Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zipra veterans push for return of properties By ZimSitRep_M | January 4, 2017 1 Comment THE Dumiso Dabengwa-led Zapu has this year resolved to intensify pressure on President Robert Mugabe to release its properties seized by the government at the height of the Gukurahundi era. Source: Zipra veterans push for return of properties – NewsDay Zimbabwe January 4, 2017 BY SILAS …
Poachers decimate Zim elephants By ZimSitRep_M | January 4, 2017 5 Comments Source: Poachers decimate Zim elephants – DailyNews Live 04 January 2017 Farayi Machamire HARARE – Elephant population in northern Zimbabwe’s Sebungwe District hasdeclined by 75 percent due to poaching in the last decade, a wildlifeconservation group Bumi Hills Foundation (BHF) has said. BHF – a non-profit organisation based in …
Mobile phone sells out rhino poacher By ZimSitRep_M | January 3, 2017 0 Comment Godknows Mashame (43) was later found relaxing at his home in Mbizo, Kwekwe, after his mobile phone and three spent cartridges were recovered from the shooting scene. Source: Mobile phone sells out rhino poacher – NewsDay Zimbabwe January 3, 2017 BY OWN CORRESPONDENT Godknows Mashame (43) was …
Armyworms invade fields By ZimSitRep_M | January 8, 2017 3 Comments Source: Armyworms invade fields – DailyNews Live 8 January 2017 HARARE – There are fears that Zimbabwe’s maize harvest could be completelywiped out by an invasion of armyworms, so named because they eat mostvegetation in their way. Maize is a staple crop in Zimbabwe and any threat to the harvest …
Rains to continue: floods warning By ZimSitRep_M | January 8, 2017 0 Comment Source: Rains to continue: floods warning – Sunday News Jan 8, 2017 Tinomuda Chakanyuka, Sunday News ReporterTHE Meteorological Service Department has forecasted continued rainfall activity in most parts of the country in the coming week, with the exception of the southern region amid warnings of flash floods in low …
Shashe farmers pin hopes on resuscitated irrigation scheme Companies & Markets December 15, 2016By Own Correspondent Shashe villagers have lost livestock due to drought. By Nyasha Chingono FARMERS in Shashe, a rural community in Beitbridge, are struggling to make ends meet due to the drought experienced in the last season.Shashe River, normally the source of water …
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Fresh land invasions rock Harare National Report December 15, 2016By Andrew Kunambura, Political Reporter Zimbabwe Republic Police spokesperson, Charity Charamba MASSIVE social upheaval looms in Harare after the Harare City Council (HCC) resolved to evict thousands of illegal settlers who have invaded large swathes of open spaces in the capital city.This follows a recent investigation by …
Fifty years tobacco farming experience December 15, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Buhle Nkomo —Ronald could not believe his eyes at the sight of his hail and wind destroyed tobacco crop. “Just eight days ago, I got the shock of my life when a hailstorm and wind totally destroyed 28 hectares of our irrigated tobacco crop. …
Tackling policy bones, pinches in livestock industry December 15, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Charles Dhewa Review Correspondent —Each time you chew a piece of appetising beef steak, you may not be aware of the trouble and sweat a farmer will have incurred in producing it. Many consumers of livestock products may be unaware of the challenges and …
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FAO urges investment in agric December 15, 2016 Business BEIJING—The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has told a meeting of world’s top agricultural scientists that governments and the private sector must increase commitment to agricultural science and technology research.The UN agency said on Tuesday in a statement that investing in agriculture was necessary to achieve world’s …