Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Governor’s son evicts Nyazura farmer http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Sidney SaizeWednesday, 27 October 2010 16:54 MUTARE – Brian Mushowe, the son of the Manicaland Proincial Governor, Chris Mushowe has evicted 78-year old commercial farmer Martin Philippe Van Ransburg from his Ruebeni Farm in Nyazura. The farmer is now in Mutare staying with well-wishers. He was forced off …
Donors raise US$52m for farm inputs http://www.zimonline.co.za/ by Own Correspondent Monday 25 October 2010 HARARE – Aid agencies have raised US$52 million for farm inputs to Zimbabwean small-scale farmers as the southern African country targets a bumper maize harvest during the 2010/11 farming season which begins next month. The UN’s Office for the Coordination of …
Thousands join food relief programme in Zimbabwe http://www.sabcnews.com/ October 25 2010 , 7:59:00 At least 80 000 people have registered to join the food-for-work programme in Zimbabwe’s Masvingo province in the wake of acute food shortages, Zimbabwe’s Herald Online reported today. Government introduced the food-for-work programme in Masvingo last week following poor harvests in most …
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New currency: Which way Zimbabwe? http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 24 October 2010 14:03 THE mention of the return of the Zimbabwean dollars is enough to frighten citizens who, a few years ago, endured hours in bank queues trying to get their hard-earned cash. It brings back memories of prices going up on an hourly basis and basic …
Africans urged to embrace scientific agriculture http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 24 October 2010 18:29 THERE is need to embrace scientific interventions in agriculture in order to improve Africa’s poor yields, especially in light of food crises on the continent, former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has said. Speaking on Africa’s agriculture to students and journalists at Columbia …
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Commonwealth throws Zim lifeline http://www.financialgazette.co.zw/ Friday, 22 October 2010 11:47 Nelson Chenga, Staff Reporter THE Commonwealth is quietly working on a multi-million dollar aid package to assist Zimbabwe emerge from a decade-long socio-economic bog as the 54-member bloc moves to re-engage Harare, which renounced its membership about seven years ago. The Financial Gazette can exclusively …
Down to their last five rhinos http://www.irishtimes.com Saturday, October 23, 2010 Horns of a dilemma: a programme of dehorning Zimbabwe’s black rhinos has begun, with the aim of reducing their value – but will poachers shoot them anyway? Photographs: John Downer/Getty and AP Horns of a dilemma: a programme of dehorning Zimbabwe’s …
Zimbabwe to produce ethanol fuel in 2011 http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Staff ReporterFriday, 22 October 2010 12:17 HARARE – The construction of the biggest ethanol plant in Africa at Chisumbanje in Chipinge has gathered momentum with indications that Zimbabwe could start getting cheap ethanol fuel by March 2011. Green Fuel, the ethanol distillery company spearheading the project …
Dispossessed Dutch farmers file compensation suit in court http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell22 October 2010 Thirteen former commercial farmers of Dutch origin, whose farms were seized by Robert Mugabe’s government, have approached a court in America in an attempt to seek compensation for the losses. The group is trying to get the court to seize funds …
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Zimbabwe’s land reform: challenging the myths http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Written by IAN SCOONES Tuesday, 19 October 2010 16:29 During the past decade, Zimbabwe has undergone a tumultuous land redistribution. The way forward on the land issue is a challenge facing us all. In an attempt to stimulate constructive national debate on this vital …