Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Power cut ruins Ingwizi maize crop March 17, 2016 Local News Sukulwenkosi Dube, Plumtree CorrespondentABOUT 150 hectares of maize is now a complete write off due to power cuts at Arda Ingwizi Estate for the past six weeks, the estate’s manager, Samuel Nyajeka, has said. Nyajeka said the rains that were received recently had helped to …
Abattoir operators call for reduction of purchase levies March 16, 2016 in National, News THE Zimbabwe Abattoir and Pig Producers’ Association yesterday called on rural district councils to reduce their 10,5% livestock purchase levies, saying the high levies further eroded the farmers’ profits. BY VENERANDA LANGA The association’s chairman, Godfrey Chanetsa, also told the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on …
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Cotton prices continue plummeting March 16, 2016 Business Business Reporter The year 2016 is likely going to be the worst cotton marketing season since the global financial crisis in 2008 in light of the subdued global prices of cotton lint.The cotton Number 2 contract is currently trading at 57,42c per pound of lint on the New …
Dema power project ratified March 16, 2016 Top Stories Felex Share Senior ReporterTHE zesa Holdings board has ratified the 200 megawatts Dema Emergency Diesel Power Project, paving way for installation works to begin. Sakunda Holdings won the tender to install the plant. This comes as local electrical equipment manufacturer Helcraw Electrical (Pvt) Limited has secured $120 million …
GMO seed varieties: Food security or enviromental threat? March 16, 2016 Opinion & Analysis Genetically engineered fresh produce Nicholas Pythagoras NdlovuThe recent food crisis in Zimbabwe undermines our nation’s economic development priorities. While the crisis can be easily attributed to the climate change scenario of our times, it still remains that the issue facing Zimbabwe demands …
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Arda estates expect bumper maize harvests March 16, 2016 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterTHE Agricultural Rural Development Authority (Arda) expects to harvest about 13,750 tonnes of maize from its Antelope and Ingwizi irrigation schemes in Matabeleland South province. Production at the two estates is run on a joint venture arrangement between Arda and Trek Petroleum …
High water, electricity tariffs crippling irrigation March 15, 2016 Business Richard Muponde Gwanda CorrespondentHIGH water and electricity tariffs are frustrating irrigation projects in Gwanda thereby compromising food security efforts in the drought-prone district, an Agritex report has said. The report indicates Gwanda three irrigation schemes – Mankonkoni, Rustler’s Gorge and Guyu — are struggling because of high …
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777 homeless after floods March 15, 2016 Local News Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge BureauA TOTAL of 777 people have been left homeless after flash floods hit Beitbridge town on Friday night. A majority of the flood victims slept on rooftops after the flash floods filled their houses with water up to waist level. Vagrants and beggars who stay along …
‘No loadshedding this year’ March 15, 2016 Local News, Top Stories Minister Samuel Undenge Harare BureauZIMBABWEANS will continue to enjoy uninterrupted electricity supply as government’s efforts to ensure constant power supply start paying dividends, Energy and Power Development Minister, Samuel Undenge, said yesterday. The country last experienced load shedding in December last year. Minister Undenge said the …
Two Italians shot dead at Mana Pools March 15, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Hunters at Mana Pools Harare Bureau/Chronicle ReporterTWO Zimbabwe National Parks rangers mistakenly shot and killed an Italian man and his son at Mana Pools National Park, police confirmed yesterday. In a tragic case of mistaken identity, the rangers opened fire on Claudio Chiarelli, 66, and …