Lands ministry seeks $40m to compensate white farmers

Lands ministry seeks $40m to compensate white farmers – NewsDay Zimbabwe   5/11/2018 THE Lands and Agriculture ministry has submitted a $40 million bid in the 2019 National Budget to compensate white former commercial farmers, with the government promising to pay half of the amount, Parliament heard yesterday. BY VENERANDA LANGA Finance ministry director Peter …

DDF official held for poaching

DDF official held for poaching – NewsDay Zimbabwe   5/11/2018 MANICALAND District Development Fund (DDF) boss Robert Chawatama has been arrested in Chipinge over allegations of poaching. BY KENNETH NYANGANI Chawatama (52) was arrested alongside his farm manager Didymus Nyaumwe (59) and supervisor Cephas Chezuro (39). The trio reportedly killed a buffalo worth $8000. Upon …

Vet officers kill 25 livestock at roadblock

Vet officers kill 25 livestock at roadblock – NewsDay Zimbabwe   5/11/2018 A 47-YEAR-OLD St Alberts farmer was arrested and four of his cattle were killed and burnt at a police roadblock in Centenary while his Muzarabani counterpart’s 21 goats suffered the same fate yesterday after trying to illegally drive them away from the foot-and-mouth …

Climate change will push millions of Africans into poverty: Oxfam

Climate change will push millions of Africans into poverty: Oxfam     The Chronicle 5/11/2018 Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor OXFAM International has warned that the rising temperatures as a result of climate change could plunge millions of Africans into hunger and poverty unless governments take swift action to minimise the impact. The sentiment comes on …

ZCFU projects 525 percent winter wheat harvest growth

ZCFU projects 525 percent winter wheat harvest growth     The Chronicle 5/11/2018 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers’ Union (ZCFU) has projected that this year winter wheat harvest will grow by at least 525 percent to 125 000 tonnes on the back of the Command Agriculture programme. In April, Government launched …

Prohibitive input prices will ruin Zim prospects

Prohibitive input prices will ruin Zim prospects    5/11/2018 Source: Prohibitive input prices will ruin Zim prospects | Daily News HARARE – The recent wave of price increases that has been sweeping across the country has not spared the country’s agricultural sector, without doubt the mainstay of the Zimbabwean economy. Prices of farming inputs — especially those …

‘Macadamia growers competent, need better collaborations’

‘Macadamia growers competent, need better collaborations’       DUTCH macadamia expert, Hans Werweij, who wrapped up a two-week scoping exercise in Zimbabwe last Friday, says Zimbabwean macadamia growers are technically competent but need to collaborate better to ensure consistency and quality of Zimbabwean nuts. Source: ‘Macadamia growers competent, need better collaborations’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe November 5, 2018 By …