Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Wildlife smugglers on Interpol’s radar February 28, 2017 Crime & Courts Interpol Secretary-General Dr Jürgen Stock Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter—THE International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has launched a new project to identify and dismantle organised crime networks that are making billions in illicit profits through wildlife trafficking between Africa and Asia. The latest developments come after at least …
2016/17 season registers more tobacco farmers February 28, 2017 Business Business ReporterTHERE has been a 17 percent increase in registrations by tobacco farmers for the 2016/17 farming season, latest official figures have shown, with output forecast marginally higher than the 2016/17 harvest. The increase in farmers who registered for the 2016/17 (Flue Cured Virginia) tobacco season …
‘Input reduction costs the way to go’ February 28, 2017 Business Conrad Mwanawashe Business ReporterREDUCING input costs and importation of finished products which can be made in Zimbabwe will see an immediate revival of the milling sector.The parliamentary portfolio on Agriculture, Lands, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development heard last Friday from two of the country’s biggest millers, Blue …
Your carry-over stock can help smother production costs February 28, 2017 Business Obert Chifamba Agri-InsightNot infrequently, farmers in contract arrangements find themselves trapped between the twin gates of fear and principle, madness and loyalty after receiving inputs well beyond their expected time of use.Their dilemma lies in whether to use the inputs or not, yet the contractor …
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Gone with the floods! Bridge on major highway swept away February 28, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories The damaged bridge over Nkankezi River in Filabusi Chronicle ReportersTHE Government will soon airlift aid to stranded communities after widespread flooding left one person dead, extensively damaged roads and destroyed bridges, leaving parts of the country isolated. The Ministry of Environment, …
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‘No to corrupt land allocation’ OPINION & ANALYSIS CONTRIBUTOR 1 DAY AGO Double land allocations are a problem which the Lands and Rural Resettlement Ministry is seized with. The ministry does not have a computerised system to capture the names of land reform beneficiaries. Therefore, we are working diligently to come up with an up-to-date …
FAO to spend millions of dollars in fight against fall armyworm February 27, 2017 Business The fall armyworm is known to destroy over 70 percent of the crop it invades Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryTHE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is to spend millions of dollars acquiring specialised trap kits to control the spread of the fall …
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Mat’land farmers call for ZITF cattle sales resumption February 27, 2017 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterFARMERS in Matabeleland are crying foul over the suspension of cattle sales at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) show grounds in Bulawayo. The cattle sales, which attracted farmers from across the region, were suspended by the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation …
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Bird watchers flock to Victoria Falls February 27, 2017 Business Leonard Ncube in Victoria FallsA RARE bird species is making waves in Victoria Falls with scores of tourists flocking to the resort town to have a glimpse of it. On Saturday, British Airways and South African Airways, both from Johannesburg, were full when they landed at …