Agriculture

By Scott Bobb

Zimbabwe's few remaining commercial white farmers report they are under increasing pressure, some of it violent, to leave their land. It is the latest surge in farm seizures since the Zimbabwean government embarked on a land-reform program nearly 10 years ago. The program was aimed at righting one of the wrongs of the colonial era, but it has been controversial and is blamed by many for the country's economic decline.

Evening is falling over the rolling ...

Stanley Kwenda

Harare — Agriculture used to be Zimbabwe's economic mainstay but it has been on the decline since 2000 when the ZANU-PF government embarked on a so-called land reform programme that resulted in about 4,000 productive white farmers losing their farms, many to members of the politically connected elite. ...

Cape Town - Farmers in the Western Cape have been urged by Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana to invest in their workers and treat them with respect. The minister was speaking on the first day of his imbizo at Voorentoe Farm in Porterville on Monday.

“It is important for employers to value their workers and not to treat them as ...

Limpopo – The Department of Labour is to conduct inspections on 325 farms in Limpopo to determine the level of compliance with labour laws.

“The focus of the inspections will be on all applicable labour laws regulating conditions of employment and the determination of the minimum wage with an objective of fostering sound ...

JOHANNESBURG, 5 February 2008 (IRIN) - Malawi is riding high on the success of its fertiliser subsidy programme and has become a regional exporter hoping to profit from booming food prices, but analysts are a bit more wary.

Globally food prices have shot up by nearly 75 percent within a decade and will continue to do so, according to the World Bank's annual Global Economic Prospects 2008.

"We are looking to expand our exports regionally, at least; the high food prices have come as an added incentive. It is a good opportunity for our farmers - we have ...