Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Dusk to dawn curfew – urgent measures to curb spread of Covid-19 Chronicle 22/7/2020 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has imposed a dusk to dawn national curfew as Government takes urgent and decisive measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 cases that are rising rapidly. As of yesterday morning, the country had recorded …
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Boost for Zim’s tobacco industry NewsDay 21/7/2020 Innovation by tobacco giant, Philip Morris International (PMI), has now produced a reduced risk tobacco product that allows for smokeless consumption. The innovation is set to increase international demand for the golden leaf. BY Everson Mushava This new product called Iqos, one of many that PMI have in the …
Vast hectarage does not always translate into high productivity! Herald 21/7/2020 Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight SOMETIMES farmers commit a lot of precious time and other resources to farm boundary disputes or looking for more land to add to what they already have, all in the name of trying to boost production levels. The majority of …
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Water diversion threat to winter wheat crop Herald 21/7/2020 Mr Prince Hondo, a farmer at Nyamaropa Irrigation Scheme, shows the wheat crop that is being cultivated under the Command Agriculture programme Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau More than 240 hectares of winter wheat at Nyamaropa Irrigation Scheme in Nyanga is under threat after farmers outside …
‘Agriculture projects on cost recovery basis’ Chronicle 21/7/2020 Minister Perrance Shiri Harare Bureau The mechanisation and irrigation projects initiated by Government of the Second Republic are not for free and beneficiaries will be expected to pay back whatever loans they get, with all loans being issued through banks using banking criteria of creditworthiness, Lands, …
Government tightens lockdown regulations 21/7/2020 The Chronicle Mashudu Netsianda / Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporters GOVERNMENT has tightened lockdown regulations following a spike in Covid-19 cases in the country with police starting to demand exemption letters from those entering city centres. Only civil servants approved by the Public Service Commission (PSC) to provide essential service will …
Adopt dry planting, villagers urged NewsDay 18/7/2020 UMGUZA villagers in Matabeleland North have been urged to adopt the dry planting method as a mitigatory measure against drought. BY DARLINGTON MWASHITA The call was made by Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo on Wednesday during an empowerment initiative programme conducted by Inspire Women, Men and …
Cotton growers appraised on new payment system Herald 18/7/2020 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter The Cotton Producers and Marketers Association has engaged stakeholders in the industry in carrying out awareness campaigns in farming areas to educate them on the new payment system to ensure a smooth marketing season. Cotton companies used to pay growers using …
Farmers urged to add value Herald 20/7/2020 Herald Reporter FARMER representative organisations have urged smallholder producers to add value to their crops and realise more profits instead of selling their produce at give away prices. Most smallholder farmers are failing to achieve viability as their vegetables are fetching low prices on the flooded markets. …
Nyanga women benefit from nutrition garden Herald 20/7/2020 Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau MORE than 500 women in Ruwangwe, Nyanga, are earning a living from a community nutrition garden which is also boosting their food security. The initiative, dubbed “Garden raMambo”, was established in the 1940s as a small venture meant to cater for the …