Support of small-scale women farmers vital for agric growth

Support of small-scale women farmers vital for agric growth August 29, 2015 Opinion & Analysis Vaidah MashangwaAGRICULTURAL transformation in Africa should promote sustainable livelihoods and contribute to the eradication of poverty. To live a life free from hunger is a fundamental human right enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Economic, …

Stop onslaught against farmers

Stop onslaught against farmers August 30, 2015 in Editorial, Opinion   Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi’s impassioned calls to Zimbabwean farmers to buy land in the neighbouring country exposed the bankruptcy of our government’s policy to drive out the remaining white commercial farmers. Zambia, Mozambique and Zambia are some of the countries that have seen their agriculture production improve …

Baz explains framework for Agric financing

Baz explains framework for Agric financing by kuda bwititi | Sunday, Aug 30, 2015 | 242 views     This summer cropping season, farmers who have settled previous debts with financial institutions will have access to bank loans, Bankers’ Association of Zimbabwe president Mr Luke Malaba has said. An exercise is already underway to blacklist those with high default rates …

US$115m power boost for Zesa

US$115m power boost for Zesa by Debra Matabvu | Sunday, Aug 30, 2015 | 1004 views     AT least US$115 million has been secured from India to develop and rehabilitate Zimbabwe’s major electricity generation installations as part of measures to improve power supply in the country. Zimbabwe, like other Sadc countries, faces electricity shortages due to increased demand triggered by …

Gvt moves to curb disease

Gvt moves to curb disease August 28, 2015 Business Police have begun an operation to curb the illegal movement of livestock to reduce the spread of foot and mouth disease, a senior Government official has said. The disease has affected most parts of the country including Midlands, Masvingo, Manicaland, Matabeleland south and Matabeleland North provinces. Agriculture, Mechanisation …

Zim not fully using irrigation capacity’

Zim not fully using irrigation capacity’ August 28, 2015 Business Vice President Mnangagwa Business ReporterZimbabwe is failing to fully utilise the existing irrigation capacity despite the availability of enough water reservoirs to irrigate two million hectares of land, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show Agribusiness Conference, Vice PresidentMnangagwa said like …

New tobacco varieties out

New tobacco varieties out August 28, 2015 Local News Lisa Shirichena Herald ReporterThe Tobacco Research Board (TRB) has released new varieties to boost tobacco production in the country. In an interview on Tuesday, TRB assistant general manager Mr Oswel Mharapara said the new varieties had been bred to combine acceptable growth behaviour and resistance to all major …

National Foods pours $6m into contract farming

National Foods pours $6m into contract farming August 28, 2015 Business National Foods in Bulawayo Harare BureauNATIONAL Foods has invested about $6 million into contract farming for the 2015/2016 season with 4,200 hectares under the wheat crop. National Foods chief executive Mike Lashbrook yesterday said the company will continue supporting contract farming despite the prevailing economic …

Issue out grain permits only – Millers

Issue out grain permits only – Millers August 28, 2015 in Business BULAWAYO — Millers have urged the government to issue out only grain permits, not mealie-meal ones, in order to protect local industry from cheap imports. Government, together with the private sector, plans to import about 700 000 metric tonnes of maize to cater for deficits …

CIO chases away white farmer

CIO chases away white farmer August 28, 2015 in National, News A GOROMONZI white commercial farmer, Martin Grobbler, has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking to retain his Buena Farm, which was allegedly seized by members of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) last week. BY CHARLES LAITON The matter, which was supposed to be …