Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
It looks as if nothing changes, but everything changes Wynand Boshoff | 18 April 2018 Wynand Boshoff on how a farmer’s behaviour would shift once he loses formal title to his land I regularly receive phone calls from farmers who wonder how to respond to threats of expropriation without compensation. My response is normally …
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Kazembe Kazembe grabs school farm by Staff reporter 5 hrs ago | 2085 Views Youths, Sports, Arts and Recreation minister Kazembe Kazembe has taken control of a 1 350-hectare farm belonging to Blackfordby College of Agriculture, situated approximately 60 kilometres north west of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, the Daily News has learnt. The chartered engineer’s alleged “farm grab” …
Curse of forgetting useful information, knowledge newsday eMKambo recently heard a story of how a veterinary doctor surprised livestock farmers, when he told them he did not have the expertise to artificially inseminate their cattle. By CHARLES DHEWA The farmers had travelled from distant areas to come and witness the first scientific experiment in the …
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Millers seek bran importation ban newsday THE Grain Millers’ Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has petitioned the government to ban the importation of bran, as this was killing the local milling industry. BY BUSINESS REPORTER In a statement yesterday, GMAZ general manager Lynette Veremu said the importation of bran was a waste of foreign currency. “We …
Catalysing agriculture value chain | The Herald Dr Sanderson AbelZimbabwe is an agricultural based economy and hence support to the sector is of paramount importance. Financial support to agriculture is very important given the unique role of Zimbabwean agriculture in the macroeconomic framework and its role in poverty alleviation. The challenge of agricultural financing …
ZESA acquires $6,5m transformers | The Herald Business ReporterZESA Holdings has acquired transformers worth $6,5 million in a development that will ensure reliable supplies of electricity in the Matabeleland and Midlands Provinces. The transformers, to be installed at Chertsey and Marvel substations, were secured under ZimFund, a facility that pools material and financial resources …
New geyser law on the cards Source: New geyser law on the cards | Daily News HARARE – Government will in the next few weeks gazette solar water heating (SWH) geyser regulations, a senior government has revealed. The gazetting of regulations will mark the beginning of ambitious national project. Permanent secretary in the ministry of Energy …
Police declare war on tobacco thieves Itai Mazire Herald CorrespondentHarare police are on high alert to quell operations of criminals who target and pounce on unsuspecting farmers transporting tobacco to the auction floors. Over the past few years, farmers have lost tobacco worth thousands of dollars after being robbed of their crop in transit …
Quton releases new cotton hybrid seed Sifelani Tsiko Senior WriterZimbabwe’s major cotton seed producer Quton, has released new cotton hybrid seed with a higher yield potential compared to current non hybrid varieties, in a move that is set to revive the country’s cotton sector that has been on the decline for years. Speaking at …
Trade Fair roars into life Bulawayo BureauTHE 59th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) kicks off in Bulawayo today with a highly-packed business programme of top-level engagement in what organisers describe as the “biggest” international trade showcase in decades. Global focus is on Zimbabwe this week as the country, under the new …