Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Winter wheat planting season gets underway 1/4/2019 The Herald Ellen Chasokela and Rutendo Rori The early wheat planting for the National Wheat Contract (NWC) farming starts today and 13 000 hectares have been signed up for the crop. The target is to produce at least 150 000 tonnes of wheat worth US$80 million. The …
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TRB targets drought-resistant tobacco varieties – NewsDay Zimbabwe 29/3/2019 VENERANDA LANGA THE Tobacco Research Board (TRB) has announced plans to develop drought-resistant tobacco varieties to mitigate effects of climate change, characterised by longer dry spells. In its 2017/18 annual report, which was tabled in Parliament last week, TRB said hot and dry weather conditions …
Zim fuels supplies resume – NewsDay Zimbabwe 29/3/2019 BY STAFF REPORTER FEARS of a looming fuel shortage in Zimbabwe have abated following completion of repairs to the pump house at Beira which was damaged during the violent Cyclone Idai storm in Mozambique. The cyclone ripped through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe damaging the docking ports …
Dry spell to reduce yields 29/3/2019 The Herald Mashonaland West Bureau The dry spell that has hit Zimbabwe in the closing months of the 2018-2019 agricultural season is set to cut farmers yields in Mashonaland West province. Agritex officials here say farmers with irrigation facilities will be able to salvage their yields after most …
Shiri, agricultural graduates to meet 29/3/2019 The Herald Nesia Mhaka Herald reporter Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri is tomorrow expected to meet members of the Coalition of Agricultural Graduates of Zimbabwe (CAGOZ) at Gwebi Agricultural College to discuss new farming systems that will enhance agriculture in Zimbabwe. In a …
Interbank market fails to rescue Olivine Source: Interbank market fails to rescue Olivine – NewsDay Zimbabwe March 28, 2019 BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA OLIVINE Industries says it is still struggling to access foreign currency despite the advent of the interbank market, saying the platform was “negligible” in sourcing the elusive money, NewsDay has learnt. The once top …
Zim wheat production plummets 28/3/2019 Source: Zim wheat production plummets | Daily News Zimbabwe’s wheat production declined from 186 243 metric tonnes in 2017 to 160 600 metric tonnes last year, deputy Agriculture minister Vangelis Haritatos has said. This has resulted in the country increasingly relying on imports to make up for shortfalls and meet wheat …