Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt to solve land tenure issues November 22, 2016 Business Conrad Mwanawashe, Harare BureauGOVERNMENT is working on solving land tenure issues for solar farms after it emerged that some investors were being given five-year leases, too short for investors to recoup their investments. Solar is one of the major renewable sources of energy expected to help ease …
British Government partners with private grain traders November 18, 2016 in News, Politics THE United Kingdom (UK) government has partnered with Zimbabwe’s commercial grain traders through a facility to assist in importing 55 000 metric tonnes of white maize to sell on an open market to avert a food crisis as the country faces its worst drought in …
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‘Livestock condition fast deteriorating in Beitbridge’ November 19, 2016 in News THE condition of livestock in Beitbridge district is fast deteriorating into a disaster, with reports of numerous cattle stuck in mud at various watering points in the vast district. BY OWN CORRESPONDENT District veterinary officer at Beitbridge, Mike Nare, confirmed the most vulnerable were pregnant cows …
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China to help end food shortages, revamp agriculture: Ambassador November 19, 2016 in News VICTORIA FALLS — China has pledged to donate 90 700 tonnes of rice and construct 150 boreholes to help reduce effects of the El Nino-induced drought ravaging most parts of the country. BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe, Huang Ping Speaking during …
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GMB pays farmers US$120m SUNDAY MAIL REPORTER 1 DAY AGO Sunday Mail Reporter—THE Grain Marketing Board has paid US$124 million to maize and wheat farmers ahead of the 2016/2017 summer cropping season. Maize farmers were paid US$82 million for the 210 278 tonnes they delivered to the utility, while winter wheat farmers received US$41,4 million …
Cotton farmers seek export incentive November 19, 2016 Local News Dr Made Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter— Cotton growers have requested for a 5 percent export incentive as Government moves in to formulate a regulatory framework that will guide cotton marketing and curb side marketing, a senior official has said.Government recently awarded tobacco farmers an export incentive, which …
Fundira appointed to world wildlife conservation taskforce November 21, 2016 Local News Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge BureauTHE president of the Safari Operators Association of Zimbabwe (SOAZ), Mr Emmanuel Fundira, has been appointed a member of the world taskforce of the Advisory Council of Wildlife Trafficking (ACWT). Mr Fundira was appointed at the ACWT meeting held in London on …
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AFRICAN INDABA » CITES NEWS, SUSTAINABLE USE » CITES: KEEP CALM AND LET AFRICA SPEAK NOVEMBER 2016, VOLUME 14-4&5 The International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation, CIC, sponsored two high-level panel discussions and press conferences on 24th and 28th September during the 17th Conference of the Parties of CITES. Initially CIC planned only one press conference, but due to demand by …
IFAD extends $25,5m irrigation grant to govt November 18, 2016 in Business The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is today expected to extend a $25,5 million grant to government to support smallholder irrigation revival programmes in Zimbabwe. BY VICTORIA MTOMBA The signing ceremony for the grant, which was approved by IFAD in September this year, will …
Cash crisis threatens farming November 18, 2016 in News The cash crisis being experienced in the country is affecting the planting season as most farmers are failing to access money for inputs, NewsDay has established. BY NUNURAI JENA Despite the onset of the rainy season last week, some farmers have not put anything in the field as …