Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmers to part with 10pc in tax April 1, 2017 Local News Minister Joseph Made Kudakwashe Mhundwa, Harare BureauThe Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has, with effect from yesterday, effected a 10 percent tax on farmers without valid clearance certificates, a move the Ministry of Agriculture says is likely to cause disturbances, especially on the on-going tobacco selling season. …
Crisis as the govt hikes farmers’ tax By ZimSitRep_M | April 2, 2017 0 Comment Source: Crisis as the govt hikes farmers’ tax – DailyNews Live Bridget Mananavire 1 April 2017 HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s stone-broke government has imposed anew 10 percent tax on tobacco sales, prompting angry farmers to threatento withhold their crops for the current marketing …
$150m for Command Livestock farming By ZimSitRep_M | April 2, 2017 2 Comments Source: $150m for Command Livestock farming – Sunday News Apr 2, 2017 Harare BureauGOVERNMENT is rolling out a US$150 million livestock programme covering restocking, equipment, pasture development and resuscitation of the Cold Storage Commission. Some 600 000 livestock farmers in Matabeleland and Masvingo provinces are already stacking hay …
Land reform: Zuma moves for expropriation with no compensation Andisiwe Makinana2017-03-31 06:16 President Jacob Zuma. Picture: Lulama Zenzile Related Links We’ve been patient over land, but how long will our patience endure? Constitution vs land grabs: SA’s varying definitions of human rights Zuma calls on black parties to unite on land President Jacob Zuma …
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E-marketing, the future of tobacco selling in Zimbabwe Companies & Markets March 23, 2017By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor TIMB urged farmers to accept the new marketing system as it will bring sanity to the industry considering the fact that the system is working perfectly in India. THE tobacco e-marketing system last week experienced technical …
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Zim forests face new threat National Report March 23, 2017By Andrew Kunambura, Political Reporter Zimbabwe has a total of 14 gazetted natural forests studded with great tree species. All are under siege. A HUGE, muscular man with a wide, pulpy face reclined next to a sky-scraping, indigenous musasa tree on the banks of Sengwa River, deep …
Flaws, solutions to Zim’s poultry industry March 23, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Free range chicken production can be profitable when practised in a proper and planned way Charles DhewaZimbabwean rural communities have traditionally given chicken a social value more than an economic value. The consumption of chicken was associated with honouring special relatives or visitors. …
Gweru farmer secures $800k export market in Germany March 23, 2017 Business Mr Tatenda Karimazondo Lovemore Zigara, Midlands CorrespondentA Gweru-based farmer has secured a lucrative market for horticultural products in Germany. Mr Tatenda Karimazondo recently attended the Fruit Logistica in Berlin where he says he secured orders of $800 000 of passion fruit and peas to be …
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Tobacco sales rake in $10 million in one week March 23, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Runyararo Muzavazi, Harare BureauAt least $10 million worth of tobacco weighing four million kilogrammes have been sold at auction floors and contract farming since the beginning of the marketing season last week, according to figures released by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board. …
Dam Levels as at 20/03/2017 DAM NAME FULL SUPPLY CAPACITY CURRENT CAPACITY % FULL DAILY TREND (millions of cubic metres) (millions of cubic metres) Kariba 64800.00 24451.5 37.7 Tokwe Mukorsi 1802.60 1186.00 65.8 Mutirikwi 1378.08 468.88 34.0 Manyame 480.23 476.23 99.2 Osborne 401.64 255.99 63.7 Mazvikadei 343.815 350.66 101.9 Manyuchi 309.06 318.05 …