Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Command agriculture to cover livestock October 20, 2016 Business Prosper Ndlovu, Business EditorTHE Government is working on a framework to include livestock production under the command agriculture scheme, a specialised short to medium strategy to boost food production in the country. The recently launched programme targets 400 000 hectares of land expected to produce at least two …
CSC has no monopoly on beef exports: Made October 21, 2016 Business Minister Joseph Made Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterAGRICULTURE, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made says the Cold Storage Company (CSC) has no monopoly to export meat products as any qualified person can do so. Once a major exporter of beef and other meat …
Lake Mutirikwi drops to 9 percent October 21, 2016 Local News Walter Mswazie, Masvingo CorrespondentTHE water level in Masvingo City’s main supply dam, Lake Mutirikwi, has dropped to nine percent amid fears that if the rains do not fall by December, supplies to sugarcane estates in Chiredzi will be cut. Lake Mutirikwi supplies Masvingo City, the Lowveld …
Armed men invade premier resort centre October 19, 2016 in News ARMED men have allegedly invaded Mapare Resort Centre close to Birchenough Bridge in the lucrative Save Conservancy, which has most of the big five game, it has emerged. BY PAIDAMOYO MUZULU The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), in a news alert, alleges that the armed men, …
Sheriff ‘abducted’ as farm wrangle turns ugly October 19, 2016 Crime & Courts Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Soldiers resisting eviction from a farm in Goromonzi last week manhandled, before detaining the Sheriff Mr Macduff Madega who intended to serve them a High Court order to leave the farm.Mr Madega had gone to Sussexdale Farm in the …
Cry our beloved cotton farmers! October 18, 2016 Business Zimbabwe’s cotton yields struggling to beat 0, 6 tonnes per hectare from a population 17 000 plants per hectare Obert Chifamba They may be as adept as any other farmers in terms of growing any crops but their biggest undoing is that they don’t have a lot …
Understanding banking products: Unsecured loan October 19, 2016 Business Sanderson Abel An unsecured loan is that loan issued and supported only by the borrower’s credit worthiness, rather than by a type of collateral. An unsecured loan is one that is obtained without the use of property as collateral for the loan. Borrowers generally must have high …
Government, Salini agree on Tokwe-Mukosi October 19, 2016 Business Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter SALINI Impreglio JV, the Italian company contracted to build Tokwe-Mukosi Dam in Masvingo Province has agreed to be paid the outstanding amount in US dollars, paving way for the completion of the country’s largest inland dam, sources have said.Salini is owed about 12 …
$150m equipment boost for Command Agric October 19, 2016 Local News Acting President Mnangagwa Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter Government has secured $150 million from the PTA bank to purchase highly-mechanised farming equipment for the Command Agriculture programme and dam construction, as efforts to ensure the nation’s food security gather momentum.The equipment is expected in the country between …
Zim experiences record breaking heat October 18, 2016 Local News Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauZimbabwe experienced extremely high temperatures yesterday with some areas breaking records that were set in the 1960s. Some showers are expected in the southern parts of the country today. Meteorological Services Department senior forecaster, Mr Tich Zinyemba, yesterday confirmed that most areas experienced extremely …