Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Rutenga poised for massive growth newsday SLEEPY Rutenga business centre, located 155km north of Beitbridge town, is a giant waiting to be awoken. It stands to earn a big following a decision by the government to establish a dry port at the settlement. BY OWN CORRESPONDENT Currently Rutenga, with a population below 13 000 according …
Farmers owe Zinwa $39 million in water bills newsday THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) yesterday claimed that it was owed $39 million in unpaid water bills by farmers. BY VENERANDA LANGA Zinwa chief executive officer Jefta Sakupwanya made the claims when he appeared before the Parliamentary Committee on Indigenisation led by Senator Monica Mavhunga.Sakupwanya …
Association in drive to establish woodlots Tears Likupe Business ReporterThe Sustainable Afforestation Association (SAA) has entered into a joint venture programme with farmers in tobacco growing areas to establish eucalyptus energy woodlots as an alternative fuel for curing the crop. The association’s operations director Andrew Mills said after recognising the urgent need for supplementary …
Dairiboard strategises to up milk output Dr Leonard Tsumba Business ReporterDAIRIBOARD Holdings says it is pursuing a number of initiatives to increase output and consolidate profitability riding on positive gains achieved in 2017. In full year financial results for the period ended December 31, 2017, Dairibord Holdings chairman Dr Leonard Tsumba said increased competition …
‘Maize production below average’ 0 March 15, 2018 1:51 PM Source: ‘Maize production below average’ – DailyNews Live STAFF REPORTER 15 March 2018 HARARE – National maize production for 2017-18 will most likely bebelow-average, the US Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fewsnet) hassaid, but government has said the country has enough grain reserves tolast until …
EASTERN NEWS | Families flee Arda Transau 0 March 15, 2018 2:22 PM Source: EASTERN NEWS | Families flee Arda Transau – DailyNews Live Bernard Chiketo 15 March 2018 MUTARE – ARDA Transau – a State-owned farm-turned-residential area forpeople displaced by mining activities in the rich Chiadzwa diamond fields,where the country’s political elite and securocrats …
What ‘Zim is open for business’ means for smallholder farmer 0 March 15, 2018 2:36 PM Source: What ‘Zim is open for business’ means for smallholder farmer – DailyNews Live Jessika Nillson and Toendepi Shonhe 15 March 2018 HARARE – Former president Robert Mugabe is history and now finds voiceonly in the private media, sulking …
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OPEN FORUM: Zimbabwe land tenure debate needs closure By Own Correspondent President Emmerson Mnangagwa By Peter Gambara WHILE attending an investment conference in South Africa, President Emmerson Mnangagwa was asked about the situation of a Rusape white farmer, Robert Smart, who had been evicted from his farm some months earlier. In January this year, the President …
“No compensation for farmers” | The Financial Gazette By Staff Reporter Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri THE Zimbabwean government says it has no capacity to compensate farmers who lose their crops to natural disasters and veld fires. Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri said farmers should take appropriate insurance cover to mitigate risks …
Hunger stalks Muzarabani – DailyNews Live John Kachembere • 14 March 2018 1:58PM • 1 comment HARARE – At a time when farmers in most parts of the country are rubbing their hands with glee in anticipation of a bumper harvest, villagers in Muzarabani are seeking at least 15 tonnes of maize seed to plant. This …