Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Checheche gets state-of-the-art abattoir October 23, 2017 MANICALAND & MASH EAST Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs Mandi Chimene hands over a knapsack sprayer to a cattle farmer during the official opening of Molus Abattoir Luthando Mapepa recently in ChechecheEfforts to revitalise Chipinge’s beef industry got a major boost last Thursday when Minister of State …
Duty-free fertilisers to boost horticulture October 23, 2017 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Dr Made From Tawanda Mangoma in CHIREDZIFarmers have assured Government that they are prepared to produce sufficient horticultural products while taking advantage of the scrapping of import duty on fertilisers. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made last week said Government would not …
250k metric tonnes of cotton expected October 23, 2017 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Dr Mombeshora Walter Nyamukondiwa and Conrad Mupesa in MHANGURACotton farmers are expected to grow more than 250 000 metric tonnes of the white gold following an overwhelming response from farmers under the Presidential Cotton Inputs Scheme Support programme. At least 60 000 metric …
‘Registered spouses to inherit land’ October 23, 2017 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Dr Mombeshora Walter Nyamukondiwa in MHANGURASurviving spouses can now inherit land if they were registered under the new land tenure system that is still going through the legal processes. This also applies to polygamous marriages as long as the spouses are registered on the …
New rhino conservation approach October 23, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Rhinos being bred by John Hume Conservancy By Emmanuel KoroAgainst a background where it has been losing approximately 3 394 rhinos annually to poaching, with one rhino being killed every eight hours, South Africa has taken the lead in a new rhino conservation approach that …
Heatwave: Climate change or variability? October 23, 2017 Business Soaring temperatures gripped parts of India in an extreme heat wave last year Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryThe weather presenter on ZTV Sanduro Chirambaguwa points to a map showing little bright-yellow shining stars, warns of impending searing heat, before cutting away to an image that lists areas like …
Transforming livelihoods one SACCO at a time Chronicle 23 October 2017 Anesu Freddy EKING out a living as a livestock keeper in the rural, semi-arid locality of St Lukes, Lupane located some 170 kilometres west of Zimbabwe’s second largest city, Bulawayo, Mrs Senzeni Nyathi, the chairperson of Fundani SACCO narrates with pride the respect …
Vaccines price hikes rile farmers October 23, 2017 Business Paul Zakariya Kiyapili Sibanda, Business ReporterFARMERS have expressed concern over the recent price increases on livestock vaccines and related products saying the move would negatively affect livestock farming. A snap survey carried out by Business Chronicle in selected shops dealing with livestock vaccination in Bulawayo revealed that prices …
Poultry industry on the rebound 0 October 22, 2017 1:54 PM Source: Poultry industry on the rebound – The Standard October 22, 2017 THE poultry industry appears to be on the rebound following challenges posed by the outbreak of the Avian Influenza.A report last week said the disease reduced to critical levels the supply of day-old chicks and …
Bicycles help fight poaching in Vic Falls 2017-10-20 13:15 – Unathi Nkanjeni POST A COMMENT0 SHARE: Cape Town – At a time when poaching is currently a global concern, Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit (VFAPU) scouts have been gifted bicycles in support to help fight poaching in Victoria Falls. The bicycles were a gift …