Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt to shoot FMD cattle By ZimSitRep_M | October 24, 2016 0 Comment Source: Govt to shoot FMD cattle – Sunday News Oct 23, 2016 Dumisani Nsingo, Farming ReporterTHE Government will continue to destroy all livestock especially cattle that will have been moved from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) quarantined areas into unaffected destinations as it bids to control the spread of the viral …
Zimbabwe to protect livestock 0 Companies & Markets October 20, 2016 The country’s border areas are very porous and there is frequent movement and interaction between communities living on the different sides. By Farai Mabeza GOVERNMENT is moving to protect the country’s sheep and goats from a disease called peste des petits ruminants …
Fresh land grabs scuttle recovery efforts October 21, 2016 in News It has been two months since 41-year-old farmer Mark McKinnon lost a property that he had known to be his home his entire life. He vividly recalled how he was sent into exile in Canada, leaving a 266-hectare flourishing farm and wildlife sanctuary to a …
Govt wary of water crisis October 22, 2016 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter The Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate is seeking Cabinet approval to declare the country a water shortage area as the situation has worsened due to the El-Nino-induced drought which is the worst in 25 years.If the provision is granted, the ministry will …
Command agriculture to cover livestock October 20, 2016 Business Prosper Ndlovu, Business EditorTHE Government is working on a framework to include livestock production under the command agriculture scheme, a specialised short to medium strategy to boost food production in the country. The recently launched programme targets 400 000 hectares of land expected to produce at least two …
CSC has no monopoly on beef exports: Made October 21, 2016 Business Minister Joseph Made Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterAGRICULTURE, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made says the Cold Storage Company (CSC) has no monopoly to export meat products as any qualified person can do so. Once a major exporter of beef and other meat …
Lake Mutirikwi drops to 9 percent October 21, 2016 Local News Walter Mswazie, Masvingo CorrespondentTHE water level in Masvingo City’s main supply dam, Lake Mutirikwi, has dropped to nine percent amid fears that if the rains do not fall by December, supplies to sugarcane estates in Chiredzi will be cut. Lake Mutirikwi supplies Masvingo City, the Lowveld …
Cry our beloved cotton farmers! October 18, 2016 Business Zimbabwe’s cotton yields struggling to beat 0, 6 tonnes per hectare from a population 17 000 plants per hectare Obert Chifamba They may be as adept as any other farmers in terms of growing any crops but their biggest undoing is that they don’t have a lot …
Government, Salini agree on Tokwe-Mukosi October 19, 2016 Business Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter SALINI Impreglio JV, the Italian company contracted to build Tokwe-Mukosi Dam in Masvingo Province has agreed to be paid the outstanding amount in US dollars, paving way for the completion of the country’s largest inland dam, sources have said.Salini is owed about 12 …
$150m equipment boost for Command Agric October 19, 2016 Local News Acting President Mnangagwa Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter Government has secured $150 million from the PTA bank to purchase highly-mechanised farming equipment for the Command Agriculture programme and dam construction, as efforts to ensure the nation’s food security gather momentum.The equipment is expected in the country between …