Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
‘Factory farming’ comes to town February 7, 2017 Business Obert Chifamba: Agric-InsightWhen I first bumped into the phrase “factory farming” I couldn’t help but imagine farmers doing all sorts of farming activities within the precincts of a factory, yet this wasn’t the case exactly. And, as I later realised, I hadn’t missed the target by miles in my …
Shaming detractors: Minister leads by example in command agriculture February 7, 2017 Opinion & Analysis Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister (responsible for cropping), Davis Marapira (left), shows one of the bulls at his farm. Walter Mswazie, Features CorrespondentWHEN the Government introduced the command agriculture scheme at the beginning of the 2016-2017 farming season to address …
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Bumper harvest headache for Chinamasa February 6, 2017 Business Minister Patrick Chinamasa Prosper Ndlovu, Business EditorTHE Government says it is pleased with the progress made in the agriculture sector so far and looks forward to a good harvest in view of continued good rains and the promising crop. This has put pressure on Finance and Economic Development …
Power crisis: Three stations not operational February 7, 2017 Business Hwange thermal power station Bianca Mlilo, Business ReporterONLY two out of Zimbabwe’s five power stations were operational yesterday with Kariba Hydro-Power Station producing the highest output at 703MW while Hwange Thermal Power Station recorded its lowest — at 185MW. According to the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) daily …
Tokwe-Mukorsi 15MW hydro power plant project underway February 7, 2017 Business Workmen work on a plunge pool at Tokwe-Murkosi Dam Walter Mswazie recently in ChiviWORK is underway to install a $20 million mini-hydro power plant producing 15MW at the recently completed Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam in Chivi District. The project is expected to augment power generation in the …
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Desperate baboons feed on tobacco By ZimSitRep_M | February 6, 2017 1 Comment Source: Desperate baboons feed on tobacco – DailyNews Live Bernard Chiketo 5 February 2017 HURUNGWE – Intelligent and thus highly adaptable, baboons have addedanother cuisine to their growing menu of delicacies, this time thecountry’s most priced cash crop – tobacco. With agricultural practice lacking concern for …
Let’s manage soil, rainwater better February 6, 2017 Business Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryMedicine Dambakurima is relieved the rains took a sustained break in the last week for the first time in two months. Too much rain in the flood-prone lands of Dambakurima Village, Muzarabani, had risked severe crop losses, much worse a repeat of last summer’s …
Water key for Command Agriculture February 6, 2017 Business Bumper Harvest with Conrad MwanawasheTHE expansion of Command Agriculture to include soya beans and wheat in the coming seasons brings to the fore a number of new issues that Government and its partners in the private sector should consider. Such issues range from the availability of inputs …
Meat dealers bemoan 15pc VAT February 6, 2017 Local News Margaret Matibiri Herald ReporterLocal meat production companies have implored Government to consider scraping the 15 percent value-added tax (VAT) on all meat products which was effected beginning this month saying it has a negative impact on the viability of their business. Speaking during a tour by the …
56 percent full Bulawayo dams hold three-year supply February 6, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Ms Bongiwe Ngwenya Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle CorrespondentTHE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has projected that the city’s dams now have water that will last for about three years. Recent statistics show that the city’s dams are 56 percent full. Responding to The Chronicle’s emailed questions, …
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