Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Organisation champions soil analysis Herald 8/10/2020 Agricultural extension workers take soil sample from a field in Matobo recently Munya Simango Correspondent Over 11 000 small-scale farmers in Matobo and Insiza will benefit from a soil sampling survey recently conducted by the European Union-funded Zimbabwe Agriculture Knowledge and Innovation Services (ZAKIS) project. A response to …
Urban farmers hopeful Chronicle 8/10/2020 An urban farmer, Lydia Mahofa (right) with helpers clearing her field near Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo yesterday Thandeka Moyo- Ndlovu/Mkhululi Ncube, Chronicle Reporters HOPEFUL urban farmers yesterday started preparing their land in different parts of Bulawayo following the heavy downpours on Monday and Tuesday which experts say mark …
Fuel prices reduced by 5% by Staff reporter Daily News 7/10/2020 THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has announced new fuel prices which have seen diesel slightly going down by five percent, while petrol slightly increased by four percent, the Daily News reports. In a public notice, the regulator said petrol had increased to $97,62 …
Farmers advised against planting Herald 7/10/2020 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Agriculture experts have cautioned farmers against planting with the current rains, but to take advantage of the wet conditions to speed up land preparation as they wait for the onset of the rainy season. “We do not encourage farmers to plant with these rains. …
Horticulture recovery plan gets huge boost Herald 7/10/2020 Minister Mutsvangwa Elliot Ziwira Senior Reporter Production of fruit, vegetables and other horticulture products for export are to be revived and the sector expanded with major investment from the private sector and the Government under the Horticulture Recovery and Growth Plan drafted by the Ministry of …
Farmer-miner conflict on the increase in Shurugwi Chronicle 7/10/2020 Mr Ezekiel Muchau with his wilting onion crop caused by unavailability of water due to farmer-miner wars in Shurugwi Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief THE target was around the first week of October for Mr Ezekiel Muchau to start taking his king onions, spinach and …
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Rains mark rainy season’s kick-off Chronicle 7/10/2020 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE rains experienced in most parts of the country since Monday mark the start of the 2020/21 rainy season as normal to above normal rains are projected this season, a development that may boost food security. The country’s major cities Harare, Bulawayo and …
New vaccine for cattle tick-fever improves protection Herald 6/10/2020 The Rhodesia Herald, 9 October 1969 VETERINARY research workers in Australia have developed a vaccine giving the highest immunity yet available against tick fever in cattle. It has been estimated that the cattle tick causes a loss of some 7 million pounds a year to …
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Agric Show to hold unique exhibition 6/10/2020 Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The 2020 Zimbabwe Agricultural Show will strictly be for business exhibition, with some of its events held virtually in an effort by the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The 110th show will be held at the …
Market hubs will make horticulture bloom Herald 6/10/2020 Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight THE Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA)’s recent decision to establish market hubs for fresh produce will essentially provide the panacea that the sector has been searching for over the years to take care of its seemingly unending marketing and viability challenges. It is not …