Business Reporter

ONE of Matabeleland’s successful livestock breeders post-land reform programme, Mr Winston Babbage, has been elected the new chairperson of the Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union’s Matabeleland North province.

Roberta Katunga

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development has come up with a national framework of promoting conservation agriculture, which will see 250 000 hectares being utilised under this farming concept.

Women play a significant role in agriculture by providing labour, while they have very little say in the marketing of the resultant produce. 

Roberta Katunga

A significant chunk of the US$159 million allocated to the agriculture sector by Finance Minister Tendai Biti in the 2013 budget presented on Thursday should be used for irrigation development in order to enhance food security in the country, the Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union has said.

Carcass condemnation threat to farmers

During the launch of the Matabeleland Agricultural Business Chamber (MABC) on 24 April, farmers complained about losses from carcass condemnations at the abattoirs. When a carcass is condemned for a disease or condition, it is partially or totally condemned. 

Dumisani Nsingo

Ngonidzashe Chiutsi

THE number of cattle that have died due to the effects of drought in Matabeleland South province has surpassed 2 000, an official said.

Dumisani Nsingo

Senior Business Reporter

GOVERNMENT is working on a new restructuring plan aimed at finding an investor to partner the ailing Cold Storage Company (CSC) following the collapse of its joint venture with Royal Ostrindo two years ago.

Business Reporter

THE Institute of People Management of Zimbabwe (IPMZ) is set to host a 2013 labour briefing, focusing on how labour matters particularly engagement and productivity remain huge constraints to accelerated economic growth in the country.

Business Reporter

MIDSEC Security company workers last week demonstrated at the Bulawayo offices amid revelations that the employees have not been paid salaries for more than 10 months and some have resorted to sleeping at the company premises.

Lulu Brenda Harris

Business Correspondent

ZIMBABWE has turned to South Africa to support the country’s ailing industry in a move set to unlock requisite finance and incentives to revive the critical manufacturing sector whose capacity has gone down to 44,9 percent from 57,2 percent last year. 

Dumisani Nsingo

Farming Reporter

THE number of cattle being vaccinated for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) under the Botswana-Zimbabwe vaccination deal in Matabeleland South province, which resumed recently, has significantly decreased owing to the rampant movement of livestock in search of grazing land as well as failure by some animals to reach vaccination points due to poor condition culminating from lack of sufficient pastures.