Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Invest in green energy, farmers urged Herald 11/10/2019 Ellen Chasokela recently in Gwanda Scaling up linkages between the provision of renewable energy services and products with smallholder farming activities can boost agricultural output and the achievement of a number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a development expert has said. Langelihle Ndlovu, a Practical Action …
Zim expects thundershowers Herald 11/10/2019 Lynn Munjanja Herald Reporter Zimbabwe is expected to experience scattered thundershowers accompanied by lightning, strong winds and hail in some parts of the country, according to the Meteorological Services Department (MSD). In a statement on Wednesday, the MSD said from yesterday, Manicaland, Matabeleland South, Masvingo, Midlands and parts of …
Will ZESA tariff hike translate to more power? Herald 11/10/2019 Beaven Dhliwayo Features Writer The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) on Wednesday approved an electricity tariff increase of $162,16c per kilowatt hour, following a recent application by power utility ZESA Holdings to adjust the charge to promote viability and better service delivery. This follows, …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Farmers must plant early maturing crop varieties Chronicle 11/10/2019 Some light showers fell in Bulawayo and surrounding areas yesterday, with marginally heavier falls reported to have fallen elsewhere around the country. This could have marked the start of the 2019/20 summer rainfall period after a forgettable 2018/19 season when the country experienced …
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Zimbabwe needs to move beyond uncertainty By Newsday – October 10, 2019 guest column:Pearl Matibe “Climate change in Zimbabwe. You can hear it on the banks of Lake Kariba up north and feel it in the fields of Beitbridge in the south. You’ll see it in the classrooms of rural Gokwe, where the success or failure of …
Empowering Africa’s women farmers By Newsday – October 10, 2019 guest column:Ruth Meinzen Dick Over 60% of all employed women in Sub-Saharan Africa work in agriculture. Yet the region’s women farmers often reap a meagre harvest, not because of inclement weather or poor soil quality, but because of their gender — or, more specifically, because of a …
Market headache for young farmer Herald 10/10/2019 Takunda Maodza Mutare Bureau A 23-year-old Cashel Valley farmer is having sleepless nights over a market for his 32 000 heads of cabbages that are ready for the market. Law Tiengane of Svinurai Irrigation Scheme in Chimanimani East says he has been getting ridiculous offers, which will …
Drought hits Beitbridge’s agro-based economy: MP Herald 10/10/2019 Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Beitbridge West legislator Cde Ruth Maboyi has said the drought affecting most parts of the country especially Matabeleland region was threatening the growth of most local economies. She said among the worst affected districts was Beitbridge, whose economy was agro-based and called for …
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Allied Timbers, Mutasa RDC lock horns Herald 10/10/2019 Fungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter Allied Timbers Zimbabwe has approached the High Court seeking an order to stop Mutasa Rural District Council from collecting levies on forest land they are operating on behalf of the Forestry Commission. Allied Timbers says the local authority has been raising …
SA, China major buyers of Zim tobacco Herald 10/10/2019 Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Zimbabwe has exported 103 million kilogrammes of flue cured tobacco worth US$392 million, with South Africa and China being the major buyers of the golden leaf. According to the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board latest export statistics, Zimbabwe has exported …