Africa’s Land Rush: Rural Livelihoods and Agrarian Change – a new book

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Africa’s Land Rush: Rural Livelihoods and Agrarian Change – a new book Posted on November 2, 2015 by ZimSitRep_M — No Comments ↓ via Africa’s Land Rush: Rural Livelihoods and Agrarian Change – a new book | zimbabwelandNovember 2, 2015 There is a rush on for African farmland – a phenomenon unmatched since colonial times. Africa’s land rush, and the implications for rural …

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The State must compensate pensioners

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The State must compensate pensioners Posted on November 2, 2015 by ZimSitRep_W — 1 Comment ↓ via The State must compensate pensioners – New Zimbabwe 31/10/2015 RECENTLY, the President appointed a Commission of Inquiry to establish the processes and methods used to convert values of pensions and insurance policies at the time of dollarization in 2009. This was not only from considerations of …

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Centenary farmer dragged to court

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Centenary farmer dragged to court October 31, 2015 in Courts, National, News Government has been sucked into the row over a 100-hectare tobacco farm in Centenary where British doctor, Sylvester Nyatsuro, is allegedly fighting to forcibly eject its white owner, Philip Rankin.   BY RICHARD CHIDZA Rankin yesterday said government has since reopened a 2007 case in which he …

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Dinha seeks de-classification of State secrets

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Dinha seeks de-classification of State secrets October 31, 2015 Crime & Courts Cde Dinha Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court ReporterMashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Minister Martin Dinha yesterday requested the de-classification of certain State secrets which he wants to use in sorting out his defence in his trial on extortion charges at the High Court. He appeared before Justice …

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Wildlife conservation: Where are we getting it wrong?

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Wildlife conservation: Where are we getting it wrong? November 2, 2015 Business Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryFOLLOWING the horrendous death of over 60 elephants at Hwange due to cyanide poisoning in the past five weeks, hardly two years after 300 more elephants were massacred the same way, Zimbabwe requires a deep policy-searching moment: what has gone wrong …

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Govt orders freeze to farm downsizing

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Govt orders freeze to farm downsizing October 31, 2015 Local News Tendai Mugabe Senior ReporterGovernment has suspended unsanctioned downsizing of farms in all provinces after realising that some people were using the process to settle personal scores, Lands and Rural Resettlement Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora has said. Mashonaland West and Midlands provinces had identified close to 200 …

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International goat meat demand up . . . Local producers told to tap into export market

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International goat meat demand up . . . Local producers told to tap into export market November 2, 2015 Business Brighton Gumbo Business ReporterTHE international market for mutton (chevon) has increased by 140 percent over the past eight years creating an opportunity for the local livestock farmers to tap into the export market. According to the …

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Farmers urged to enter into formal partnerships

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Farmers urged to enter into formal partnerships November 2, 2015 Local News Minister Mombeshora Auxilia Katongomara Chronicle ReporterLANDS and Rural Resettlement Minister, Dr Douglas Mombeshora, has said the government is against the practice of new farmers leasing their land to white former farmers, but is open to formal partnerships. He said this in Bubi District last …

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Enhance Productivity, Food Security

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Enhance Productivity, Food Security 29 Oct 2015 How can we enhance our productivity, especially of food crops given the looming possibility of normal to below normal rainfall expected? Denias Zaranyika AGRICULTURE is at the centre of the economy in Zimbabwe. It contributes between 15 to 20 percent to the national Gross Domestic Product. The sector …

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