Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Cabinet approves farm reallocation, downsizing 8/7/2020 The Herald Herald Reporters Cabinet yesterday approved the first clean-up of land allocations as a result of the ongoing farm audit, with reallocation of 24 farms under multiple farm-ownership and 367 abandoned or vacant farms, and downsizing of 71 farms to the maximum permitted size for their ecological region. …
Farmers must insure businesses against losses: Bank Chronicle 8/7/2020 Studies show that the levels of insurance in the farming sector in Zimbabwe are very low Business Reporter AS the country’s agriculture continues to battle challenges brought about by climatic change and other natural factors, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has urged farmers to embrace insurance cover …
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IDBZ identifies 15k ha for irrigation in Tugwi-Mukosi Chronicle 8/7/2020 A crane is mounted at the construction site of an IDBZ-funded students accommodation complex near the National University of Science and Technology yesterday. The completion of the complex will ease the plight of many students who face accommodation challenges while studying at the institution. …
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2 die, 1 injured in jumbo attack NewsDay 7/7/2020 TWO people died while one was seriously injured after being attacked by marauding elephants in Muzarabani and Mbire on Wednesday last week. BY SIMBARASHE SITHOLE Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe confirmed the Muzarabani case. “I can confirm that two brothers from Nyamaro village, Muzarabani, …
What should be done with derelict land? The Herald 7/7/2020 Land is an immovable property. It is an asset that can be used to store value and the highest form of security of tenure that we use in Zimbabwe is a title deed. We may use lease agreements, lease with option to purchase or agreement …
Cotton growers urged to be patient Herald 7/7/2020 Minister Shiri Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri has appealed to cotton farmers who have not yet received payment for their produce to be patient as Government is still investigating illicit deals that were being done via …
Contractors rip off farmers 7/7/2020 Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter TOBACCO growers are crying foul over some unscrupulous contractors who are taking long to remit payments after a sale, thereby eroding farmers’ profits and negatively affecting preparedness for the forthcoming season. Farmers have been complaining that some contractors buy their crop and delay payments, …
Step up fight against locust plague ahead of next farming season Herald 7/7/2020 Mr Shingirai Nyamutukwa East Africa is in the midst of a Book of Exodus-kind-of-crisis with a plague of locusts spreading across the region threatening food supply systems and livelihoods for millions of people. The scale of the locust outbreak has been …
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‘Pfumvudza’: Path to food self-sufficiency Herald 7/7/2020 The Pfumvudza concept encourages the use of fully decomposed manure to promote the improvement of soil structure Rutendo Nhongonhema and Wendy Madzura As the reality of climate change continues to sink in, particularly among smallholder farmers, there is no doubt there is need for mitigation measures to …