Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
900 000 farmers queue for Command Agric By ZimSitRep_M | August 28, 2016 8 Comments Source: 900 000 farmers queue for Command Agric | The Sunday Mail August 28, 2016 Livingstone MarufuOver 900 000 farmers have so far applied to participate in Government’s Command Agriculture programme, with Zesa pledging to ensure consistent electricity supplies to farming areas this season. Government wants 2 …
Tobacco sales surpass revised target By ZimSitRep_M | August 28, 2016 0 Comment Source: Tobacco sales surpass revised target | The Sunday Mail August 28, 2016 Livingstone MarufuZimbabwe’s 2015/16 output of the golden leaf, at 200 million kilogrammes, surpassed the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board’s revised production target of 190 million kg. The remarkable growth in deliveries, beating last marketing season’s 198 million …
Patronage stifles agriculture By ZimSitRep_M | September 1, 2016 2 Comments Source: Patronage stifles agriculture | The Financial Gazette September 1, 2016 SEPTEMBER is a very busy month for any person who aspires to be counted among those that boast to be farmers in Zimbabwe. It is a month when real farmers worry about making sure that everything is in place …
Govt sourcing $20m for Tokwe-Mukosi completion By ZimSitRep_M | September 1, 2016 2 Comments GOVERNMENT is planning on raising $20 million to fund outstanding works at Tokwe-Mukosi Dam Source: Govt sourcing $20m for Tokwe-Mukosi completion – NewsDay Zimbabwe September 1, 2016 BY BUSINESS REPORTER Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) chief executive officer Thomas Sakala told an analyst briefing that their …
Forestry Commission allays fears of desertification By ZimSitRep_M | September 1, 2016 2 Comments The Forestry Commission has allayed desertification fears in the country saying it has managed to strike a balance between deforestation and afforestation. Source: Forestry Commission allays fears of desertification – NewsDay Zimbabwe September 1, 2016 BY Stephen Chadenga The commission’s spokesperson, Violet Makoto, yesterday told Southern Eye …
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Sufficient irrigation water in some dams: Zinwa By ZimSitRep_M | September 2, 2016 1 Comment Source: Sufficient irrigation water in some dams: Zinwa | The Herald September 2, 2016 The country still has a lot of unused irrigation water in various dams. Zimbabwe being an agro-based economy, such a development is very worrying especially in light of the low rains that …
Invaders wreak havoc at Mananje By ZimSitRep_M | September 2, 2016 0 Comment Source: Invaders wreak havoc at Mananje – The Zimbabwe Independent September 2, 2016 THE picturesque Mananje Conservancy on Denlynian Farm, 36 kilometres west Beitbridge along the Bulawayo Road, which is home to a variety of animals including the zebra, impala, giraffe, eland, leopard and a variety of bird …
Mohadi invades banana farm By ZimSitRep_M | September 4, 2016 2 Comments Beitbridge senator Tambudzani Mohadi, Zanu PF Matabeleland South provincial chairperson Rabelani Choeni and a few villagers last week, in defiance of presidential directives, allegedly invaded Double O Ranch in Beitbridge Source: Mohadi invades banana farm – The Standard September 4, 2016 BY OWN CORRESPONDENT The property is the only …
Command agric nets 300 000ha By ZimSitRep_M | September 6, 2016 5 Comments Source: Command agric nets 300 000ha | The Herald September 6, 2016 Herald CorrespondentTHOUSANDS of farmers have registered 300 000 hectares of land under Government’s command agriculture programme, with the evaluation of farms expected to start this week. Government set a target of 400 000 hectares for the …
Illegal settlers threaten gazetted forests By ZimSitRep_M | September 6, 2016 0 Comment A DRAFT national forest policy document has revealed that most gazetted forestry land was under threat from illegal settlers. Source: Illegal settlers threaten gazetted forests – NewsDay Zimbabwe September 6, 2016 BY STEPHEN CHADENGA Zimbabwe has 24 gazetted indigenous forests covering 800 000 hectares. The forests are preserved …