Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Shoot to kill: Muchinguri – January 22, 2018 ENVIRONMENT, Water and Climate minister Oppah Muchinguri has urged wildlife rangers to adopt a “shoot-to-kill policy” against poachers, whom she equated to robbers. By Nokuthaba Dlamini Speaking at a graduation ceremony of 106 Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority rangers, who recently underwent a three-month intensive anti-poaching …
ARDA to revive Kondozi Estates January 22, 2018 MANICALAND & MASH EAST Ray Bande Mutare BureauTHE Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) will soon move in to revive Kondozi Estates, which is lying in a derelict state, ARDA board chairman, Mr Basil Nyabadza has said. Addressing a meeting held in Mutare on Friday, Mr Nyabadza revealed that …
Rains bring relief to farmers January 22, 2018 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Conrad Mupesa in MhanguraFarmers in Makonde and Hurungwe districts have expressed relief after the areas received some rains following weeks of scorching heat that was threatening their crops. The farmers took advantage of the rains to apply top dressing fertilisers to their crops. In …
SA wine industry faces tough year January 22, 2018 Business Cape Town. — This year is the most challenging the South African wine industry has ever faced, according to Francois Viljoen, head of viticulture and soil science at VinPro. Viljoen expects 2018 will bring one of the smallest crops in more than a decade, mainly due …
385 000 benefit from cotton inputs January 22, 2018 Business Business ReporterABOUT 385 000 small scale farmers have benefited from free cotton inputs under the Presidential Input Scheme as the number of the beneficiaries doubled from last season. Last year, The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe-which is administering the programme-distributed inputs to about 155 000 cotton growers, …
Farmers prepare for worst as rain stays away January 22, 2018 Business Met Department is concerned about the poor distribution of rainfall this summer Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryMirriam Pakayi is a subsistence farmer from Nerwande Village, under chief Masvosva, Rusape. Each year, the 48-year-old mother of six scraps out a living farming maize, groundnuts and roundnuts on small …
Dry weather conditions to persist January 20, 2018 Top Stories Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterThe condition of some crops has continued to deteriorate, with the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) forecasting dry weather conditions to persist until next week. Erratic rains may be received after Wednesday, the department said. According to the MSD head of forecasting, Mr Tich …
ED leads high-powered delegation to Davos President Mnangagwa Taurai Mangudhla, Harare BureauPRESIDENT Mnangagwa leads a high-powered delegation comprising Cabinet Ministers, top Government officials and private sector representatives to Davos, Switzerland, for the 48th World Economic Forum annual meetings. His itinerary indicates the delegation was scheduled to leave Harare at 4:30 am today for the crucial …
Zesa imports 11 000 faulty meters Harare BureauMore than 11 000 prepaid meters imported by Zesa were faulty as it emerged that the power utility failed to send inspectors to certify the gadgets during the manufacturing stage before their shipment, an audit has revealed. The audit said there was no evidence that Zimbabwe Electricity …
President Mnangagwa Drives To Compensate White Farmers 1 January 21, 2018 1:31 PM Source: President Mnangagwa Drives To Compensate White Farmers | ZimEye (The Source) – Zimbabwe government is considering setting up a tribunal to determine the value of compensation payable to white farmers who lost property during land reform programme, according to a government document. In …
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