Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Poultry production up 0 October 12, 2020 2:02 AM Source: Poultry production up | Sunday Mail Sunday Mail Reporter SMALL-SCALE poultry production has increased significantly since the beginning of the year as families turned to chicken rearing to supplement incomes during Covid-19 -induced lockdown, a Cabinet Minister has said. Speaking after touring chicken and egg producer, Irvine’s …
Ema seeks to stop riverbed mining at Umzingwane river 0 October 12, 2020 2:04 AM Source: Ema seeks to stop riverbed mining at Umzingwane river | Sunday News (local news) Bongani Ndlovu, Sunday News Correspondent THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) is concerned with damage caused by riverbed mining, at the confluence of Insiza and Umzingwane rivers in …
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Goat consumption slows down NewsDay 8/10/2020 THE total number of goats slaughtered at abattoirs monitored by the Department of Crop and Livestock decreased by 43% to 3 979 in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, a new report reveals. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI In its latest market watch report, …
‘Use new combine harvesters to speed up harvesting’ Herald 9/10/2020 Plaxedes Chibanda dries wheat which was harvested at Sevenza Farm in Goromonzi last week. — Picture: Justin Mutenda Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Wheat farmers have been urged to use the recently acquired combine harvesters to speed up harvesting and protect the crop from the …
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Insiza farmers champion fodder harvesting model Chronicle 9/10/2020 Insiza District Resilience Building Trust chairman, Mr Honest Msipa (left), Duly Holdings marketing manager, Mr Rutendo Chabururuka (2nd from left) sample a bale of hay harvested during the commissioning of a hay project at St Theresa Farm in Insiza on Wednesday. Also in attendance are local …
COMMENT: More needs to be done to ensure Zim becomes breadbasket of Africa again Chronicle 9/10/2020 THE Lord helps those who help themselves. This could easily be President Mnangagwa and his Government’s agriculture motto. The forecasting of normal to above normal rains in the country after years of drought have not stopped this hard-working …
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Arda Antelope plans big in Mat South Chronicle 9/10/2020 Project manager Mr Deane Leroux shows a thriving potato crop at Arda Antelope Estate in Maphisa recently Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter MATABELELAND South is poised for economic growth after Government through the Agricultural Rural Development Authority (Arda) partnered with an investor at Arda Antelope Estate …
Govt announces ambitious horticulture project By Blessings Mashaya Daily News 7/10/2020 Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government yesterday announced an ambitious horticulture project which will see 25 000 boreholes being sunk across the country. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the new initiative is set …
Coffee could be a key driver for horticulture growth Herald 8/10/2020 Coffee beans Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovation Editor Government recently approved the Horticulture Recovery and Growth Plan to promote the intensive growing of fruits, vegetables and other horticultural products to spearhead the country’s agricultural recovery through competitive exports and increased productivity. In …
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Overwhelming response to Pfumvudza in Manicaland 8/10/2020 Deputy Minister Haritatos Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau More than 38 000 out of the targeted 40 000 farmers in Mutare District have been trained on the Pfumvudza farming concept, which is expected to boost yields and guarantee food security. The district officially launched the programme last month …
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