Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
US$1,2m worth of inputs available at GMB Herald Reporter More than 4 200 tonnes of seed maize and 80 tonnes of fertilisers, worth US$1,2 million, are ready for collection from selected Grain Marketing Board depots countrywide. In an interview on Monday, GMB corporate and communications officer Mr Joseph Katete said the inputs were leftovers from …
Farmers urged to boost productivity Agriculture Reporter Zimbabwean farmers should take advantage of the huge demand for local agricultural produce on international markets to increase productivity on farms, Acting President Joice Mujuru said yesterday. Speaking at the Tobacco Sales Floor Grower of the Year Awards ceremony, Acting President Mujuru said China provided a huge market …
Crisis looms for poultry sector Herald Reporter Poultry producers in Zimbabwe are headed for a showdown with banks as they battle to repay loans following the lifting of the Government ban on imports. A senior banking executive this week said Government’s decision to lift the ban on poultry product imports had disastrous consequences. “Instead of …
Tsetse-clearing programmes resume By Obert Chifamba The Tsetse Control Division has resumed tsetse-clearing operations in the northern and northeastern border areas of Zimbabwe. The areas had been re-infested at the height of the economic meltdown when the division was incapacitated to carry out clearing operations. Tsetse flies feed on animal blood and transmit trypanosomes that …
We’ve enough seedlings to cover 1 800ha: TRB Agriculture Reporter The Tobacco Research Board has enough seedlings to cover 1 800 hectares and has trained more than 62 000 farmers under its Calendar-Based Training and Circus Meetings ahead of the 2010/11 growing season. TRB assistant general manager (research and extension) Dr Dahlia Garwe revealed this …
We must not abandon farmers — President By Takunda Maodza President Mugabe has called for Zimba-bweans to put their heads together and come up with a planned agricultural financing strategy to enhance productivity. Officially opening the 100th edition of the Harare Agricultural Show yesterday, the Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe …
Council Discharges Sewage Into Water Sources, Court Told http://www.herald.co.zw/ 30 August 2010 Harare – Harare City Council is reportedly releasing 2,02 million litres (202 megalitres) of raw sewage daily into streams and rivers that feed into its main water source. This translates to 33 percent of water the council treats and pumps into its reticulation …
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Problems in Masvingo as outreach meetings abandoned http://www.swradioafrica.com By Lance Guma30 August 2010 Several constitutional outreach meetings were abandoned in the urban areas of Masvingo on Saturday. Our correspondent, Simon Muchemwa, reports that only 1 out of 6 meetings were successfully completed after ZANU PF planted members of the Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) into the …
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SADC behaviour in Zimbabwe irresponsible: communities point http://www.zimbabwejournalists.com/ 29th Aug 2010 23:50 GMT By Julius Sai Mutyambizi-Dewa ONCE again the Southern African Development Community seems to be losing its footing on Zimbabwe. Its continued obsession with “sanctions” and clear negation of issues affecting the lives of Zimbabweans questions the sincerity of SADC as a bloc …
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Mugabe sets up military state http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Written by Vusimuzi BhebheSaturday, 28 August 2010 13:54 HARARE – The appointment of serving and retired soldiers to various committees to oversee implementation of Zimbabwe’s controversial company ownership law has once again exposed President Robert Mugabe’s determination to establish a de facto military state amid fears that the indigenisation …