Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Rains to continue — Met Dept April 5, 2016 Local News Melody Mashaire Herald ReporterThe rains that started yesterday are expected to continue until the end of the week, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said. MSD said mild temperatures were expected during the period. The department said light rain showers were expected across the whole country. “Expect light rain …
Kariba Dam water levels rise 8% April 4, 2016 in National, News WATER levels at Kariba Dam have remained low, with a marginal increase of 8% since January, despite recent incessant rains that pounded most parts of the country over the past two months, NewsDay has learnt. BY XOLISANI NCUBE Latest dam level statistics released by the Zambezi …
Zim fishermen trial date set April 4, 2016 Crime & Courts Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi BureauThe 21 Zimbabwean fishermen arrested recently by Zambian authorities on allegations of fishing illegally in Zambian waters in Lake Kariba have been remanded in custody to April 14 for trial. They appeared before a Siavonga magistrate on allegations of not presenting themselves before …
Tobacco payment plan to enhance self-financing April 4, 2016 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterThe new tobacco payment plan, by ensuring that farmers receive payment through banks, is expected to increase farmers’ chances of accessing funding from banks and growers may shift from contract farming to self financing. Starting this season, tobacco growers will be paid through …
Ministry ordered to exploit all water bodies April 4, 2016 Local News President Mugabe From George Maponga in CHIREDZIPresident Mugabe has directed that the Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Ministry dispatches experts countrywide to examine existing water bodies that can be immediately rehabilitated and provide water for irrigation to boost food security following recurrent droughts. Zimbabwe …
RDCs, agric ministry on collision course April 4, 2016 Local News Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi BureauRural District Councils (RDCs) and the Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement are headed for a showdown, with local authorities accusing Government of failing to make meaningful disbursements to them from land rent collected from farmers. Late last year, the ministry took over the collection …
Poisonous shrub wreaks havoc in Mat South April 4, 2016 Local News Beitbridge BureauAt least 770 hectares of pastures in Matabeleland South Province have been invaded by a poisonous shrub — lantana camara — that is threatening the existence of livestock in the drought ravaged area. Land owners can be compelled legally to destroy the shrub and …
Chiefs, EU in wildlife talks April 2, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Innocent Ruwende Senior ReporterThe European Union Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Phillipe Van Damme, yesterday agreed to work with the country’s traditional chiefs to ensure that the proposed ban of trophy hunting by the European Parliament is not passed into law. The chiefs argue that the ban, proposed …
Marula enterprise gains momentum April 4, 2016 Opinion & Analysis Sukulwenkosi DubeTHE marula tree has become a life-changer for the people of Bulilima District as many villagers in the drought-hit area are turning to its wild fruit for a living. Its fruits, normally known in vernacular as Inkelo, are not just the despised dry and hard seed …
‘State needs time to compensate farmers’ April 4, 2016 Business Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa says the government does not have the capacity to pay for farm compensations at present but will acknowledge indebtedness over a period of time with the farmers that had their land taken from them during the Land Reform Programme. Minister Chinamasa told …