Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Jatropha bio-diesel plant set for revival Sunday Mail 6/6/2021 Martin Kadzere The Mount Hampden bio-diesel plant — built in 2008 when the country sought to reduce fuel shortages and cut the fuel import bill — has been transferred to the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development, which is now …
Resilience agriculture counters climate shocks 0 June 5, 2021 3:08 PM Source: Resilience agriculture counters climate shocks | Newsday (News) BY VANESSA GONYE Zimbabwe’S marginalised rural communities are fast migrating from donor aid in their quest to withstand climate change shocks and are adopting sustainable development projects. This seismic transformation is mainly anchored on sustainable agriculture, which …
Govt blocks Zanu PF supporters’ eviction 0 June 5, 2021 3:56 PM Source: Govt blocks Zanu PF supporters’ eviction | Newsday (News) BY RICHARD MUPONDE GOVERNMENT has blocked controversial tycoon Billy Rautenbach from evicting thousands of Zanu PF supporters he accuses of illegally settling on his land in Harare’s Aspindale area. Harare Metropolitan Affairs minister Oliver Chidawu …
Zimbabwe’s elephant culling plan stirs debate 0 June 6, 2021 10:04 AM Authorities consider mass killing of mammoth mammals to reduce growing numbers, but conservationists warn of risks. Source: Zimbabwe’s elephant culling plan stirs debate | Environment | Al Jazeera Authorities estimate more than 100,000 elephants live within Zimbabwe’s boundaries [File: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters] Harare, Zimbabwe – Africa’s elephant population …
Midlands faces veld fires challenge 0 June 6, 2021 2:24 PM Source: Midlands faces veld fires challenge | Sunday News (local news) Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief VELD fires in the Midlands province have destroyed more than 480 000 hectares in the past five years and have become one of the major challenges the province is facing. …
Chilonga woman defies odds – Zimbabwe Situation Standard 6/6/2021 BY ANDREW KUNAMBURATHERE is certain stillness in the air as one drives through Chilonga communal area in rural Chiredzi, broken only by the sound of off-road vehicles carrying visitors.Even as winter kicks in hard, the iconic Chiredzi heat still bakes the earth.With trees already reduced to skeletal …
Peter Purcell – Gilpin will Represent Zimbabwe in the Men’s Single Scull Event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics between 24th AND 31st July 2021 APPEAL OLYMPIC SUPPORT Well done to Peter for getting Zim Rowing into the Tokyo Olympics! We are extremely proud to have this achievement come from a farming family. It would be …
Major changes loom in sugar industry: Nzenza – The Zimbabwe Independent 4/6/2021 TAURAI MANGUDHLA INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza under fire from sugarcane farmers to act on a decades-old monopoly enjoyed by Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed Tongaat Hulett, has said she is finalising far-reaching reforms that will reshape the sector. Nzenza, speaking exclusively to businessdigest this week, …
Govt approves dam construction – NewsDay Zimbabwe 4/6/2021 BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA GOVERNMENT has approved construction of a dam outside Marondera, which is earmarked for horticultural purposes. The dam will be situated between the Churchhill and Sambok area and is expected to boost irrigation and increase fresh produce exports to European markets and the Middle East. …
Wildlife consevationists employ tracker dogs – NewsDay Zimbabwe 4/6/2021 BY VANESSA GUZHA WILDLIFE conservationists in the Zambezi Valley have resorted to use of specialised tracker dogs to sniff out poachers. This was confirmed by the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF), which has introduced a canine unit at Phundulu Wildlife Reserve. IAPF chief executive officer and founder …