Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farmer loses 30 sheep to friend May 18, 2016 Local News Melody Baya, Court ReporterA MAN from Malindela suburb in Bulawayo has been sentenced to 15 months in jail for converting to his own use $2,400 acquired from selling his friend’s 30 sheep. Jotham Nyathi, 61, of Phakama Township in Gwanda asked his friend Promise Moyo, …
Movement of cattle banned countrywide May 17, 2016 Business Elita Chikwati Harare BureauTHE government has banned the movement of cattle for grazing, fattening, marketing and breeding purposes to contain foot and mouth disease and cut on vaccination costs. Only cattle going straight for slaughter will be permitted to move from one district to another. The new …
Highway strays to attract $20 fines for farmers May 17, 2016 Local News, Top Stories Forty five people were injured, some critically and the government declared the accident a national disaster. Richard Muponde Gwanda CorrespondentPOLICE in Matabeleland South will soon start taking stern measures against farmers whose livestock strays into highways with offenders being fined $20 per …
Editorial Comment – Compensation: Zim’s big sacrifice May 16, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Reports this week that white former commercial farmers who lost land after Government embarked on the fast-track land reform programme in 2000 that directly benefited over 300 000 families, have started receiving compensation, should not go unnoticed. The story that Zimbabwe took …
Inaccurate wildfire data may stifle response plans May 16, 2016 Business Wildfires are a major driver of change in land use patterns Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryCONFLICTING data on wildfires in Zimbabwe will have key implications for bio-diversity conservation now and in the future, and potentially undercut effective action that minimises the impact of uncontrolled fires on local …
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Govt acquires 1 860ha for resettlement May 14, 2016 Local News Dr Mombeshora Herald ReporterGovernment has acquired more than 1 867 hectares of land for the purpose of resettling landless Zimbabweans. In the Extraordinary Government Gazette published yesterday, Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement Dr Douglas Mombeshora (above)gave notice of the acquisition of agricultural land under Section …
Producer prices incentivise farmers May 16, 2016 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterCurrent grain producer prices being offered by Government are an incentive to encourage farmers to continue producing food, a senior Government official has said. Government, through the Grain Marketing Board, offers $390 and $500 per tonne for maize and wheat respectively. These prices are above …
Lack of investors in CBM gas project stalls fertiliser production May 16, 2016 Business Midlands CorrespondentTHE absence of an investor to exploit coal bed methane (CBM) gas reserves in Lupane has stalled the country’s sole ammonium nitrate (AN) fertiliser producer, Sable Chemicals, from using new technology to produce fertiliser. Last year, the government completed exploration of gas …
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Esigodini tomato plant commissioning in July May 16, 2016 Business Basil Nyabadza Oliver Kazunga Senior Business ReporterA MULTI-MILLION dollar state-of-the-art tomato processing and canning plant at Esigodini is set for commissioning in July. The tomato processing and canning factory is a public-private partnership arrangement between Zagrinda, a company owned by the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda), Development Trust …
IDBZ in another Masvingo storm By Staff Reporter IDBZ had agreed to fund TCL’s Runyararo South West housing project through a loan advanced to Mbudzi, but failed MASVINGO — For the Infrastructural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ), Masvingo city is a “cursed” investment destination. For the second time in a decade, another housing project funded …