Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Villagers slam Makoni RDC for grabbing grazing lands – NewsDay Zimbabwe 17/6/2020 VILLAGERS at Mutanda villages 3 and 4, Chidamunyu, Nyazura, have slammed Makoni Rural District Council (RDC)’s decision to allocate residential plots on their grazing land, saying the new settlers were destroying their forests. BY SIMBARASHE SITHOLE Makoni RDC chief executive officer Edward Pisa …
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Two decades on, Zimbabwe takes stock of Mugabe land reform legacy 0 June 2, 2020 2:05 AM Source: Two decades on, Zimbabwe takes stock of Mugabe land reform legacy – Yahoo For Zimbabwean farmers like Benard Chinyemba (L), 60, a qualified mechanical engineer who was offered a farm during Zimbabwe’s land reform, the programme is a success (AFP …
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Bindura demolishes illegal settlement Herald 27/5/2020 Mashonaland Central Bureau Bindura Municipality has demolished an illegal settlement at Chanaka along the Bindura-Mt Darwin Road. The settlement was created by people who were evicted from Senator Damian Mumvuri’s farm following a court order. The illegal settlers had been staying on the roadside with neither water, nor …
Youths commend Govt for land audit Chronicle 23/5/2020 Mr John Muchenje Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief YOUTHS in Agriculture have commended the Government for the land audit which they say should result in them getting pieces of land to push agricultural production. There are around three million farmers in the country of which 40 …
AfDB to launch flagship publication on land reform in Africa Chronicle 26/5/2020 Many Zimbabweans have benefited from the land reform programme with some having become successful farmers Business Reporter THE African Natural Resources Centre (ANRC) of the African Development Bank Group will today launch a publication containing a series of research-based articles by leading …
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Kasukuwere farm take-over scuttles US$5m investment 4 May 23, 2020 12:00 PM Source: Kasukuwere farm take-over scuttles US$5m investment – The Zimbabwe Independent THE invasion of former Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere (pictured)’s thriving Cornucopia Farm in Mazowe in Mashonaland Central province by a war veteran comes after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) denied the citrus producer …
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Land reform will always be a footprint of gains of Uhuru Chronicle 23/4/2020 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE land reform programme that the Government embarked on two decades ago is one huge achievement the country has scored since Independence was achieved 40 years ago. Zimbabwe attained its Independence on April 18, 1980 after …
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Farm-by-farm audit on cards, says minister Herald 14/4/2020 Joseph Made The Herald, 16 April 2012 THE Ministry of Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement will this year conduct a farm-by-farm audit to establish the extent of the challenges resettled farmers are facing. Acting Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement Minister Joseph Made told Parliament recently that …
Empowering citizens through land ownership Herald 3/4/2020 Minister Shiri Elliot Ziwira Senior Writer Zimbabwe is endowed with vast arable land, large reservoirs of underground and surface water (with over 8 000 dams), favourable climatic conditions and an array of rich flora and fauna, which poise agriculture as a key driver in economic growth. With over …
Zimbabwe’s white farmers angered by ‘racist’ edict 0 April 2, 2020 2:04 AM The farmers are demanding nearly $7 billion in compensation for their properties. Source: Zimbabwe’s white farmers angered by ‘racist’ edict – The East African Lawyer David Drury leads a group of white Zimbabwean commercial farmers, on trial for resisting eviction from land targeted for seizure, …
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