Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Eddie Cross: Food Production in Zimbabwe http://www.swradioafrica.com/ 15th June 2012 Dear Jupiter I read your note on the link between food production and the destruction of white owned farms and thought that it needed a response. As you might know I was Chief Economist at the Agricultural Marketing Authority up to Independence and have been involved in agriculture …
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More troubles for Arda, Green Fuel deal? http://www.dailynews.co.zw Written by Business WriterThursday, 14 June 2012 16:04 HARARE – As agriculture minister Joseph Made has disowned Green Fuel’s multi-million dollar deal with the Agricultural Rural Development Authority (Arda), it has emerged that the parastatal could have violated its own mandate and statutes on agricultural development. While Authority chairperson Basil …
Drought in Zimbabwe leads to increase in TB-related deaths http://www.trust.org/ Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:51 GMT Source: member // International HIV/AIDS Alliance – UK More people from Matabeleland are dying from tuberculosis (TB) related illnesses than in any other area of Zimbabwe, a situation feared to be linked to the drought currently afflicting the southern region. According …
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Frost Wreak Havoc On Crops In Bulawayo http://www.radiovop.com Bulawayo, June 14, 2012 – Frost damaged crops worth thousands of dollars in commercial farming areas of Esigodini, Umguza, Matopos and Nyamandlovu, which experienced temperatures as low as minus two degrees this week. “My two and a half hectare crop of tomato was destroyed by frost on Monday night. The …
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Govt faces US$300m Green Fuel tab http://www.newzimbabwe.com 11/06/2012 00:00:00 by Staff Reporter THE government would have to pay more than US$300 million to complete its proposed takeover of the Green Fuel ethanol project, sources close to the company have insisted. Agriculture Minister Joseph Made announced Monday that the government had taken over majority control of the US$600 million …
Evicted Farmers Supplying Bulk Of Imported Maize http://www.radiovop.com Bulawayo, June 11, 2012- The bulk of imported maize being supplied to hungry Zimbabweans is coming from former white commercial farmers evicted during the 2000 chaotic land invasions and now farming in Zambia. Recipients of the government’s grain loan scheme in Matabeleland were last week shocked to discover that the …
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Worthy Cassava transformed into lucrative cash crop in Mozambique 2012-06-09) The seeds of prosperity for some rural Africans may lie in a crop that has sustained them with calories for centuries but has generated virtually no wealth for their poor countries. Cassava – with its starchy root used to make tapioca – thrives in Africa’s …
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Zimbabwe nets USD95 million from tobacco exports http://www.afriquejet.com Harare, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe earned US$95 million from tobacco exports in the first half of the year, an industry representative group said on Saturday. In a statement, the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board said the bulk of the crop was exported to China, with South Africa in second place. It said …
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