Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Parly watchdog, chiefs deadlocked over Bill July 8, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories CHIEF CHARUMBIRA Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter—The Parliamentary Legal Committee (PLC) and traditional leaders have reached a stalemate over the Land Commission Bill, as they haggle over the inclusion of chiefs in the envisaged Land Commission.The PLC, chaired by Mudzi South Member of Parliament Jonathan Samukange, issued …
Govt maize subsidy boon for economy • . . . saves $300m in grain import costs • Experts dismiss $120m budget deficit claims July 10, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Sydney Kawadza Senior ReporterSTAKEHOLDERS have dismissed reports that Government efforts to subsidise maize productivity through programmes such as Command Agriculture could increase the budget deficit by $120 million. Reuters …
Zim seeks $100m loan for oilseed farmers July 10, 2017 Business Mr Busisa Moyo ZIMBABWE is in talks about a potential $100 million loan facility to support oilseed farmers in the country and boost production, especially of soy. Sakunda Energy, a closely held Zimbabwean energy and logistics company, has agreed to contribute $48.7 million of the …
Shashe Trust brings life to Beitbridge through irrigation July 10, 2017 Business Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge BureauMATABELELAND South Province is one of the drought-prone areas in the country where crop farming does not do well given low rainfall totals. Such dry areas can only produce enough food through irrigation farming, which requires serious investment in infrastructure development. …
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Fully utilise land, communal farmers urged July 10, 2017 Local News Acting President Phelekezela Mphoko assesses progress on the Bubi Tillage programme in the district yesterday. In the picture, he watches as a tractor tills the land in Nkenyane Pamela Shumba, Senior ReporterACTING President Phelekezela Mphoko has urged communal farmers to consolidate the gains of independence …
Command Agric abusers face jail By ZimSitRep_M | July 9, 2017 0 Comment Source: Command Agric abusers face jail – Sunday News Jul 9, 2017 Harare BureauFARMERS who misuse inputs accessed under the Specialised Maize Production and Import Substitution Programme (Command Agriculture) face criminal prosecution or loss of property under new regulatory measures introduced to ring-fence against abuse. Statutory Instrument 79 …
Command agriculture shocker By ZimSitRep_M | July 9, 2017 1 Comment Source: Command agriculture shocker – The Standard July 9, 2017 HARARE — Zimbabwe’s budget deficit will increase by nearly $120 million this year due to a maize subsidy, Reuters calculations show, in a scheme critics of President Robert Mugabe say will be open to abuse and saddle a troubled economy …
Farmer sues Kanengoni-Malinga over seizure of land July 7, 2017 in News MARONDERA commercial farmer David Peter Worsely Worswick has taken Minister of State in Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko’s office, Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga, and Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri to court over the seizure of the remainder of his farm by the minister. by CHARLES LAITON In his urgent court …
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ZESA debt: Government shields defaulting farmers July 6, 2017By Phillimon Mhlanga, Business Reporter ZETDC managing director, Julian Chinembiri GOVERNMENT has rejected a proposal by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) to put farmers on stop order and introduce prepaid meters to recover close to $200 million owed by the agricultural sector, an executive has disclosed.Julian Chinembiri, …
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New plan to increase Zimbabwe’s power generation July 6, 2017By Shame Makoshori, Senior Business Reporter Energy and Power Development, Minister Samuel Undenge * Tax breaks to attract investors * Government targets renewable energy GOVERNMENT has announced a series of tax exemptions, licence fee cuts and a raft of financing measures to drive renewable energy development.This comes …
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