Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Derive value from goats, farmers urged January 22, 2016 Local News Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa and Mr Crispen Kadiramwando chat to Trandorm Enterprises CEO Mr Allister Banks (second from right) while Ms Anisha Cader of Amato Boer Goats Stud (far right) and other dignitaries look on during a goat breeders workshop in Headlands …
Govt secures $200m for maize imports January 22, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Dr Mangudya Business ReporterGovernment has secured $200 million in lines of credit for grain imports, as it steps up measures to ensure that no one starves due to drought, a senior official has said. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya said although more …
Mozambique’s agric policies: Lessons for Zimbabwe January 21, 2016 Business Dr Gift MuganoGiven the apparently unsatisfactory performance of the centralised planning system, at the end of the 1980s, Mozambican government opted for the liberalisation of the market, with the support of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. A few years later, after the …
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Govt mobilises food January 21, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa welcomes Mr Phillipe van Damme, Ambassador – Head of delegation of the European Union to Zimbabwe, at his Munhumutapa offices in Harare yesterday Lloyd Gumbo Senior ReporterGovernment is mobilising food to mitigate the effects of drought using its own resources, but is open to …
Migrate to new irrigation technologies — minister January 20, 2016 Local News Deputy Minister Davis Marapira Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziDeputy Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development (Crop Production) Davis Marapira has challenged sugar cane farmers in Chiredzi to shift from flood irrigation and adopt modern irrigation technologies which save water. He was speaking on Monday …
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Govt identifies more land for irrigation schemes January 20, 2016 Local News Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziGovernment has identified more than 5 000 hectares of communal land in Chiredzi district to establish more irrigation schemes through Private Public Partnerships. The land, which is strategically positioned along perennial rivers Runde and Save, would be key in the alleviation …
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Task teams for cattle feed-lots set up January 20, 2016 Local News Innocent Ruwende Senior ReporterGovernment has set up task teams for the establishment of feed lots for supplementary feeding of cattle in the five provinces which have recorded a combined death of more than 10 000 livestock. Addressing chiefs at a workshop organised by the …
Managing health risks posed by pesticides January 19, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Andrea Rother Review CorrespondentPeople outside the scientific community, particularly in low-and middle-income countries, often raise these questions. Understanding the difference between hazards and risks of pesticides, how they are regulated, and how these hazards and risks are communicated, is key to answering them. In …
Rain, rain everywhere . . . January 19, 2016 Local News Abigail Mawonde and Talent ChimutambgiHeavy rains pounded the whole country last week with the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) indicating that Henderson in Mashonaland Central received the highest amount at 80mm. The rains brought relief to farmers as crops were succumbing to prolonged dry spell while animals …
Let’s invest in irrigation as rain-fed agric wobbles January 18, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Obert Chifamba and Elita ChikwatiAN estimated 80 percent of Zimbabwe’s rural population lives in Natural Regions III, IV and V where rainfall is erratic and undependable, making dryland cultivation risky. The success rate of rain-fed agriculture in Natural Regions IV and …
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