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Farmers Slowly Embracing Climate Change 10 Dec 2015 Farmers are taking tentative steps to embrace climate smart agriculture Farai MabezaRURAL farmers are taking tentative steps to embrace climate smart agriculture (CSA) to combat changing weather patterns and declining soil nutrients.According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, CSA is an integrative approach to address the interlinked …
Hydroponic farming: Untapped opportunity in Zim December 10, 2015 Business Agriculture Column Tapuwa MashangwaTHE use of hydroponics in Zimbabwe has the potential to revolutionise agricultural farming methods with regard to the technology and cost efficiency. Taking into consideration the unstable weather patterns we are experiencing it would yield better results. Hydroponics is originally defined as crop growth …
How humus can save us December 10, 2015 Business When chemical fertilisers were introduced in Zimbabwe, soils were still rich in organic matter thus responses to chemical fertilisers for both commercial and communal farmers alike were outstanding. Besides chemical fertilisers, commercial farmers used to practice green manuring while communal farmers applied cattle manure to their fields. …
Coffee production continues to fall December 10, 2015 Business Production of coffee in Zimbabwe continues to decline mainly due to under-capitalisation of newly resettled farmers and the absence of an inclusive representative body for the sector, a study has revealed. A recent study that the United States Agency for International Development-funded Zimbabwe Agricultural Competitiveness Program …
Maize hectarage declines December 9, 2015 Business Brighton Gumbo Business ReporterFARMERS have pegged the 2015/16 hectarage target for maize at 1,7 million compared to about two million last season citing rainfall uncertainty in wake of the El Nino effect. Planting has begun across the country, according to the Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers’ Union (ZCFU), although most parts are yet …
Farmers ready festive season chicken demand December 8, 2015 Business Brighton Gumbo Business ReporterPOULTRY farmers say they have sufficient chickens to meet demand for poultry products during the festive season in the country. Zimbabwe Poultry Farmers’ Association chairman, George Nare, told Business Chronicle the sector was flooded with players who have made major investments in procuring equipment to increase …
Series of high temps hits Zim — Met Dept December 8, 2015 Local News Herald CorrespondentAnother series of high temperatures has hit the country with low-lying areas expected to record extreme temperatures between 33 and 42 degrees celcius. In a statement last week, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) said high temperatures were a cause for concern …
Invasive foreign pests spell disaster December 7, 2015 Business Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryAS Zimbabwe marked its National Tree Planting day last Saturday (December 5), putting into the ground thousands of the native fruit-tree, Munzviru (Velvet wild Medlar), millions of its distant exotic eucalyptus cousins have come under severe attack from an invading force of foreign pests. …
Soya bean farmers to get VAT debt write-off December 4, 2015 Business Harare BureauLOCAL soya bean farmers may secure a debt write-off from the government for unpaid Value Added Tax accumulated between February 2009 and August 2012. The farmers were not remitting the VAT assuming that soya bean was zero rated for VAT purposes, Finance and …
Climate Change Hits Livestock Farmers Harder Mandla Tshuma 3 Dec 2015 Livestock farmers are more likely to be affected by the impending drought BULAWAYO — Livestock farmers have been warned that they are likely to be affected by the effects of climate change more than their counterparts in crop production.The warning was made by the Matopo …