Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Anhui farm project helps Zimbabwe’s agriculture http://www.chinadaily.com.cn Updated: 2011-12-23 16:31By Wang Ziwei and Ma Chenguang (China Daily Anhui Bureau) Officers from Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Defense reaffirmed that the project launched in Zimbabwe by Anhui Provincial State Farms Group of China, has greatly enabled the development of local agriculture by increasing jobs, mitigating food shortages, promoting food supplies and …
Tobacco Farming Negatively Impacts Zimbabwe’s Indigenous Forests http://www.voanews.com December 21, 2011 Peta Thornycroft | Johannesburg Zimbabwe’s indigenous forests are disappearing at an unprecedented rate. Thousands of new tobacco farmers say they have to use wood to cure their crop because they cannot afford coal mined in western Zimbabwe. The forests were in relatively good shape, compared to …
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Waiting for the “Heavens to Weep” http://www.ipsnews.net/ By Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Dec 20, 2011 (IPS) – Duduzile Sibanda takes a break from preparing her long stretch of land for her maize crop in rural Mberengwa, in Zimbabwe’s Midlands province. She wipes her brow under the scorching sun and looks upwards. The sparse clouds are a cause of …
Nestle Zimbabwe Invests in Cows to Revive Battered Dairy Industry http://www.voanews.com/ 07 December 2011 Reports said Nestle will buy and distribute 2,000 cows in the next seven years to farmers contracted to supply it, boosting contracted production from an annual 3.5 million to 25 million liters of milk Gibbs Dube | Washington Nestlé Zimbabwe says it has …
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Zambia agrees to export 1m tonnes of maize to neighbours http://www.agra-net.com Wednesday December 07 2011 THE Zambian government and the southern African country’s biggest farmers’ body have agreed to export 1m tonnes of maize to neighbouring countries where there is a deficit. The government was initially hesitant to export the excessive maize because it wanted to satisfy local …
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Soldiers take charge of inputs scheme http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ The army has taken over the distribution of farm inputs in parts of Manicaland province under a controversial operation that sees the security forces working with Zanu (PF) and traditional chiefs to disenfranchise known MDC-T supporters in the region, The Zimbabwean learnt this week.07.12.1102:38pmby Staff Reporter The operation, code named “Operation …
Worst harvest in 50 years: CFU http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Zimbabwe is heading for its worst harvest in 50 years unless something is done by the government to secure property rights for farmers, the Commercial Farmers Union has said.07.12.1106:32amby Kirsty Whalley The warning comes against a background of increased volatility in world food prices, which reached new heights earlier this year. …
Zim on the brink of desertification http://www.herald.co.zw Friday, 02 December 2011 00:00Herald Reporters ZIMBABWE is on the brink of desertification with reports indicating that the deforestation rate in the country is around 330 000 hectares of land per year.Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday ahead of the national tree planting day tomorrow, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Francis Nhema singled …
Are Zimbabwe’s new farmers winning, 10 years on? http://www.bbc.co.uk 1 December 2011 By Martin Plaut World Service Africa editor How are the beneficiaries of Zimbabwe’s controversial land reform faring now? Zimbabwe – New Era? In 2000, President Robert Mugabe launched Zimbabwe’s controversial fast-track land reforms, seizing the majority of the 4,500 farms held by …
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Mugabe’s Seized Farms Boost Profits at British American Tobacco http://www.businessweek.com December 01, 2011, 1:36 PM EST By Brian Latham Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — Robert Mugabe devastated Zimbabwe’s tobacco industry in 2000 by driving white farmers off their land and giving it to his allies. Now British American Tobacco Plc is profiting from tobacco grown on those properties. BAT, …
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