Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tongaat Hullet eyes 42 percent rise in profits Harare BureauTONGAAT Hullet’s Zimbabwes operating profit for the half-year to September 30, 2017 is expected to rise by 42, 6 percent to R358 million. Tongaat’s sugar operations in Zimbabwe comprise the wholly owned Triangle Sugar operation and its 50, 3 percent holding in Hippo Valley Estates. …
Villagers defy order, arrested | The Chronicle 6 November 2017 Part of the 400 villagers who are defying eviction orders at Fox Farm in Matobo District on Wednesday. Whinsley Masara, Chronicle ReporterMORE than 400 villagers at Fox Farm in Matobo District were on Wednesday arrested for defying a Government directive to vacate the farm. …
‘Smuggling killing leather industry’ 0 November 3, 2017 10:23 AM Source: ‘Smuggling killing leather industry’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe November 3, 2017 MILLENNIUM Footwear is one of the country’s leading exotic leather shoes manufacturer, based in Bulawayo. The company manufactures exotic shoes made from elephant, ostrich, buffalo, wildebeest and crocodile skin including safari, classic, safety and security shoes, as …
Foot and mouth threatens beef supply The Zimbabwe Independent 3 November 2017 Cumulative cattle slaughters in the seven months to August this year declined by 9% to 173 575, statistics show. The decline is, however, a 1% increase from the 2015 figure. Staff Writer. Data available from Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (LMAC) show that …
Farmers challenge private cotton firms November 3, 2017 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Tawanda Mangoma in CHIREDZICotton farmers have challenged private cotton companies to urgently come out in the open and declare whether they are prepared to continue assisting them with inputs or not, amid indications that most firms had boycotted supporting farmers this year under unclear circumstances. …
TIMB to manage fund: Govt November 3, 2017 Business The Zimbabwe government has defended its decision to transfer management of a tree planting program, funded from a 0,75 percent levy on tobacco sales, from the Forestry Commission to the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB). Initially the government had mandated the Forestry Commission with management of the …
Agribank invests $2,1m in irrigation schemes November 3, 2017 Business Minister Made Livingstone MarufuAGRIBANK has invested over $2,1 million into irrigation infrastructure across the country in an effort to improve agriculture productivity and casting the food security net wider. The development is set to increase the size of irrigable land as the country moves to produce all …
White farmer fights eviction The Chronicle 3 November 2017 Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court Reporter BEITBRIDGE commercial farmer Mr George Watson and his mother have taken the State to court challenging their impending eviction from Double O Ranch in Gwanda District. Mr Watson and his ailing 73-year-old mother, Mrs Paxie Watson, through their lawyers Webb, …
New pest threatens horticulture industry November 2, 2017By Own Correspondent Tuta absoluta is threatening the horticulture. By Farai Mabeza ZIMBABWE’S horticulture industry is struggling to contain a pest known as Tuta absoluta, about a year after it was first detected in the country.Tuta absoluta originated from South America and can breed between 10 and 12 generations …
Foot, mouth disease hits Manicaland November 2, 2017By Own Correspondent Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister Paddy Zhanda. By Kenneth Matimaire MUTARE ― Government has confirmed a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak that has hit the southern parts of the eastern region where it is threatening approximately 70 000 herd of cattle.The outbreak was first detected …