, a Cabinet Minister has said. Banks supporting Command Agriculture programme will no longer require …
Government blacklists defaulting farmers for Command Agric Chronicle 18/10/2019 Freedom Mupanedemo, Midlands Bureau GOVERNMENT has blacklisted farmers who have not fully serviced their Command Agriculture Inputs loans accessed in previous years, an official has said. In the Midlands, the Provincial Crop and Livestock Officer, Mrs Madeline Magwenzi said they were still compiling names of those …
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Zim partners Comesa to boost bee-keeping 0 October 17, 2019 9:53 AM Source: Zim partners Comesa to boost bee-keeping | Herald (Business) Bee-keeping can contribute to household income Kumbirai Tarusarira Business Reporter GOVERNMENT, in partnership with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa), recently engaged a consultant to develop the apiculture sector in an effort to …
Zimbabwe activists bid to stop export of 35 baby elephants 0 October 18, 2019 2:05 AM Source: Zimbabwe activists bid to stop export of 35 baby elephants – CNN The elephants are reportedly being held in Hwange National Park, pictured here in a photo from November 2012. Harare (CNN)Wildlife activists in Zimbabwe are pushing to halt an alleged plan to …
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Economic consequences of Command Agriculture By Newsday – October 17, 2019 Tendai Kamba In an effort to revive the agricultural sector, government has asked the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to print electronic dollars, increasing money supply and flooding the market with created dollars (wish it could be called (Mosi-oa-tunya currency — the currency that keeps falling) in …
2019 tobacco season: What went wrong? By Newsday – October 17, 2019 BY FIDELITY MHLANGA THE 2019 tobacco marketing season ended with a plethora of short-changings that must never be allowed to recur if authorities are keen on sustaining tobacco farming in the country. It is well known that tobacco farming is a billion-dollar industry that cashes …