UN to assist after food crisis in Zimbabwe worsens

UN to assist after food crisis in Zimbabwe worsens Posted on March 4, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 3 Comments ↓ via UN to assist after food crisis in Zimbabwe worsens | African News | BDlive by Evan Pickworth  04 MARCH 2014  THE United Nations (UN) is approaching donors to raise $60m to help alleviate a rapidly worsening food crisis in Zimbabwe, as this …

Poor harvest projected despite good rains

Poor harvest projected despite good rains Posted on March 4, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 2 Comments ↓ via Poor harvest projected despite good rains 03/03/2014 by Moses Chibaya NewZimbabwe DESPITE normal to above rainfalls that the country received during the 2013-2014 farming season, Zimbabwe is likely to experience another poor harvest as government dismally failed to support small holder farmers that it intended to …

Agric secretary, Parliament fallout over GMB mess

Agric secretary, Parliament fallout over GMB mess Posted on February 25, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 3 Comments ↓ via Agric secretary, Parliament fallout over GMB mess | The Source By Chipo Musoko, HARARE, February 25 Parliament on Tuesday quizzed the agriculture permanent secretary, Ringson Chitsike over allegations of hefty salaries of Grain Marketing Board (GMB) management while workers have gone without salaries for …

CSC on brink of collapse due to corruption

CSC on brink of collapse due to corruption Posted on February 25, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 6 Comments ↓ via CSC on brink of collapse due to corruption | SW Radio Africa by Mthulisi Mathuthu on Monday, February 24, 2014 The Cold Storage Commission (CSC), once the leading meat supplier in Zimbabwe, is facing collapse due to mismanagement and corruption, the Herald reported …

Tobacco firms to curb deforestation

Tobacco firms to curb deforestation Posted on February 23, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via Tobacco firms to curb deforestation 22/02/2014 by Staff Reporter NewZimbabwe COMPANIES in the tobacco industry have launched an association aimed at curbing expansive deforestation by growers of the golden leaf, with over 20 percent of the country’s forests already lost to the furnaces of tobacco curing. “On deforestation, I am …

Zimbabwe records improved maize yield 2

Zimbabwe records improved maize yield Posted on February 23, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via Zimbabwe records improved maize yield – The Standard February 23, 2014 by Nqobile Nkiwane ZIMBABWE expects to harvest at least 1,2 million metric tonnes of maize this year, one and half more than the country produced last year, the Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers’ Union (ZCFU) said last …

Zimbabwe records improved maize yield

Zimbabwe records improved maize yield Posted on February 23, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via Zimbabwe records improved maize yield – The Standard February 23, 2014 by Nqobile Nkiwane ZIMBABWE expects to harvest at least 1,2 million metric tonnes of maize this year, one and half more than the country produced last year, the Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers’ Union (ZCFU) said last …

180 million kg forecast for 2014 tobacco season

180 million kg forecast for 2014 tobacco season Posted on February 20, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 5 Comments ↓ via 180 million kg forecast for 2014 tobacco season – NewsDay Zimbabwe February 20, 2014 by Tarisai Mandizha THE 2014 tobacco marketing season officially started yesterday with an opening price of $4,85 per kilogramme of the golden leaf. About 180 million kilogrammes are expected to …

GMB bosses in looting spree

GMB bosses in looting spree Posted on February 12, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 4 Comments ↓ via GMB bosses in looting spree – DailyNews Live by Helen Kadirire 12 FEBRUARY 2014   Top management at the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has been fingered in a looting spree as the company struggles to service a $108 million maize import debt. Documentary evidence in possession of the Daily …