Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tobacco deliveries hit 192 million kg August 4, 2016 Local News Elita Chikwati : Agriculture Reporter Tobacco deliveries have surpassed 191,7 million kilogrammes as the official marketing season closes tomorrow. Last season farmers sold 198 million kilogrammes. Latest statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board show that tobacco growers have sold 191,7 million kilogrammes of the flue cured …
Govt moves to restore beef exports August 4, 2016 Business Lovemore Zigara, Midlands CorrespondentVICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa says rebuilding the national herd and restoring beef exports is critical in revitalising the economy. Efforts to restock the national herd by the Government and private players have been hampered by recurrent droughts and the outbreak of diseases such as …
Advance tax rulings August 4, 2016 Business An Advance Tax Ruling is a written statement issued by the Commissioner General of Zimra regarding the interpretation or application of any of the Acts specified in the 1st Schedule of the Revenue Authority Act which include the Income Tax Act the Capital Gains Tax Act the Customs and …
Indebted farmers seek Zamco bailout August 4, 2016 Business Mr Wonder Chabikwa Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers’ Union (ZCFU) is seeking the takeover, by the Zimbabwe Asset Management Company (Zamco), of non-performing loans from burdened farmers. The asset management company, which started operating last year, was established by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in …
Govt scrambles to increase maize production Top Stories August 2, 2016 By Staff Reporter Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa SMARTING from the nation’s more than a decade of failure to feed itself, the Zimbabwe government, through the Cabinet Committee on Food Security and Nutrition is now hoping to produce two million tonnes of maize on 400 000 …
Mash West land officers accused of demanding bribes August 3, 2016 in News LAND officers in Mashonaland West are allegedly demanding bribes of up to $7 000 from people desperately in need of land. By VENERANDA LANGAThe issue came up yesterday during a public hearing on the Land Commission Bill at Banket Sports Club, which was …
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Rusape woman seeks Chimene’s penalisation over farm invasion August 3, 2016 in News A RUSAPE woman has filed an urgent High Court application seeking to penalise Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Mandiitawepi Chimene for defying court orders over the ownership of a farm in the area. BY OBEY MANAYITI Chimene was recently barred from taking over the land …
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Reduce farm sizes, Govt urged August 3, 2016 Local News From Lloyd Gumbo in Concession Under the prevailing microeconomic and macroeconomic conditions the resettled farmers in Zimbabwe have excelled. Villagers and land reform beneficiaries in Mashonaland Central have implored Government to reduce farm sizes so that people can be allocated land they can fully utilise in …
‘Let’s produce for export’ August 3, 2016 Business Anthony Mandiwanza Prosper Ndlovu, Business EditorZIMBABWEAN companies should seek improved competitiveness and produce for export to boost liquidity in the economy and create jobs, Dairibord Holdings Limited chief executive officer, Mr Anthony Mandiwanza, has said. The prevailing liquidity problem and reliance on imports are a symptom of poor domestic …
Compensate white farmers: Indigenous players August 2, 2016 in National, News INDIGENOUS farmers have called on government to speedily compensate white former commercial farmers in order to unlock agricultural funding for new players who benefited from the land reform programme. BY VENERANDA LANGA Speaking during public hearings on the proposed Land Commission Bill which began in Harare yesterday, …