Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Cloud seeding commences countrywide 29.1.2019 The Chronicle Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter CLOUD seeding has commenced across the country, the Meteorological Services Department has said. Speaking in a telephone interview, a forecaster Mr Haanyadzisi Batisayi said seeding started in Matabeleland North and Midlands provinces over the weekend. Cloud seeding is the process of spreading either …
Drought looms in Beitbridge 28/1/2019 The Herald Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A serious drought is looming in Beitbridge district where crops have started wilting due to lack of water, while others have been severely affected by the fall armyworm. The district has so far received an average of 50mm of rain since the start …
Farmers hit by shortage of AN fertiliser 28/1/2019 The Herald Midlands Bureau Farmers in the Midlands province are facing acute shortage of ammonium nitrate fertiliser, amid revelations that the country’s sole ammonium nitrate fertiliser producer, Sable Chemicals, is able to produce only 25 percent of the country’s fertiliser requirements at the moment. Government and …
Cottco to venture into cotton farming 28/1/2019 The Herald Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) has applied for 40 000 hectares of land in Mbire district as it seeks to venture into cotton farming. Speaking during an investment conference held in Mbire recently, the company’s head of corporate services, …
Rains bring relief to Mash West 28/1/2019 The Herald Fortunate Gora Mash West Correspondent The recent rains received across Mashonaland West province have brought relief, with most crops that were suffering from moisture stress recovering, while raising hopes for a better yield this year. Farmers have raised concern over the outbreak of pests such …
Moza milk deal to boost Chipinge dairy 28/1/2019 The Herald Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Government has granted Dairibord Zimbabwe Limited a special dispensation allowing the company to import raw milk from Manica Province in Mozambique to increase production at its Chipinge plant. The importation of milk from farmers in the neighbouring country is being …
CITES’ embarrassing failure to stop illegal rhino horn trade, poaching raises colonial questions 28/1/2019 The Chronicle Emmanuel Koro, CorrespondentTop Southern African conservationists unanimously say that UN Convention on International Trade In Endangered Wild Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES)’s 40-year-old international rhino horn trade ban has failed embarrassingly to stop both illegal International rhino …
Wandile Sihlobo: Zimbabwe needs SA farming skills 27/1/2019 Cross-border knowledge between the South African and Zimbabwean farming sectors is critical for socioeconomic stability in the Southern Africa region, says Wandile Sihlobo. Source: Wandile Sihlobo: Zimbabwe needs SA farming skills | Fin24 The collapse of Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector from the early 2000s is well documented and largely attributed to …
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