CFU warns of ‘disaster’ as farm invasions intensify

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CFU warns of ‘disaster’ as farm invasions intensify http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell04 November 2011 The President of Zimbabwe’s Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) on Friday warned that the country was heading for ‘disaster’, with farm invasions intensifying across the country. CFU head Charles Taffs told SW Radio Africa that the situation is extremely serious, describing a “definite spike in …

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Zim faces prospect of failing to feed itself

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Zim faces prospect of failing to feed itself http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 November 2011 15:35 Paul Nyakazeya THE prospect of Zimbabwe once again failing to feed itself  is looming as most farmers are now switching from growing staple food to the more lucrative cash crops such as tobacco. The migration to cash crops has been exacerbated by the Grain …

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Tobacco grower profile shifts

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Tobacco grower profile shifts http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 November 2011 14:46 Reginald Sherekete TOBACCO output is likely to increase after more communal and small scale farmers dumped the traditionally preferred maize and cottons crops.Statistics released by the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) for the week ending 28 October 2011 show that 4 401 new communal farmers and 5 …

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Senior Zanu PF Jomic official grabs farm

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Senior Zanu PF Jomic official grabs farm http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 November 2011 18:51 Paidamoyo Muzulu ZANU PF’s Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee representative Kizito Kuchekwa is reportedly behind the invasion of Birthday Farm in Mazowe owned by German nationals and supposedly protected under a bilateral agreement with the European country. Kuchekwa allegedly instigated about 200 Zanu PF youths …

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Senior Zanu PF Jomic official grabs farm

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Senior Zanu PF Jomic official grabs farm http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 November 2011 18:51 Paidamoyo Muzulu ZANU PF’s Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee representative Kizito Kuchekwa is reportedly behind the invasion of Birthday Farm in Mazowe owned by German nationals and supposedly protected under a bilateral agreement with the European country. Kuchekwa allegedly instigated about 200 Zanu PF youths …

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Peasants transform agriculture in the wake of new ‘farmer’ failure

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Peasants transform agriculture in the wake of new ‘farmer’ failure http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk The failure of Zanu (PF) to turn new ‘farmers’ into instant commercial landowners has opened a space for donors to develop the traditional farmlands which President Robert Mugabe has said are useless.31.10.1104:23pmby John Chimunhu President Robert Mugabe’s smash and grab policies have rendered commercial agriculture in Zimbabwe …

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Land invaders bash Mugabe relatives

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Land invaders bash Mugabe relatives http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Staff WriterTuesday, 01 November 2011 13:55 HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s cousin Chief Zvimba and 16 others are smarting from violent attacks by newly resettled farmers as the black on black war over farms intensifies. Chief Zvimba, real name Stanley Urayayi Mhondoro, told the Daily News that he had gathered his …

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Cotton centre evicts 13 famlies

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Cotton centre evicts 13 famlies http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Helen Kadirire, Staff WriterSunday, 30 October 2011 06:15 HARARE – Thirteen Kadoma families were evicted from the town’s Cotton Training Centre (CTC) following a labour dispute a fortnight ago in what the National Education Union of Zimbabwe  (Nuc) says is a violation of the Labour Relations Act. Nuc Zimbabwe secretary-general Headman …

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SundayView: Mismanagement threatens national asset — wildlife

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SundayView: Mismanagement threatens national asset — wildlife http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 30 October 2011 13:45 By Tarisai Shumba Statistics show that Zimbabwe still has an incredible 28% of its total landmass set aside for wildlife areas and made up as follows: lAbout 14% for National Parks, lAbout 12% for Campfire and Forestry lSome 1,9% for Conservancies. Unfortunately, though, …

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