Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
REDD+ projects fail to transform communities June 10, 2015 NYANGA — Local conservationist and forester Gift Hare (56) from Nyatondo village — on the foothills of Mount Nyangani in the eastern Highlands — is considering giving up managing forests. BY TONDERAYI MATONHO He says he has been waiting for ages for promised returns by private …
Farmers bemoan electricity subsidies scrapping June 10, 2015 The Commercial Farmers’ Union and Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) yesterday told Parliament that exorbitant electricity and water charges are threatening food security in the country as farmers are now reluctant to embark on wheat farming. BY VENERANDA LANGA The union leaders made the remarks when they appeared …
Land degradation threatens Great Dyke ecosystem June 6, 2015 in National, News STAKEHOLDERS around the mineral-rich Great Dyke belt have raised concern over the environmental degradation at the hands of giant mining companies as well as the illegal panners who are extracting different minerals in that region. BY OBEY MANAYITI Many people have been exposed to the …
Gold panning, deforestation pose huge threat to environment June 8, 2015 Opinion & Analysis Gold panners destroyed hectares of land in Motapa, Inyathi in this file picture Factmore DzoboZIMBABWE joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Environment Day on Friday. June 5 was set aside to raise awareness and call for action on environmental …
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CSC workers storm offices over unpaid salaries June 5, 2015 Business CSC workers on Tuesday downed their tools over unpaid wages at the plant in Belmont, Bulawayo Molline Gagare Business ReporterCOLD Storage Company (CSC) workers on Tuesday stormed management offices at the Bulawayo main plant demanding audience with the company’s chief executive officer, Ngoni Chinogaramombe over …
Midlands faces 93,000 tonnes food deficit June 8, 2015 Business Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau ChiefTHE Midlands province has a deficit of 93,000 tonnes of cereals after recording one of the worst harvests in five years due to erratic rainfall. Addressing delegates at the Midlands Show Society Indaba on Friday, the provincial agriculture research and extension services …
Price dispute halts cotton sales June 8, 2015 Business Cotton bales Molline Gagare Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) has advised cotton growers to hold onto their produce until the dispute over pricing has been settled. The farmers demand fair price for the crop, which is inline with international market levels. ZFU executive director, Paul Zacharia …
Fresh foot and mouth outbreak in Midlands June 8, 2015 Local News Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau ChiefA Shortage of vaccines is hampering efforts to contain the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the Midlands province, an official said yesterday. The provincial veterinary officer, Thomas Sibanda said there were fresh cases of foot and mouth disease …
GMO labelling: SAZ to unveil standard, but. . . June 8, 2015 Business Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story LAST year Mr Bothwell Chidziwa picked up a packet of cereal from a supermarket shelf in Gwanda, convinced he was buying stuff produced organically. But the 34 year-old soon found out that he was bitterly wrong. “I bought a …
Zim clinches beef export deal (File Photo) PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has reportedly clinched a deal to export beef to Equatorial Guinea amid reports that the Cold Storage Company (CSC) was only left with a mere 700 cattle, down from a head of 10 000 at the turn of the millennium. BY NQOBILE BHEBHE Vice-President Emmerson …