Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zim sitting on $100m ivory stockpile 4/3/2019 The Herald Walter Nyamukondiwa Mashonaland West Bureau Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) is sitting on a $100 million ivory stockpile, weighing at least 40 tonnes, amid concerns over the country’s growing elephant population and resultant conservation pressures. The stockpile has grown to more than 40 …
Farmers accrue huge losses 4/3/2019 The Herald Manicaland Bureau Tobacco farmers in Manicaland are likely to accrue huge losses, as the quality of their crop was adversely compromised by the intense mid-season drought. Tobacco productivity in the province is at high risk due to limited and unreliable rainfall. The province received poor rains and …
Cattle face pasture shortages 4/3/2019 The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi More than 250 000 head of cattle confronted with depleted pastures in Chiredzi have received a timely boost after the district received 250mm of rainfall during the past two weeks. In an interview with The Herald last week, Chiredzi District Civil Protection Committee …
International bidders for Zim dam projects 4/3/2019 The Herald Fidelis Munyoro Senior Reporter Government has floated an international tender for the construction of 19 major water infrastructure facilities, including dams and water purification structures to enhance agricultural production and meet the demands of the growing urban population. Several investors have shown interest in funding …
Matupula Hunters lose fight over hunting quota 4/3/2019 The Chronicle Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court Reporter THE High Court has dismissed an urgent chamber application by Matupula Hunters which sought to block Tsholotsho Rural District Council from allocating the annual quota in its concession and issuing hunting permits to another safari company. The ruling by …
Met office issues high temperatures safety tips 4/3/2019 The Chronicle Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Correspondent THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned motorists against leaving children inside their vehicles during the extremely hot conditions being experienced across the country. This comes as medical experts have urged members of the public to stay hydrated to avoid …
Ministry to probe private cotton firms 4/3/2019 The Chronicle Harare Bureau Some private cotton companies are under the spotlight amid revelations they inflated figures of hectarage contracted to small scale growers with a view of being allocated huge quotas during the next marketing season. Apart from inflating the supported hectarage, it has also emerged …
Fresh disruptions on farms intensify 1/3/2019 Independent BY BRIDGET MANANAVIRE A WAVE of anarchy has gripped commercial farmers at a time a lands commission is undertaking a nationwide land audit, amid reports of fresh disruptions at productive farms reminiscent of the chaotic 2000 farm invasions, in which brutal tactics were used to violently displace …
Shock as govt hikes duty threefold 3/3/2019 Source: Shock as govt hikes duty threefold | Newsday (News) By Rex Mphisa/Obey Manayiti CUSTOMS and excise duties shot up threefold to the bond note value yesterday following government’s gazetting of Statutory Instrument 32 of 2019, ushering in the new currency, RTGS dollar (ZWL). The central bank last …
Tobacco to increase forex inflows 3/3/2019 Ellen Chasokela Herald ReporterForeign currency inflows into the country are set to improve next month, with the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) having indicated that the 2019 tobacco marketing season will open on March 21. TIMB has so far recorded a 44 percent increase in farmers who …