Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Veld fires claim 88 lives in the past 5 years September 21, 2016 in News At least 1,5 million hectares of land went up in smoke in 2015 while 88 people were killed by veld fires in the last five years, Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo has said. BY xolisani ncube Speaking at an anti-veld fire …
How informal agricultural traders capture, preserve customer loyalty September 21, 2016 in Business They may not advertise their products in the mainstream media, but informal agricultural traders have results-driven ways of capturing customer loyalty. BY CHARLES DHEWA Each market has gatekeepers, whose roles include continuously tweaking and perfecting knowledge in line with consumer habits Most of …
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Poultry Output down on cash shortages September 20, 2016 in Business BY MTHANDAZO NYONI THE poultry industry in Zimbabwe tumbled by 8% in the first half of 2016 after producing 37,2 million broiler day-old-chicks compared to the prior year, an industry official has said. In an industry update, Zimbabwe Poultry Association (ZPA) chairperson Solomon Zawe said the …
Maize deliveries top 147 000t August 17, 2016 Local News Deputy Minister Davis Marapira Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterFARMERS have delivered close to 147 000 tonnes of maize to Grain Marketing Board depots countrywide. The GMB is offering $390 per tonne and has so far paid farmers $53 million. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister responsible for …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Sky is the limit for tobacco growers August 17, 2016 Opinion & Analysis Tobaccco field Tobacco farmers continue to exceed expectations. From 1894 when the first flue-cured crop was grown near Mutare up to 2000, its production was dominated by whites. But the land redistribution programme occasioned a change in the racial profile of tobacco …
Land resettlement still unresolved 36yrs later August 17, 2016 Opinion & Analysis Resettled farmers at work in a greenhouse Saul Gwakuba NdlovuA Zimbabwean parliamentary committee is currently touring the country sounding public opinion on the national land resettlement programme which was launched shortly after the attainment of independence in 1980, but much more vigorously in 2000 …
ZimParks plans standardised hunting quota August 17, 2016 Business Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZPWMA) is consulting stakeholders on their views as it seeks to come up with a standardised hunting quota system for 2017 to curb poaching. This comes amid concerns about the alleged clandestine issuance of sport hunting quotas …
Zesa threatens power disconnections to recover $1 billion August 17, 2016 Local News Pamela Shumba, Senior ReporterZESA will soon embark on massive nationwide power disconnections to recover more than $1 billion from defaulting consumers. Zesa Holdings spokesperson Mr Fullard Gwasira yesterday told The Chronicle both commercial and domestic consumers were neglecting to pay electricity bills. He said …
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Delta puts $1,1m into sorghum contract farming August 16, 2016 in Business DELTA Beverages plans to inject more than $1,1 million into its Beverages Sorghum Contract Farming Scheme (BSFS)during the 2016/7 financial year, as it forges ahead with plans to support local farmers, NewsDay has established. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI Delta requires about 15 000 tonnes of sorghum …
No end in sight to Tongaat land row August 16, 2016 Local News Dr Mombeshora From George Maponga in CHIREDZILands and Rural Resettlement Ministry officials will soon visit the Lowveld to assess the situation at Tongaat Hulett where 4 000 hectares of cane plantations were acquired by the Masvingo provincial leadership to resettle landless people, sparking …