Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers call for pro-agric Budget December 1, 2017 HARARE METROPOLITAN Mr Chabikwa Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterFarmers are expecting the 2018 National Budget to address challenges in the agricultural sector such as the shortage of machinery and equipment, high inputs costs and promotion of value addition for the sector to contribute meaningfully towards the revival of the …
UPDATED: New Cabinet appointed . . . Ministerial portfolios reduced to 22 . . . Only 6 deputy ministers appointed December 1, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Felex Share Senior ReporterPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appointed a 22-member Cabinet in a move that saw some line ministries with functional duplications being merged. He also brought in some new faces into …
Zimbabwean farmers cautiously optimistic about president’s land pledge 1 November 30, 2017 10:21 AM White farmers in Zimbabwe are cautiously optimistic about the future after the new president pledged to compensate those who lost their land following controversial reforms in 2000. President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the promise during his inauguration speech but also made clear …
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‘Aliens’ win the right to register as voters – November 30, 2017 HIGH Court judge, Justice Nyaradzo Munangati-Manongwa yesterday ruled in favour of the so-called aliens and ordered the Registrar-General’s Office to allow them to register to vote during the ongoing biometric voter registration (BVR) exercise provided they produce their identification documents and proof of residence. …
SADC agric experts meet over armyworm November 30, 2017 HARARE METROPOLITAN Elita chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterSADC agricultural experts are in South Africa for a two-day stakeholders’ meeting on fall armyworm response action and plans for the 2017-2018 farming season. The fall armyworm, a transboundary pest that is difficult to manage and first reported in Southern Africa in …
Rains bring relief to livestock November 30, 2017 MANICALAND & MASH EAST Obert Chifamba Manicaland BureauTHE condition of cattle in Manicaland province’s drier districts has started to improve significantly in the wake of the first rains that nurtured new flashes of veld grasses, Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) Manicaland provincial manager Mr Daniel Mungazi has said. In an …
Reviving Zim agric through an evidence ecosystem November 30, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Big farmers should not come and break bulk in Mbare and other informal markets but should create their own markets which suit their scale and levels of production. Charles DhewaThere is no longer any doubt that Zimbabwean agriculture has changed over the …
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Zim urged to develop strategies for horticulture November 30, 2017 Business Michael Tome Business ReporterZimbabwe should develop strategies to foster growth of the horticulture sector for it to retain its position as the country’s second largest foreign currency earner after tobacco. Speaking at Prime SeedCo field day held at Stapleford Research Station yesterday, Permanent Secretary in the …
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Command wheat could save country $100m November 30, 2017 Business Livingstone Marufu Business ReporterZimbabwe could save over $100 million in foreign currency if it achieves wheat output of 200 000 tonnes this year, up from 65 000 tonnes attained last year. The expected rise in tonnage comes after Government provided adequate and consistent supply of water and electricity …
Govt warns illegal settlers November 30, 2017 Top Stories Lovemore Meya Herald CorrespondentGovernment has strongly warned unruly elements reportedly taking the law into their own hands by illegally occupying State land, saying the offenders will be dealt with accordingly. In a statement yesterday, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement Ambassador Grace Mutandiro rapped …