Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Maize output revised downwards http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ April 12, 2013 in Business THE Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) has revised downwards 2012’s maize output to 800 000 metric tonnes from an initial projection of 1,2 million metric tonnes, owing to a dry spell and poor preparation for the season. Report by Gamma Mudarikiri ZCFU president Wonder Chapikwa told businessdigest this …
CFU makes U-turn Friday, 12 April 2013 00:00 View Comments A farmer harvests tobacco at Chezizi farm in Beatrice recently. CFU admits it ‘‘could not continue swimming against the current”. George Chisoko and Elita Chikwati THE Commercial Farmers Union — which has been part …
Why commercial farming in Nigeria is so hard http://www.economist.com/ Apr 13th 2013 | GITATA |From the print edition SEVEN years after 18 white Zimbabwean farmers settled on a chunk of land in Nasawara state at the invitation of the then governor, only one family is still there. All the others have given up in despair. Bruce Spain, …
Zimbabwe pleads for more agriculture funding from E.U http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ 11.04.13 by Tarisai Jangara Government has pleaded with the European Union to intervene and help fund the ailing agriculture sector. Speaking today (Wednesday ) at the official launch of European Union support to Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector, the Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Agriculture Mechanisation and Irrigation Development, Ngoni Masoka …
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Tobacco output expected to increase http://www.thestandard.co.zw April 7, 2013 in Business THE increase in the number of tobacco growers registering for this year’s selling season is likely to push the expected 170 million kg upwards, an official with the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has said. Report by Kudzai Chimhangwa The latest statistics released by the …
Villagers lose cattle to maize dealers http://www.thestandard.co.zw April 7, 2013 in Community News WEDZA — Severe hunger is forcing desperate villagers in Wedza to exchange their livestock for maize to enable them to feed their families. REPORT BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Most of the villagers from Zviyambe area have been experiencing acute hunger for the past few years, …
Tobacco farming transforms rural life http://www.thestandard.co.zw April 7, 2013 in Community News WHEN he got seven ungraded results at O’level three years ago, Ray Saureyi thought it was the end of his once promising life. REPORT BY MOSES CHIBAYA But now he has realised that, though important, education is not the only way out of poverty. Saureyi …
Youthful farmers proud of the golden leaf http://www.thestandard.co.zw April 7, 2013 in Community News Dereck Chimusoro of Makanda village under chief Goneso in Hwedza is another tobacco farmer who has not looked back since he started growing the crop four years back. Unlike his fellow black farmers who grabbed properties and infrastructure from white commercial farmers, Chimusoro started …
Why safari in Zimbabwe? It’s got the best-trained guides http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ TIM JOHNSONHwange National Park, Zimbabwe — Special to The Globe and MailPublished Saturday, Apr. 06 2013, 6:00 AM EDT Hunkered down in the hot African midday sun – crouching low behind a spindly little bush – I felt rather exposed. Earlier that day, I had embarked …
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Minister challenged over Mugabe farms www.newzimbabwe 06/04/2013 00:00:00 by Staff Reporter JUSTICE Minister Patrick Chinamasa has denied allegations President Robert Mugabe and his family own 14 farms totalling 16,000 hectares around the country. Chinamasa was challenged about the number of properties owned by the First Family and his own seizure of a 600 hectare farm when he appeared …