Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Govt ups grain imports Chronicle 25/8/2020 Prof Mthuli Ncube Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief GOVERNMENT is now importing about 100 000 tonnes of grain a month up from 80 000 in June so that it is able to feed the nation, especially the vulnerable in both urban and rural areas. Two successive droughts have …
Teacher turns residential stand into lucrative garden Chronicle 25/8/2020 Mr Rameck Gwenhure checks vegetables in the garden at his residential stand in Binga Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter WHILE most teachers are idle following the prolonged closure of schools due to the Covid-19-induced lockdown, a Binga High School agriculture teacher has taken advantage of the …
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Kanyemba greenbelt: Land preps stepped up Herald 24/8/2020 Minister Nzenza Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau Treasury will finance the clearing of 300 000 hectares of land for agricultural purposes and also fund water reticulation and acquisition for irrigation equipment to support the Government’s plans to turn the Lowveld into a green belt, Industry and …
Tobacco sales yield US$415,3m Chronicle 24/8/2020 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Reporter TOBACCO revenues have reached US$415,3 million from 167,4 million kilogrammes delivered at the auction floors since the delayed start of the marketing season in April, official figures show. Traditionally, Zimbabwe’s tobacco selling season starts between February and March but this year the marketing season …
Targets set for Pfumvudza farmers Herald 21/8/2020 Vice President Chiwenga digs planting basins at Nyabvuti Farm in Guruve during the launch of the Pfumvudza programme. — Picture: Tawanda Mudimu Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Small-scale farmers across all eight rural provinces have been given the target of 1.8 million tonnes of cereals and 360 000 …
Cattle die of starvation Chronicle 21/8/2020 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief SOME cattle have started dying in the Midlands province due to lack of pastures and water. Government has since urged farmers to go an extra mile to harvest grass, wheat straw and stove were available as supplementary feed for their livestock. Three cattle …
Farmers lose cattle due to lack of pastures, water Chronicle 21/8/2020 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief Farmers are losing livestock in the Midlands province due to lack of pastures and water. Government has since urged farmers to go an extra mile to harvest grass, wheat straw and stove were available as supplementary feed for …
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Crayfish population declines Herald 20/8/2020 CRAYFISH Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau THE population of invasive Australian red claw crayfish in Lake Kariba has levelled out or is even declining, cheering up the fishermen who had seen catches of bream and kapenta fall, as crayfish ate the fish eggs and small fish, as well as damaging …
Presidential inputs distribution begins Herald 20/8/2020 Dr Basera Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Distribution of inputs under the Presidential Inputs Scheme for the summer cropping season has started with seed and fertilisers being delivered to Grain Marketing Board depots. Farmers are expected to start collecting inputs in the first week of September. Government has trained …
SeedCo Limited soldiers on Chronicle 20/8/2020 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter LISTED seed producer, SeedCo Limited says its planned US$12,5 million Artificial Seed Drying facility in Harare will be launched at the end of the year. In a trading update for the first quarter ended June 30, 2020, SeedCo said: “The group is soldiering …