Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Agric research body returns 28/2/2019 President Mnangagwa meets International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) director-general Dr Peter Carberry at his Munhumutapa Offices in Harare yesterday. — Picture by Justin Mutenda The Herald Felex Share Senior Reporter President Mnangagwa’s re-engagement drive continues to bear fruit with leading global agricultural research organisation, International …
FMD locks down farmers – NewsDay Zimbabwe 26/2/2019 BY REX MPHISA BEITBRIDGE livestock farmers have challenged the government to spearhead the establishment of veterinary laboratories and mobile clinics at cattle sales floors to effectively deal with the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak. Beitbridge and other Matabeleland South livestock producing areas, have largely been …
Lands ministry to consider solar for drying tobacco – NewsDay Zimbabwe 27/2/2019 BY SHARON SIBINDI THE Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Settlement ministry is conducting studies on the possible use of solar to cure tobacco as deforestation plagues Zimbabwe. This emerged at a climate change awareness workshop held in Bulawayo on Friday. In …
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Tugwi-Mukosi hydro power plant work poised to start 27/2/2019 The Herald From George Maponga in Masvingo Government has expressed optimism that work on the planned 15-megawatt Tugwi-Mukosi hydro power plant will start soon with the project developer now finalising feasibility studies for the project at Zimbabwe’s largest inland dam. The power plant is expected …
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New committee for wheat contract farming 27/2/2019 The Herald Ellen Chasokela Herald Reporter The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has appointed a technical committee to spearhead winter wheat contract farming for the next three years. The National Wheat Contract Farming Committee (NWCFC) is a private sector response mechanism to pleas by Government for …
Zim steps up efforts to save ozone layer 27/2/2019 The Chronicle Lungelo Ndhlovu ZIMBABWE is stepping up efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG), which deplete the ozone layer, leading to climate change by flushing out noncompliant air conditioners and refrigerators. The country has recorded a sharp increase in the smuggling of …
Baker says local wheat good enough 27/2/2019 Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu The Chronicle Tendai Mugabe, Harare BureauBREAD can be baked from locally produced wheat without blending it with imported ingredients as widely believed, it has emerged. Players in the baking industry are always knocking on Government doors seeking foreign currency to import wheat. They …
Govt explains diesel shortages 26/1/2019 Source: Govt explains diesel shortages | Daily News HARARE – Government has apologised for the current shortages of diesel on the market which it said had been caused by a “logistical” glitch. This comes as most garages are struggling to raise money on time to pay for their stocks from fuel …
5,3 million Zimbabweans need food aid: UN 26/2/2019 Source: 5,3 million Zimbabweans need food aid: UN | Newsday (News) BY BLESSED MHLANGA /RUTENDO MATANHIKE The United Nations estimates that a total of 5,3 million Zimbabweans will need food aid and has started efforts to raise funds to bridge the food deficit to avert a massive …
‘No new farm invasions in Zim’ 26/2/2019 The Chronicle Harare Bureau THERE are no new farm invasions in Zimbabwe and a Chipinge incident which went viral on social media recently was an exaggeration of a misunderstanding between a commercial farmer and a new farmer. The incident occurred on February 16 at Farfell Estate in …