Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tick-borne diseases wreak havoc in Mash Central – NewsDay Zimbabwe 13/3/2019 By Simbarashe Sithole Tick-borne diseases are wreaking havoc in Mashonaland Central province’s five districts, with farmers lamenting the continuous loss of livestock. Provincial veterinary officer Wiltmore Chikurunhe confirmed the outbreak. “I can confirm that the province has had a fair share of tick-borne …
Cyclone Idai to hit Zim – NewsDay Zimbabwe 13/3/2019 BY RICHARD MUPONDE TROPICAL Cyclone Idai, which is brewing in Mozambique, is expected to hit Zimbabwe over the weekend with strong winds and thunderstorms likely to leave a trail of destruction in Manicaland, Masvingo and Matabeleland, the Meteorological Service Department has said. Reports say the …
Agic officials optimistic despite dry spell 13/3/2019 The Herald Mashonaland West Bureau Government officials in Mashonaland West have expressed optimism of better yields from the agricultural season following a prolonged dry spell that has been experienced since last month. Agritex, however, is warning farmers to be aware of pests that pose the greatest threat …
$20m power plant for Tugwi-Mukosi 13/3/2019 The Herald . . . firm seeks national project status for plant George Maponga recently at TUGWI-MUKOSI DAMTokwe-Mukosi (Pvt Ltd), the company which was licensed to construct a 15-megawatt mini-hydro power plant at Tugwi-Mukosi Dam in southern Masvingo has applied to Government for the project to be granted …
Zim on alert for Cyclone Idai 13/3/2019 Meteorological Services Department The Chronicle Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter ZIMBABWE is on alert for Tropical Cyclone Idai that is expected to hit the Eastern Highlands tomorrow and cause flooding. The United Nations reported that by Monday evening, Cyclone Idai, which is moving from Mozambique to Zimbabwe, had killed …
Tobacco season to begin next week – NewsDay Zimbabwe 12/3/2019 BY OWN CORRESPONDENT ZIMBABWE’S 2019 tobacco marketing season will start on March 20, the industry’s regulator has said. Tobacco is the country’s second biggest export earning commodity after gold. Last year, the country’s tobacco output reached an all-time high of 252 million kilogrammes, earning …
Drought: Why Zim needs financial bailout for farmers 12/3/2019 The Herald Emilia Zindi Correspondent Zimbabwe is one of the many Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries that have been affected by droughts, which have left governments with no other option, but to source and procure food in order to avert famine. In so doing …
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Dry spell dents cotton farmers’ hopes 12/3/2019 The Herald Emmah Chinyamutangira Manicaland Correspondent SOME cotton farmers in Manicaland are likely to register huge losses as their crop has been adversely affected by the prolonged dry spell that characterised most parts of the country. Manicaland provincial agronomist Mr Cephas Mlambo said cotton was affected while …
Midlands crop situation dire 12/3/2019 The Herald Midlands Bureau Farmers in the Midlands Province have said the 2018-2019 farming season will not be good because of the prolonged dry spell that has gripped the province over the past two weeks. In separate interviews, the farmers said the situation was pointing to a severe drought, …
Over 22 000 cattle get jabs for FMD, tick-borne diseases 12/3/2019 The Herald Courtney Matende Midlands Reporter The Veterinary Services Department has vaccinated more than 22 000 cattle in Kwekwe and Gweru districts to control foot-and-mouth, tick borne disease and black leg. In an interview, Midlands province veterinary officer Dr Munyaradzi Chigiji said while …
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