Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tree planting — Everyone’s responsibility The Chronicle 16/11/2021 Fortunes Matutu, Correspondent FORESTS and trees provide a wide range of products, services, and goods that are crucial to human survival and climate regulation. Besides timber and wood products, forests also provide a wide range of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) which support livelihoods. Unfortunately, Zimbabwe is losing …
Govt intervenes to curb seed price hike The Chronicle 16/11/2021 Recipients of Presidential inputs during the launch of Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme for Bulawayo by the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Judith Ncube in North End, Bulawayo, yesterday Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief GOVERNMENT is engaging seed and fertiliser producers to ensure input costs …
NEW: Technology key in combatting wildlife trafficking The Sunday Mail 12/11/2021 Fatima Bulla CONSERVATIONISTS should leverage on technologies for law enforcement, in dealing with new trends in illegal wildlife trafficking, a top cybercrime investigator has said. With advancement in technology, criminals perpetrating illegal wildlife trade have increased use of digital platforms in conducting their activities. Traffickers …
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Tobacco farmers sweat over wood, coal restrictions The Sunday Mail 14/11/2021 Leroy Dzenga Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE was among over 100 countries that signed the deforestation pact at the just-ended United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Scotland. The signatory countries, which account for more than 90 percent of the world’s forests, agreed to “halt and …
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Post-harvest losses preventable The Sunday Mail 14/11/2021 Word From The Market with AMA One of the challenges that prevent local farmers from realising their full potential is post-harvest losses. These losses emanate from limited storage options that leads to farmers selling their produce prematurely. As such, development of cold and dry storage facilities has …
Farmbiz: Land disputes retrogressive – The Zimbabwe Independent By The Zimbabwe Independent 12/11/2021 By Kudakwashe Gwabanayi Last week we ran an article that encouraged farmers to pay their land levies so that the works of their hands are fruitful. The topic stirred debate on land ownership and transfer amongst other things. Unfortunately, instead of focusing …
Census to shed light on southern Africa’s jumbo population The Herald 15/11/2021 A wildlife nature reserve covering Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Angola will undertake a loose elephant census next year at the cost of $3 million. The aerial survey by the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) directorate will help in managing elephants …
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Boost for Rushinga goat initiative A delegation led by Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development deputy minister Vangelis Haritatos (centre) tours the goats dip tank at Rushinga Goat Improvement Centre recently. The Herald 15/11/2021 Fungai Lupande-Mash Central Bureau The Rushinga Goat Improvement Centre is set to maintain value for money by removing middlemen …
Zim to import 400MW to bridge power deficit The Chronicle 15/11/2021 Harare Bureau STATE power utility, Zesa Holdings, intends to import up to 400 megawatts from Mozambique and Zambia as part of measures to end a debilitating power crisis, a senior executive said. This comes as Zimbabwe, blighted by long periods of load-shedding, is spending …
Transporters, Agritex, GMB staff fleece Pfumvudza/Intwasa farmers The Chronicle 15/11/2021 Intwasa/Pfumvudza mode of farming Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief THE Pfumvudza/Intwasa farming programme has been used to fleece recipient farmers who were being asked to pay US$2 each which was said to be money for transporting the inputs. Transporters allegedly connived with Agritex officers and …
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